Prince Rock travellers pack up and leave
A group of travellers who pitched up near a giant camping shop in Plymouth have left the site, The Herald understands. Last week the families moved onto a piece of land in Prince Rock, which enjoys...
View ArticleRacist drunk gatecrasher threatened party guest with a knife when...
A drunken yob has been jailed for pointing a knife at a man and moving it in a stabbing motion towards his throat.Crazed drug user Danny Scott held the kitchen knife above the stranger's head after he...
View ArticleSpeeding driver forced girls to leap out of the way during police...
A speeding driver has been jailed for putting children and others at risk during a police chase through busy Plymouth streets.Banned Stephen Stewart, aged 29, forced two schoolgirls to jump back in...
View ArticleLocked up in November: 9 criminals Plymouth is better off without
A child rapist, a YouTube pest and a pervert who started sex offending at the age of 12 are among those taken off the streets this month. Dozens of people have been jailed in Plymouth in November - and...
View ArticleFridge given the cold shoulder and dumped in Plymouth road
Somebody to lazy to take a trip to the recycling centre or a loose strap on a van? Either way this fridge's days look to be over after it was left, door ajar, in the Thornbury area of Plymouth. PC Mark...
View ArticleSecond man charged with murder after body found in bin
A second man has been charged in connection to the death of 30-year-old James Woodhouse, whose body was discovered in a bin at a property in Okehampton Road, Exeter, on Monday the 21st of November.A...
View ArticleMan has jaw broken in unprovoked attack in Plymouth club
A man has had his jaw broken after a nasty, unprovoked assault in a Plymouth nightclub. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack in Walkabout, on Union Street, which left the victim...
View ArticleSeven face trial accused of being part of big heroin and cocaine...
Seven people have gone on trial accused of plotting to supply heroin and cocaine or laundering tens of thousands of pounds in drugs profits.Alleged gang members handled more than £200,000 from the...
View ArticleMan accused of firebombing home in Plymouth
A man has appeared in court accused of firebombing a home in Plymouth.Luke Geoghegan, aged 28, faced a judge charged with attempted arson with intent to endanger life.He allegedly was part of a gang...
View ArticleKnife-wielding robber escapes with thousands in cash after...
Police are appealing for witnesses after thousands of pounds were stolen during an armed robbery at a garage in Saltash. Detectives say a man armed with a knife entered Hatt Service Station and Post...
View ArticleTeenager fractured skull of man he met for gay sex over social...
A teenager faces years in jail for fracturing the skull of a man he met for gay sex over social media.Keiran Treble, aged 19, attacked the man in his car and robbed him of his mobile phone, a court...
View ArticlePlymouth woman accused of threatening pair with screwdriver
A woman has denied threatening two people in the street with a screwdriver.Emma Reeves, aged 43, is to face trial charged with using an offensive weapon to menace two women.She pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticlePlymouth couple accused of benefit fraud to face trial
A couple accused of benefit fraud are to face trial in April.Andrew and Barbara Jones, both aged 45, have denied lying to obtain housing benefit and council tax relief.They allegedly repeatedly gave...
View ArticlePlymouth man denies bank card and cash theft
A MAN accused of stealing a bank card and using it to take cash from its owner's account is to face a judge and jury.Darren Wayne Smith, aged 30, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny two counts of...
View ArticlePub daubed with homophobic graffiti
A pub owned by a gay couple has been targeted by homophobic graffiti. The word 'puff' was spray painted on The Globe Inn on Plymouth Road in Newton Abbot at around 3.59am on Tuesday. The pub is owned...
View ArticleMan denies firebombing Plymouth home
A man accused of firebombing a home in Plymouth is to face a trial in March.Luke Geoghegan, aged 28, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny attempted arson with intent to endanger life with others...
View ArticleHunt continues for knife-wielding robber who raided Saltash...
Police are continuing to search for an armed robber who threatened a garage worker with a knife before fleeing with thousands of pounds. Yesterday detectives appealed for information after a man armed...
View ArticleMotorcyclist caught doing 142mph on A38 as police vow to tackle...
Unmarked police cars will be patrolling Plymouth's roads this week in an effort to target the 'fatal 4'. It comes as officers caught a 'reckless' motorcyclist travelling at 142mph through the Deep Lane...
View ArticleDrunk woman driver was caught 'unconscious' outside pre-school
A 30-year-old woman was almost four times the drink drive limit when she was caught "unconscious" outside a pre-school, a court has heard.Magistrates said the case against Kirsty Michelle Prynn was "so...
View ArticlePlymouth mum stole £500 from St Luke's Hospice shop in...
A volunteer worker stole almost £500 from a charity shop in what a judge branded a "distasteful" crime. Gemma McCaffrey, aged 34, took cash from St Luke's Hospice over ten days, Plymouth Crown Court...
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