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Grandparents' stolen Christmas lights found 'smashed to bits'...
A pair of grandparents have been left "disgusted" after their Christmas lights were stolen and later found "smashed to bits". Sheila and Stephen Connolly, of Chard Barton, in Honicknowle, say the theft...
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Family's Christmas presents destroyed in flat fire which has left...
A family-of-three from Plymouth have been left homeless and without Christmas presents after their flat and possessions went up in flames.Nina Middleton and her two young children, Scarlett, nine, and...
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Sick pervert teacher who drove girl to suicide bid is banned from...
A perverted teacher jailed for grooming a former pupil into abusing herself believed he could have sued the girl for harassment, it has emerged.Shocking details of a letter sent by maths teacher...
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Teenagers in the poshest villages near Plymouth are skipping...
Police have launched a major operation to crackdown on teenage use of 'legal highs' in the South Hams. Operation Venus aims to tackle the use of psychoactive substances - formerly known as legal highs...
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Dash cam catches M5 hard shoulder speeder get just deserts
An impatient driver caught speeding up the hard shoulder of the M5 to avoid a traffic jam got what they deserved.Dash cam footage captured the motorist zipping up the emergency lane to beat the queues...
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Sickening footage sends leader of animal fighting gang to jail
Two of 11 men have today been sentenced for their part in an illegal deer-killing and animal fighting gang. The prosecution said the primary motivation of those involved "seems to be gratutious...
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Woman sexually abused as a child attempted suicide, Plymouth jury...
A woman who attempted suicide told hospital staff she had been sexually abused as a girl, a court heard.The complainant took an overdose of paracetamol more than a decade after she claims she was...
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Suspected drug dealer 'pulled out knife' before police chase
Police chased and tackled a suspected dealer in the street after he pulled out a knife, a major drugs and money laundering trial heard.Plain clothes detectives knocked Momoh Bangura, aged 22, to the...
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Banned driver who rammed police car caught behind the wheel again
A danger driver banned from the road for ramming into the door of a police car was caught behind the wheel of a van three months later, a court heard.Connor Calam, aged 20, faces jail for breaching the...
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'Abhorrent' gang who set dogs on wild animals sentenced
Eleven men were today sentenced – three receiving jail terms – for their part in a series of "abhorrent" attacks by dogs on deer, badgers and foxes. Graphic and distressing video footage found on the...
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Plymouth drug dealer twice caught with heroin hidden in his body
A dealer caught twice with heroin hidden in his body has been jailed.Luke Reilly, aged 29, has been locked up for three years and four months for having large amounts of the drug secreted on his...
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'Drugs gang ringleader was in phone contact with dealers in...
The suspected ringleader of a London gang was in frequent phone contact with dealers selling drugs in Plymouth, a jury was told.Anthony Okopie, aged 29, made hundreds of calls to men believed to have...
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Who has been in trouble with Plymouth magistrates?
ASSAULT: CHRISTOPHER MCCAFFREY, aged 30, of George Place, Plymouth: assaulting a woman by beating and breach of a court injunction by attending her home – jailed for 24 weeks, ordered to pay £115...
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Lying nursing home boss used dirty money to fund her own tea room...
A nursing home boss who defrauded the organisation out of £3,000 and invested the money in a tea room business she ran alongside it has avoided a prison sentence.Jane Thom, 53, from Wellington Street...
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Plymouth sex abuse jury sent home after failing to reach verdicts
The jury in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing a boy and a girl has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts. Lee Mitchell, now aged 31, pleaded not guilty to indecently touching the...
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Couple learned to grow £10,000 worth of cannabis on YouTube
A builder caught growing cannabis in his family home learnt how to cultivate the crop through YouTube, a court heard.Chronic user Lee Jones, aged 39, was arrested after police sniffed out the drugs...
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Plymouth residents warned to beware of phone scammers posing as...
Another scam is doing the rounds where bogus telephone callers are posing as council officials. Trading Standards officers have received a number of reports that residents are getting phone calls...
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Plymouth man jailed for having knife and drugs in street
A man caught with a knife in the street has been jailed after missing meetings with his probation officers.David Thomas, aged 28, was stopped by police who smelt cannabis just before Christmas last...
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Crooks who will steal anything are targeting Plymouth cars, say...
Police are warning car owners to be extra careful when leaving their vehicles and make sure they are locked after crooks have gone on a thieving bonanza.Officers have received a large number of reports...
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Hello, hello, hello - police spreading festive cheer and friendly...
Devonport police will be spreading cheer – and sensible words of advice – this festive season. From December 12 to 23 officer from Devonport police's neighbourhood team will be engaging with the...
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