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Man faces trial over alleged traffic cone attack
A Tavistock man accused of battering another man with a concrete lump, a fence post and a traffic cone has been remanded to appear at court next February.Lewis Shorthouse, aged 27, was arrested by...
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CCTV footage captures brutal metal bar attack on youngster...
This shocking video footage shows the moment a youngster appears to be pounded with a metal bar in a vicious attack at a city centre bus stop.A brave shop manager has spoken of the moment he stepped in...
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Plymouth man who repeatedly stabbed housemate is set to be...
A man who admitted stabbing his housemate five times because he may have caused them to be evicted will be sentenced next year after a psychiatric report is completed.Joe Murphy was arrested on the...
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Man arrested on suspicion of inciting girl to engage in sexual...
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity.The incident is alleged to have happened between April 2 and May 11 this year and involved a girl aged...
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Plymouth danger driver who rammed police car swerves instant jail
A danger driver who rammed into the door of a police car has avoided going straight to jail after he was caught driving while disqualified.Connor Calam was banned from the road and given a suspended...
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'Mean' mum stole £500 from Plymouth hospice - enough to pay...
A volunteer worker stole almost £500 from a St Luke's Hospice charity shop in a "mean" and "sneaky" theft – enough to fund a patient's bed for a night.Mum Gemma McCaffrey, aged 34, was trusted to bank...
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Plymouth dealer fobbed off clients by selling CAT LITTER instead...
A dealer fobbed off his clients by selling them CAT LITTER instead of drugs, a court heard.Lewis McArthur, aged 22, made money by passing off the white powder as mephedrone.McArthur was caught with...
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Teenager drove off from Plymouth petrol stations without paying...
A teenager took fuel worth almost £1,500 by leaving petrol stations 24 times without paying, a court heard.Nathan Harris, aged 19, used three different cars and sometimes a big container in the boot to...
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Heroin gang jailed for 28 years over dealing operation run from...
A couple from Tavistock and a Cornish man have been jailed for a total of 28 years for their part in nationwide heroin dealing gang orchestrated from Liverpool.Marvin Hyde, aged 49 and Beth Flower,...
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Man arrested in connection with 'hit and run' death of woman in...
A 51-year-old London man arrested over the alleged 'hit and run' death of a woman in Cornwall has been rebailed by police until next year.The man, who has not been named, was arrested on suspicion of...
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Man accused of stealing Easter eggs to appear in court next year
A man accused of stealing more than £20,000 worth of Easter eggs from a Plymouth industrial estate is to appear at court some time next year.James Small, of St Leonard Road, Plymouth, appeared at...
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The day 'Mad Axeman' Frank Mitchell escaped from Dartmoor Prison
He was Dartmoor's most infamous prisoner – dubbed "Britain's most violent criminal" in the Press – and an associate of the notorious Kray brothers.Frank Mitchell, who had earned his "Mad Axeman"...
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Christmas behind bars for Tanis's killers a year after they were...
A year after being locked up, the men who murdered popular Plymouth man Tanis Bhandari are facing their second Christmas behind bars. Cold-blooded killers Donald Pemberton and Ryan Williams were...
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Police target drunk train yobs over Christmas and New Year
Police are urging Plymouth revellers to be on their best behaviour as figures show one-in-three violent crimes on the region's railway last Christmas were alcohol-related.British Transport Police (BTP)...
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Eighth man in court over major operation to bring cannabis to...
An eighth man has appeared in court accused of being part of an operation which brought large amounts of cannabis into Plymouth.Shkelzen Hasani, aged 29, faced a judge charged with conspiracy to supply...
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Trial for man accused of burgling Plymouth home
A man accused of burgling a home is to face a judge and jury.Shane Webb, aged 34, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny taking a purse as a trespasser.He allegedly burgled the home in Keat Street in...
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Plymouth man accused of 'squeezing partner's neck' to face trial
A man accused of attacking his partner is to face a judge and jury.Thomas Hughes, aged 28, allegedly punched the woman in the face and squeezed her neck.Hughes appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead...
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Hunt for arguing couple at centre of Plymouth attack probe
Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged common assault in the city centre.Investigators say a man and a woman were in St Andrews Street, heading from the rear of the Magistrates Court towards...
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Marine A will find out on Friday if he will be home for...
Jailed Plymouth Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman will find out on Friday if he is to be allowed home for Christmas, it has emerged.Blackman - known as Marine A - is currently serving a life...
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Man faces jail after holding his ex-partner prisoner and driving...
A man held his ex-partner prisoner during a drive from Plymouth to Torquay, a court heard.Christopher Comber, aged 51, pleaded guilty to falsely imprisoning the woman and detaining her against her...
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