Motorcycle seized and man arrested after rider 'pulls wheelie and...
A man pulled a wheelie on a suspected stolen motorcycle before crashing into a wall - right in front of a police van. Officers in a marked police van in Brixham say they witnessed a motorcycle on the...
View ArticleVandals destroy football club's dugouts
'Mindless' vandals have smashed up two dugouts at a Cornish football pitch, forcing the club to cancel games. Vandals have demolished two dugouts on the reserve pitch at of Callington Town's grounds at...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man found dead in block of flats in Plymouth
Police investigating the death of a man at a block of flats in Plymouth say they are linking it to a missing persons report. Shopkeepers in Union Street said police began to arrive at a block of flats...
View ArticleMan caught stealing computers from uni to be sentenced
A Plymouth man who admitted repeatedly stealing laptop computers from Plymouth University will be sentenced next week - after being released on court bail.James Mitchell, of Laira Bridge Road, Prince...
View ArticlePolice helicopter tracks suspected shoplifters on Torpoint ferry
Police arrested two men as they drove off the Torpoint ferry on suspicion of stealing from a store - in Bodmin.Officers were alerted to an incident at a store in Fore Street, Bodmin at around 1.50pm...
View ArticlePre-inquest hearing into deaths of two fishermen to be held in...
A pre-inquest hearing into the death of a fisherman whose remains were found a year after his vessel sank four miles off Rame Head will take place in the New Year.The scalloper JMT – skippered by...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of drink driving after car flips onto...
A man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after his car flipped onto its roof and smashed into a fence.The red Peugeot 206 rolled over in Beechwood Avenue in the Mutley/Peverall at around...
View ArticleMan arrested in Bristol for murder after discovery of body in...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police discovered the body of a man in a Union Street flat. Plymouth detectives say the 35-year-old was arrested in the early hours of today at an...
View ArticlePlymouth volunteers needed to help sex offenders stop abusing...
A charity which helps prevent convicted sexual abuse perpetrators reoffending are in need of more volunteers to continue their difficult task.More than 20 volunteers from in and around Plymouth are...
View ArticleWarning: Burglars are targeting Plymstock
Police are warning Plymstock residents and motorists to keep doors locked after a spate of thefts.Officers have received around 15 reported burglaries in the Plymstock, Hooe and Oreston area since...
View ArticleMan, 35, remains in custody after body discovered at Union Street...
A man remains in custody on suspicion of murder after a body was discovered in a Union Street flat.The 35-year-old, whose name has not been released by police, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday...
View ArticleDJ rapist loses appeal over vile child sex abuse photos
A serial rapist who downloaded vile images of child abuse while serving four life sentences for a catalogue of sex offences has been told by top judges he cannot complain about his latest jail...
View ArticleArsonist admits setting fire to her own flat
A WOMAN has admitted putting lives at risk by starting a fire at her home.Sharon Davey, aged 39, pleaded guilty to arson reckless as to whether lives were endangered in Totnes on October 19.She...
View ArticleBrazen Christmas tree thieves caught on CCTV
A pair of real life 'Grinches' have been caught on camera stealing a decorated Christmas tree from a garden centre. CCTV shows the two Scrooges disconnecting the three-metre tall lit up tree and...
View ArticleBody of murder victim 'may have lain in flat for several days'
Police have revealed the body of a man suspected of being murdered at a Union Street flat may have lain there for several days before he was discovered.Searches are now being carried out at the Chapel...
View ArticleWindow salesman used job to burgle homes and con customers
A drug addict used his job as a door-to-door window salesman to burgle homes and con customers – prompting a judge to ask 'how on earth' he was given a job.Heroin user Christopher Roberts, who has a...
View Article'Spice invader' jailed for burgling Plymouth home to fund...
A man has been jailed for burgling a home to fund his addiction for a former legal high.James Andrews, aged 22, was locked up for breaching the suspended jail term imposed for the break-in committed...
View ArticleDeaf Plymouth hairdresser admits viewing indecent images of...
A deaf city hairdresser has admitted viewing indecent images of children.Victor Rixon, aged 32, downloaded vile pictures including some in the most severe category showing sexual abuse by adults,...
View ArticleThis paedophile keeps breaking the rules of his court order
A sex fiend has been thrown back behind bars after accessing a site for swingers – breaching a court order designed to curb his perverted behaviour.William Meakin, aged 43, jailed for eight years for a...
View ArticlePictured: Man, 35, in court charged with Union Street murder
A man has appeared in court charged with murder following the discovery of a body at a Union Street flat. Paul Hayers, also known as Paul Quantick, appeared before Plymouth Magistrates this morning,...
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