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Apprentice has motorbike run over and written off then replacemen...
A teenage apprentice who had his motorbike written off after it was run over has now had its replacement stolen, leaving him with a difficult daily commute.Brandon Weldon, aged 16, is currently...
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Elderly woman has bag snatched in Plymouth street - do you know...
A 78-year-old woman has been left scared to leave her home after she was mugged in broad daylight. Police say two men snatched the pensioner's bag while she and her husband were walking along Stirling...
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Bloodied stabbing victim staggered 100 yards before collapsing
A man left in a critical condition after a suspected stabbing staggered around a hundred yards to a police cordon before collapsing.The 31-year-old man was spotted by power-workers and members of the...
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Benefit cheat caught working in bridal shop escapes jail
A woman who claimed to be severely disabled was caught on camera working in a bridal shop, a court heard.Christina Soulsby, aged 66, pleaded guilty to an £11,000 benefit fraud after she was trapped by...
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Boy facing jail for robbing brave Plymouth gran at knifepoint
A 16-year-old boy has been warned he faces custody for using a knife to threaten a brave grandmother working at a convenience store.The teenager robbed Jasmin Jyelath, but escaped only with a packet of...
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Burglar's thirst for booze lands him back in jail
A man with a drink problem burgled student flats to raid a fridge for alcohol, a court heard.Jordan Watts, aged 21, was partying with the undergraduates the night before – but used an outside stairwell...
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Drinker headbutted stranger in bizarre row over girl's name
A man headbutted a stranger in the face after a bizarre row outside a bar over a woman's name, a court heard.Sean Campbell, aged 23, lashed out after arguing with a group of men over whether she was...
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Cases which have been heard by Plymouth magistrates
ASHLEY PARTINGTON, aged 24, of Pier Street, Plymouth: three counts of resisting police officers in the execution of their duty and failing to surrender to bail – six-week prison sentence suspended for...
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Plymouth city centre roads closed off after teenager hit by...
Several major roads in Plymouth city centre were closed this morning following a serious accident which has left a teenage girl in hospital. The 18-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car near Drake...
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'Known sex predators' are being hunted down in Plymouth's...
Police in Plymouth's clubland have targeting "known sex predators" in the run-up to Christmas. Officers have been driving around on the lookout for several men they suspect of being involved in sex...
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BMW 'mounted traffic island' in Drake Circus horror crash, police...
Police have released more information about this morning's crash which has left a teenage girl with serious injuries and shut a major city centre road for more than three hours.The girl, aged 18, was...
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Marine A's appeal date confirmed - and he doesn't have long to...
The appeal of a former Royal Marine jailed for killing a Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan will take place in February. Sergeant Alexander Blackman's appeal is due to be heard at the Court Martial...
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Man charged with brandishing machete at Boxing Day party
A man allegedly brandished a knife and a machete at a family Christmas party in a quiet village near Plymouth.Nicholas Etherington, aged 51, faced city magistrates charged with assaulting his...
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£15k jewellery stolen a week before Christmas
Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at an antiques centre in DevonThen and Now Antiques on Fore Street in Chulmleigh, was burgled over night on December 16-17.A number of gold items...
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Man 'glassed brother and pushed over mum' at Christmas party
A man has appeared in court charged with glassing his brother and pushing over his mother at a family Christmas party.Stuart Brown, aged 30, allegedly broke a glass and struck Steve Brown in the head...
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Thief grabbed pension cash just six days after prison release
A career criminal snatched a pension from a woman and injured her as she bravely gave chase, a court heard.Sneak thief Daniel Fry, aged 32, shrugged off his victim in the post office so that she fell...
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Revealed: Plymouth's top ten dumb criminals in 2016
This year has been a busy year for dumb criminals. Many defendants under the spell of drink or drugs or perhaps plain stupid gave themselves little chance of escaping, our courts heard in 2016. From a...
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Thieves use "doppelganger tactics" to raid store
Police are hunting two men who used "doppelganger tactics" to raid a store just before Christmas.The men, wearing identical clothing, entered the shop at 2.45pm on Wednesday, December 21, before...
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Drunken thug who spat in cop's mouth is jailed
A drunken thug spat in the face and mouth of a policeman after stealing a woman's purse on the day he was released from prison, a court heard.Daniel Farrier, aged 27, took the grandmother's Christmas...
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