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Drink driver drove halfway across Devon while three times the...
A man drove halfway across Devon while almost three times the drink-drive limit – because of the booze he had drunk the night before.Waldemar Hartuna, aged 43, was stopped in Plymouth at about 8am...
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Nightmare neighbour went on shoplifting spree to fund drug habit
A drug addict has been jailed for going on a shoplifting spree to fund her habit.Kerry Milner, aged 36, took chocolates, deodorant and even remote controlled cars from different stores, Plymouth...
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Desperate homeless man stole bag from busy Plymouth pub
A desperate homeless man stole a bag from a man in a pub within days of his release from prison. Damien McEvoy, aged 43, snatched an iPhone, an iPod and other valuables when the bag was left...
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Unholy thief jailed for stealing collection from Plymouth church
An unholy thief who stole cash from a Plymouth church collection has been jailed for a crime spree.Michael Abbott, aged 33, pleaded guilty to taking £184 from St Peter's Church in Stonehouse on October...
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Plymouth burglar who hid in cupboard for 13 hours sent back to...
An angry man who smashed a window with a chair has been sent back to jail for an armed burglary – when he hid in a wardrobe for 13 hours.Aaron Bradford, aged 23, hurled the plastic seat after losing...
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Plymouth drug user stole charity tin while 'off her head' on...
A drug user who swiped a charity collecting tin told police she could not recall a thing – because she was "off her head".Valium user Rhiannon White, aged 32, stole the People's Dispensary for Sick...
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Plymouth man assaulted pair and burgled motor dealer
A man faces sentence for assaulting two people and burgling a motor dealer to steal four sets of car keys.Jamie Vaughan, aged 20, also tried to burgle a garage during a spree of offences on a single...
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Up before Plymouth magistrates
ANTHONY CICHY, aged 40, of Ernesettle Gardens, Plymouth: drink-driving – fined £300, ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge, banned from driving for 12 months.STEWART DALEY, aged 54, of...
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Tributes left at scene where man suffered fatal injuries as he...
Flowers and moving tributes have been left at the spot where a 46-year-old man collided with a van, leaving him with fatal injuries.Police have said that at around 5.35pm on December 29 the man, from...
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Homeless man wanting somewhere to sleep kicked his way through...
A homeless man kicked his way through a house window and caused damage of more than £2,000 because he was desperate to find somewhere to sleep, a court heard.Luke Rouse, aged 20, struck the window so...
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Tanis murder: Shocking failures revealed in family's search for...
Two years ago, Tanis Bhandari was brutally murdered outside a Tamerton Foliot pub. On the anniversary of his murder his family are still searching for the answers they need. Crime reporter Carl Eve...
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51 in the cells this morning as police see in 2017
Police in Devon and Cornwall said they saw in the New Year with just 51 in custody, far lower than in previous years. Of those brought into police cells across the force area, the majority were for...
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Why police say 'q' not 'quiet' and other eye-openers on New...
The Herald's Crime Reporter Carl Eve joined Plymouth's neighbourhood police as they carried out patrols in the city centre on New Year's Eve While many of us are happy to see the back of 2016, for some...
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Paranoid thug searched newborn BABY for drugs in sickening attack...
A paranoid thug who attacked his partner searched their newborn baby after accusing the woman of hiding his drugs, a court heard.Cocaine-snorting Barry Hartshorn, aged 29, assaulted the mother as she...
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Deadly rat urine disease warning after fire in empty property
POLICE have urged intruders at a derelict building caught up in a fire to seek urgent medical advice – because they may have contracted a deadly disease.Officers have warned trespassers, particularly...
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Drunk jailed in Plymouth for urinating outside library
A drunken homeless man has been jailed for urinating against a wall and abusing police community support officers – outside a library.Michael Oke, aged 37, fell asleep with an empty wine bottle in his...
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Man had Samuari sword and hammer in Plymouth street on New Year's...
A man was caught on New Year's Eve with a Samurai sword and a hammer in the street, a court heard.Nigel Natkaniec, aged 25, hid the weapons in his coat as he left his home in Efford close to midnight –...
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Man who narrowly escaped death by flying mattress still seeking...
A motorist who says he nearly lost his life due to a mattress left lying in the middle of a busy road remains without answers, more than a month after the incident happened. Steven Hookway, who was...
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Gangland drug baron who flooded Plymouth with cocaine is on the...
A jailed gangland leader who helped flood Plymouth with hard drugs is a wanted man again - after going on the run on Christmas Day. Blake Donnellan was jailed for 15 years for his membership of a...
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Ex-soldier from Plymouth who threatened to bomb mosques and...
A former soldier with mental health problems sent bomb threats to mosques and Muslims in their own homes, a court heard.Jamie Bond, aged 43, sent letters in red ink to three mosques and two men...
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