Tragedy as terrified cow miscarries after vandals spray paint...
Thoughtless vandals have spray painted a bullock living on private land using an NKS graffiti tag - and one cow tragically aborted its foetus because of stress related to the attack. The vandalism was...
View ArticleWindow smashed in at Plymouth city centre bar
The glass front of a popular city centre bar has been smashed in. Police were called to Pitchers bar at Derry's Cross this morning, following a busy Saturday night. Efforts were being made to contact...
View ArticlePolice seal off Burrator Reservoir in ongoing 'incident'
Multiple police vehicles are at Burrator Reservoir in what they have described as an "incident". Spotlight producer and reporter Louise Walter tweeted pictures of officers at the reservoir, which has...
View ArticleIllegal TV show streamers in Plymouth to be sent warning letters...
Homeowners in Plymouth who illegally stream films and television shows could get warning letters from their internet providers next week. Customers of Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk and Sky will be the...
View ArticlePlymouth man to face murder trial after body found in Union...
A man charged with murdering his friend is to face a judge and jury in May. Paul Hayers, aged 35, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court accused of murdering Gary Miller – whose body was found at the...
View ArticleVietnamese 'youth' linked to cannabis farm still at large
A young man who was supposed to answer bail following his arrest in connection with a Vietnamese cannabis farm has failed to turn up, police have admitted.Last year The Herald reported how a young man...
View ArticlePlymouth man faces trial charged with rape of woman
A man is to face a judge and jury charged with raping a woman.Daniel Perkins, aged 31, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny three counts of rape between January 8 and January 9 last year.Judge Paul...
View ArticleThree in court in Plymouth charged with murdering 31-year-old man
Three men have faced a judge charged with the murder of a 31-year-old in St Austell.Josh Buscombe, 24, Daniel Altass, 22, and Jordan Bishop, 21, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court for the first time...
View ArticleMan, 30, appears in court charged with stabbing in Plymouth...
A 30-year-old accused of stabbing a man in the stomach with a knife has denied assault.John Worth is to face a jury after he denied causing grievous bodily harm with intent.He allegedly attacked Jordan...
View ArticleArsonist who torched Plymouth drug den flat admits having...
A neighbour who put lives at risk when he torched a drug den flat has admitted making and distributing indecent images of children.Gary Buckland, aged 49, set fire to the home – leading to the...
View ArticlePlymouth danger driver who rammed police car swerves custody...
A danger driver who rammed a police car has swerved custody for the second time. Banned Jamie Graham, aged 20, tried to escape from an officer by speeding away – but knocked a wing mirror which hit the...
View ArticleParanoid schizophrenic stabbed father in chest after branding...
A paranoid schizophrenic stabbed his father in the chest after calling his parents "devil worshippers", a court heard.David McGill, aged 29, plunged the knife into his dad as he lay in bed and twisted...
View ArticleMan admits wielding 'large machete' in busy Plymouth street
A man has admitted wielding a "large machete" in a Plymouth street.Samuel Edward Perry, aged 35, pleaded guilty to having a bladed article in public without reasonable excuse or lawful...
View ArticleChampagne stolen in smash-and-grab raid on Plymouth bar
Police are investigating after thieves smashed their way into a Plymouth bar and stole several bottles of bubbly.Police say approximately £1,200 of damage was caused during the burglary at Pitchers...
View ArticleFirst picture of alleged Union Street murder victim Gary Miller
This is the first picture of 44-year-old Gary Miller released since his body was found in his flat and his friend charged with his murder.Another pal has released this snap of a relaxed-looking Mr...
View ArticlePensioner stabbed friend in neck after row over where they were...
A pensioner repeatedly stabbed a friend in the neck with a knife after an argument in a car about where they were going, a court heard.Grey-haired Michael Wilkes, aged 71, attacked the frail woman in...
View ArticlePolice hope this man can help them with racist abuse case
Police hope to trace this man after an incident in the entrance area of a city centre block of flats.Officers were called to the area at around 10.50pm on November 29 last year following an incident...
View ArticleWere undercover cops involved in the firebombing of Dingles?
Reports of an investigation into claims that a police spy set fire to a Debenhams store in the 1980s has raised the spectre of who was truly responsible for Plymouth's Dingles department store blaze....
View Article'Drunken idiot' was caught with knuckle duster
A 'drunken idiot' who collapsed in the street after drinking a bottle of vodka claimed he never knew he had a knuckle duster in his pocket.Connor Van Deijl, aged 21, was spotted handing the weapon to a...
View ArticleRacial abuse victim urged to come forward by police
Police want help tracing this man as they believe he suffered a torrent of racial abuse from another passenger.Investigators from Plymouth police's Diverse Communities Team say were contacted by...
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