Another legal high banned in latest Government crack down
The Government has banned another legal high with new legislation coming into force on November 27. The substance is currently on sale in shops across the region as well as online but will become...
View ArticleCornish man denies dog attack which left grandfather 'scalped'
A CORNISH man has denied his dog was responsible for an attack which left a grandfather scalped and requiring surgery. Paul Francis Charles Lindsay-Jones, of Salmon Row, Truro, pleaded not guilty when...
View ArticlePolice and coroner called to sudden death at property in Plymouth
POLICE were called to a property in Plymouth after a person died suddenly.Two police cars and a coroner's van were outside a property in Bainbridge Avenue, Hartley, after a person died suddenly.A...
View ArticleProsecutors close case against Tanis murder accused
PROSECUTORS have closed their case against a man accused of the murder of Tanis Bhandari.Jurors in the trial of Donald Pemberton, who also faces three counts of wounding with intent and one count of...
View ArticleTears in Devon as Plymouth man's Eric Clapton Land Rover is stolen
An Eric Clapton fan from Plymouth was left gutted when his pride-and-joy Land Rover Discovery which was once owned by the star was stolen from a city garage - leaving behind only its front bumper. The...
View ArticlePrisoner appears in court on murder charge after inmate was stabbed
A prisoner from HMP Dartmoor has appeared in court charged with murder after a fellow inmate was stabbed. William Tolcher, 50, apeared in court accused of stabbing Alexander Cusworth, 37, from...
View Article'Boss asked contractor for £10,000', Plymouth fraud trial told
A SENIOR boss at Princess Yachts asked a sub-contractor for £10,000 for Christmas, a fraud trial heard. Facilities manager Glyn Thompson, aged 57, wanted the cash from a groundworks company doing...
View ArticleSex offender breached order by staying with child in Plymouth
A CONVICTED sex offender lived at a home where a child was staying in breach of a court order. Kristen Lukess, aged 50, pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching her Sexual Offences Prevention Order....
View ArticlePlymouth man accused of illegal lending and sex assaults faces trial
A MAN accused of sexually assaulting two women while acting as an illegal loan shark is to face a judge and jury next May. Mark Constantine, aged 54, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court accused of lending...
View ArticleTrio in court accused of selling fake 1D clothing in Plymouth
THREE people have faced a judge accused of selling a huge haul of fake goods – including One Direction clothing. Kenneth Colley, aged 42, Jason Ross, aged 45 and Anna Strzelecka, aged 39, appeared at...
View ArticleStar Tupac Shakur accused of battering south Devon pensioner with a wooden...
A woman called Star Tupac Shakur has been remanded in custody after being accused of battering a pensioner with a wooden table leg in Torquay. It follows an incident in Church Street on Saturday,...
View ArticleJurors watch video of defendant waving meat cleavers at men in Plymouth...
JURORS were shown a video of the man accused of the murder of Tanis Bhandari waving two meat cleavers at a group of men in Plymouth city centre just two weeks before the incident in Tamerton Foliot....
View ArticleNo concerns raised over incidents at Plymouth mental health unit reported to...
HEALTH bosses have emphasised they have a "very good relationship" with police following reports on the number of times officers have been called to a Plymouth mental health unit. Figures obtained by...
View ArticleMan arrested after witness sees suspected theft in progress
A Plymouth man has been charged with theft after a witness saw someone climb over gates with bolt croppers and return with an engine. A passerby called 999 on Sunday after seeing what they suspected...
View ArticleHaul of £3,600 stolen booze found near Plymouth as police pull over car
Police have seized alcohol worth more than £3,600 after stopping a car near Plymouth last night. They also found suspected forged documents and three people they believe are wanted in connection with...
View ArticlePlymouth mum ordered to remove CCTV she installed to catch pervert because it...
A Plymouth mother who installed CCTV after a man was spotted performing sex acts in her garden has been ordered to take it down - as it breaches his privacy. Stunned Devika Devereux, 38, was advised by...
View ArticleWarning as fake online tickets are being sold for Plymouth's winter ice rink
Police are investigating after a number of apparently fake tickets were sold for time on Plymouth's winter ice rink. Rink managers say they have had 'a significant number' of online tickets presented...
View ArticlePolice officers spat on and bitten near Plymouth
TWO police officers were apparently subjected to physical attacks in Liskeard on Tuesday night.The Caradon police Twitter account reported that one officer was bitten and another was spat on.It is not...
View ArticleOpportunistic Plymouth thief uses forgotten bank card to withdraw £150
AN OPPORTUNISTIC thief withdrew £150 using a bank card left in a cash machine by the previous customer. The incident happened between 11am and 11.30am on Tuesday, November 3 in Marlborough Road,...
View ArticleRolex robber resorted to stealing Reeboks 'to pay for way out of Plymouth'
A STREET robber ripped a £5,000 Rolex watch from his victim's arm - then fled to a Plymouth street called Diamond Avenue. But low-life Rayan Soultan was eventually jailed after a burglary he carried...
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