Plymouth builder lucky to be alive after headbutt leaves him needing 60 stitches
POLICE have released shocking pictures of a builder left needing 60 stitches to his forehead after he was head-butted by a thug on the Barbican. Investigators hope the images of the man's injuries will...
View ArticlePlymouth paramedic tells police he was punched in road rage incident
POLICE are investigating an alleged road rage incident which left a man suffering injuries to his face. The alleged victim, Derriford-based paramedic Phil Mayes, said his attacker appeared to be under...
View ArticleOne-legged beggar jailed for asking man for money in Plymouth
A NOTORIOUS one-legged beggar has been jailed for asking a man with cerebral palsy for money in the street. Homeless Anthony Fox, aged 53, asked the stranger for money "for a beggar to get a burger"....
View ArticlePlymouth bank worker took £61,000 from vulnerable customer
A CALLOUS bank worker faces jail for plundering more than £60,000 from a lottery winner's account. Customer adviser Gerard Brannan, aged 27, siphoned the man's money away for nearly two years, Plymouth...
View ArticleExtra police on patrol in Plymouth tonight for New Year's Eve
PLYMOUTH'S pubs and clubs are preparing for one of the busiest nights of the year as thousands of people are set to see in the New Year with a night out on the tiles. Party-goers are expected to flock...
View ArticleVandals smash 10 hives potentially destroying 35,000 bees
Police are hunting vandals who killed thousands of bees at the historic former home of Sir Francis Drake. Bees have been kept at Buckland Abbey for centuries and are thought to have been there when the...
View ArticleSkin ripped off girl's legs as glue is spread on McDonald's toilet seat
A four-year-old girl has been left injured after glue was put on a toilet seat at a McDonalds restaurant in Devon.Kaya Langmead used the toilets at the High Street branch of McDonalds in Exeter.Kaya...
View ArticleDog to be put down after biting boy on beach in fifth attack
A dog named Pirate is to be put down - after biting a human for the fifth time. The black and white border collie sank its teeth into the arm of a young boy who playfully tried to pick up its ball on a...
View ArticleBiker arrested for taking off jacket while riding down road
A reckless Devon motorcyclist was arrested when he tried to take off his jacket - while moving along a road. Devon and Cornwall police also arrested a man driving his car with a broken arm and another...
View ArticleDriver in court charged with death of two women following Looe coach crash
A COACH driver appeared before magistrates in Bodmin today charged with causing the death of two women after a crash near Looe. Martin Chun, 59, whose address was listed as Shawthorne Bungalow, Exeter,...
View ArticleMan posted pic of woman's breasts online when she refused to send more sexual...
A chef gave a woman two minutes to send him pictures of her naked under threat that if she didn't he would share an image of her breasts on Facebook. Gino Davies, 23, from east Cornwall sent the woman...
View ArticlePlymouth 'cash card Casanova' stole from string of girlfriends
A LONELY hearts fraudster dubbed a "cash card Casanova" has been jailed for stealing from a string of girlfriends. Michael Brain, aged 46, took cash from two women he was seeing at the same time,...
View ArticlePrince Rock lorry-crush man still "critical" say police
A MAN who was seriously injured in a freak crushing incident remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital The 31-year-old from Bridgend, Wales became trapped in between a lorry and a...
View ArticleMan accused of dangerous driving on A38 in Plymouth
A MAN accused of driving dangerously on the A38 is to face a judge and jury. Peter Lamerton, aged 64, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to deny the offence. He allegedly drove a Citroen C5 dangerously...
View ArticleTaxi driver convicted of assaulting women can keep working, council says
A TAXI driver who assaulted three female passengers can legally continue taking fares after Plymouth City Council said its licensing committee had yet to receive his criminal record from police....
View ArticleTeacher at school for military children made outrageous sexual comments to...
A foul mouthed English teacher made outrageous sexual comments to two 16-year-olds on Facebook - claiming one them wanted to have oral sex with him. Anthony Conroy, 46, also told them about his...
View ArticleDid you help driver after his van was hijacked in Plymouth?
Police are looking for a woman who came to the rescue of a driver after his van was hijacked in Plymouth. As reported in The Herald a male van driver stopped to deliver a parcel on Church Street,...
View ArticleAttempted car thieves no match for Plymouth police dog Axel
POTENTIAL car thieves have been foiled by a Plymouth police dog.Axel the police dog's Twitter account last night reported that men were seen trying to gain entry to several vehicles while holding bolt...
View ArticleManslaughter charge over death of south Devon man David Coxon
Police investigating the death of a south Devon man at a scooter rally in Dorset have charged another man with manslaughter. The man, who has been named locally as 36-year-old David 'Chewie' Coxon and...
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Teacher reveals extent of damage and her fear after car was superglued shut
A teacher has spoken of her fear she had been personally targeted after vandals attacked her car as it was parked in Plymouth, covering it with superglue and sealing the doors shut.Student teacher...
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