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Jail for homeless man who stole £150,000 Ferrari

August 28, 2015, 1:04 am
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A HOMELESS man stole a £150,000 sports car and parked it in a court car park, judges have heard.Matthew Bryant, 24, first stole the keys to the Ferrari from a holiday home in Truro before driving and parking it in the Truro Crown Court car park.He was eventually caught and later told police he had drive it 16 miles, the court heard on Tuesday.Philip Lee, for the prosecution, said Bryant stole the car keys from the kitchen of Simon and Maeve Bromwich's holiday home on Admiralty Terrace in...

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Animal porn videos involving a dog, pig, snake and lobster land...

August 28, 2015, 2:01 am
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A MAN has appeared in court charged with possessing extreme pornographic images and movies of a person committing sexual acts with live animals - including an eel, a mouse and a tapir.David Carter, 46, of Singer Close, Paignton, who was also charged with making indecent images of a child, did not enter a plea when he appeared at Torquay Magistrates' Court on Thursday.He had been charged with seven matters, which included making 29 indecent images of a child, possessing an indecent image of a...

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Large circle scratched into bonnet of Audi A4 in Barnstaple

August 28, 2015, 2:45 am
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CARS were "badly damaged" in Barnstaple overnight on Wednesday.Police are appealing for witnesses after three cars suffered damage in Springfield Road on August 26.In one case a large circle was scratched into the bonnet of an Audi A4.A car was also damaged in Bellaire earlier in the week.Police officers have made enquiries and conducted a letter drop appealing for witnesses and information.If you know anything call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting crime reference number...

Large circle scratched into bonnet of Audi A4 in Barnstaple

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'Promising' law student threatened to stab Appledore shopkeeper...

August 28, 2015, 4:40 am
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A promising law student held up a village shop and threatened to stab the cashier after he suffered depression and dropped out of university.Shaun Wheatley, aged 20, was paralytic with drink when he walked out of the shop in a Devon village with lager, wine and crisps and told staff he would 'cut them up' if they stopped him or called the police.Wheatley robbed the shop in Appledore after being forced to give up his university law course and returning home to live with his father.He was already...

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FRAUD TRIAL: North Devon financial adviser says he was the victim...

August 28, 2015, 6:17 am
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A financial adviser has denied defrauding four elderly customers and told a jury he was also the victim of an alleged investment scam.Marc Payne says he invested £50,000 of his own money into a drinks firm because he was assured it had a marketing contract to use the names of the MCC and Lords Cricket Ground.He advised four clients to put money into the venture because the firm called SPS produced financial projections which claimed it had major contracts with supermarkets and a forecast...

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Man caught with hundreds of baby rape and torture images is...

August 28, 2015, 6:27 am
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A computer user has been jailed and branded as depraved by a judge after he was found with hundreds of images showing babies being raped and tortured.Stephen Chowles was caught with a library of more than 4,000 images and films including 200 showing serious or sadistic abuse of children as young as three months.He was jailed after a judge told him his activities had contributed to the misery of the child victims of the international trade in pornography.Chowles, aged 47, of Frobisher Green,...

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Con artist who faked brain tumour jailed after swindling...

August 28, 2015, 7:23 am
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A cunning confidence trickster has been jailed after he swindled cash from a vicar and one of his flock by inventing sob stories. Glenn Davies claimed he was being pursued by violent loan sharks and even punched himself in the face to fake an injury and make his story more convincing. He twice fooled the police into letting him go by telling them he was suffering from a brain tumour and had to be given bail so he could attend a chemotherapy session at hospital the next day. Davies, aged 43,...

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Former Holsworthy man cleared of harassing Scarlett Keeling's...

August 28, 2015, 8:18 am
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A MAN has admitted harassing staff at a medical centre but been cleared of stalking the mother of Goa murder victim Scarlett Keeling. A judge has ordered a full psychiatric report on Toby Riccard after being told he has a history of problems which led to him making abusive phone calls to a surgery in North Devon. Riccard was cleared of breaching a restraining order by sending a letter to his former landlady Fiona McKeown, who is the mother of 15-year-old schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling, who was...

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Alleged drug-dealer appears in court charged with possession with...

August 29, 2015, 2:25 am
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AN Ilfracombe man has appeared in court charged with possession of amphetamine and cannabis with intent to supply.Anthony Coleman, of Larkstone Terrace, entered no plea at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday.The 34-year-old was charged with possession with intent to supply amphetamine and cannabis, both Class B drugs.The alleged offences relate to the date February 27, 2013. The charges were deemed too serious to be dealt with in magistrates court and the case was ordered to be sent to...

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Man faces prison after he got a 14-year-old pregnant following a...

August 29, 2015, 2:53 am
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A MAN has been warned that he faces jail after he got a 14-year-old pregnant after a one night stand.Lee Owen, 23, of Torquay, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Friday.Prosecuting, Jonathan Barnes said: "He had met the girl. They became friendly and he got to know her, and on one occasion they had sexual intercourse, which she had agreed to."There was some foreplay and she knew what was going to happen, before she took...

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Teen set fire to sign in Ilfracombe building in 'stupid' and...

August 29, 2015, 3:11 am
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A TEENAGER who played a "schoolboy prank" and set fire to a sign in an Ilfracombe Youth Project building has been fined £110.Alex Court, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to arson at an earlier date and appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday for sentencing.A pre-sentence report had been prepared for magistrates.The court heard on March 1 this year, Court along with another teenager, who can not be named for legal reasons, visited Wilder Road Youth Project in...

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Serial burglar who stole women's underwear was caught wearing a...

August 30, 2015, 12:07 am
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A serial burglar with a fetish for women's underwear was caught wearing a stolen Ann Summers basque when he was arrested at a pub.Carl Nicholson has 120 convictions for stealing women's clothing from homes and washing lines and was found with a rucksack packed with stolen knickers.A sharp eyed member of the public tipped off the police after seeing him acting suspiciously and officers found him at the Royal Oak pub in Exeter, very close to the scene of his most recent raid.He had only been out...

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Man who 'did not want to pay' for an aquarium pump for his...

August 30, 2015, 1:48 am
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AN unemployed man stole an aquarium pump for his girlfriend's fish tank, a court heard.David Stephenson, of Regency Court, Ilfracombe, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. (August 28)The 26-year-old pleaded guilty to the theft of an aquarium pump from Barnstaple's BJ'S Value House on May 22.The court heard when police and staff had searched the defendant's rucksack after becoming suspicious while he was in the store, they found the item worth £18.Stephenson told officers...

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Beaworthy man allegedly used his car to hit a teenager

August 30, 2015, 2:09 am
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A 19-YEAR-OLD man allegedly drove his car at a teenager with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm.McCaulley Harding, of Station Road, Beaworthy, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with four driving offences, which allegedly took place on June 1.Harding did not indicate a plea for the offence of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent to do grievous bodily harm of a teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons. He also entered no plea for the charges...

Beaworthy man allegedly used his car to hit a teenager

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Man banned from driving for almost two years following drink-driv...

August 30, 2015, 2:14 am
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A MAN who took an "irrational and ill-judged" decision to drive while over the limit has been disqualified from getting behind the wheel for 20 months.Alexander Duffield, of Red House Lane, Walsall, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle when above the alcohol limit.The court heard that Duffield, formally of Bideford, had been stopped by police in the early hours of August 11 on Heywood Road, Northam.His driving was...

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Barnstaple man spotted by off duty policeman drink-driving

August 30, 2015, 2:36 am
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A MAN who has never passed his driving test was caught riding a motorcycle while above the alcohol limit.Glen Stribling of Berry Road, Barnstaple, pleaded guilty to four driving offences at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 29-year-old was charged with riding a motorcycle without protective head gear and driving while above the legal alcohol limit.Stribling was also charged with driving without a licence and without third party insurance.He pleaded guilty to all charges.The court...

Barnstaple man spotted by off duty policeman drink-driving

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Serial Devon underwear thief caught by police in pub wearing...

August 31, 2015, 1:11 am
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A serial burglar from Devon with a fetish for women's underwear was caught by police in a pub - wearing a stolen Ann Summers basque.Carl Nicholson, pictured, who has 120 convictions for stealing women's clothing from homes and washing lines, was found with a rucksack packed with stolen knickers.A sharp eyed member of the public tipped off the police after seeing him acting suspiciously and officers found him at the Royal Oak pub in Exeter, very close to the scene of his most recent raid.He had...

Serial Devon underwear thief caught by police in pub wearing...

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23-year-old man appears in court charged with causing injury...

August 31, 2015, 2:27 am
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A BRADWORTHY man has appeared in court charged with aggravated vehicle taking and causing injury to a woman following an accident.James Clarke, of Higher Terrace, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday and entered no plea for three driving offences.The charges relate to March 31 this year and include aggravated vehicle taking, injury to a Donna Owen, caused by an accident, and driving without a licence and third party insurance.The case was deemed too serious to be dealt with by...

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Drug dealer jailed after trying to sell crack cocaine to a...

August 31, 2015, 5:59 am
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A gambling addict who turned to drug dealing to pay off his debts has been jailed after he tried to sell crack cocaine to an undercover police officer.Mark Simpson was trying to recoup losses of £70,000 when he came to Exeter to sell class A drugs on behalf of a South London gang.He was working with an Exeter man when they offered to sell £110 worth of crack to two undercover officers in Well Street and were promptly arrested.The pair were operating out of 39-year-old user Anthony...

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Barnstaple drug-addict sentenced following theft charges

September 1, 2015, 12:52 am
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A BARNSTAPLE drug-addict has appeared in court charged with five theft offences.Daniel Creevy, of St Mary's Road, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday, following earlier hearings where he had pleaded guilty to nine charges.The sentencing had been adjourned for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.The charges included five offences of theft, failing to answer to police bail and two drugs charges relating to the possession of heroin and Subutex.All offences took place between May...

Barnstaple drug-addict sentenced following theft charges

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