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October 16, 2015, 9:39 am

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A DRUG user who was caught up in a larger police investigation has been ordered to do unpaid work.Anthony Coleman was arrested by police targeting a known criminal who went on the run and was featured on the BBC Crimewatch programme.Coleman, 34, was held during a search of a house in the centre of Barnstaple where he was found with very small amounts of cannabis and amphetamines.The target of the police operation was Kevin Squires, 55, of Ebberley Lawn, Barnstaple, who was jailed for three years...

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October 17, 2015, 12:43 am

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A BARNSTAPLE woman repeatedly punched a former friend in a "fit of rage" after being told of an alleged affair between her boyfriend and the victim.Nicole Hooper, of Hughes Avenue, Barnstaple, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday where she pleaded guilty to assaulting Sophie McGovery on May 5.She also admitted causing £15 worth of damage to the victim's car during the assault.Philip Shewell, for the prosecution, told the court the incident began after Hooper was...

Murder investigation launched following fire at Devon home

October 17, 2015, 1:29 am

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A MURDER investigation has been launched by police following the suspicious death of a 51-year-old man in Devon.Adrian Munday was found dead at a property in Wain Lane, Newton Abbot, at around 11am on Tuesday, October 6.Initial investigations concluded that there had been a fire at the address which was extinguished before police arrived.The death was being treated as unexplained, but a further forensic examination has now determined that Mr Munday had sustained serious injuries which were not...

£10,000 reward on offer in nationwide manhunt

October 17, 2015, 1:33 am

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POLICE are offering a £10,000 reward to anyone with information which leads to the arrest and prosecution of a 27-year-old man, wanted in connection to the murder of Josh Hanson.A nationwide manhunt has been launched for Shane O'Brien, of Ladbrook Grove, following the death of Mr Hanson at a bar in Eastcote, London.Officers say although O'Brien has links to the Ruislip area of London, he could be anywhere in the country.Detective Chief Inspector Noel McHugh, of the Homicide and Major Crime...

Poachers targetted by police in new campaign

October 17, 2015, 2:42 am

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POACHERS in North Devon are being targeted in a new campaign which aims to prevent illegal meat from landing on the region's dinner tables.Devon and Cornwall Police has launched the Stop Poaching crackdown as part of National Wildlife Crime Awareness Week.It follows concerns that poaching in the region has been on the rise, which is no longer about "the lone poacher taking something home for his larder", but instead has become "an organised operation".PC Martin Beck, wildlife...

Drugs raid "wake-up call" for North Devon cannabis user

October 17, 2015, 11:15 pm

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A DRUGS raid acted as a "wake-up call" for one cannabis user who has left North Devon in a bid to tackle his addiction.Joby Reed, 23, of Lifton, was arrested by police on September 1 following a drug raid on his temporary home in Bridgerule, near Holsworthy.Speaking during a hearing at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday, Philip Shewell, for the prosecution, said during the raid police located a bag containing 16.62 grams of cannabis – valued at £162.Mr Shewell said:...

Farmhand storms out of court after losing licence

October 17, 2015, 11:21 pm

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A FARMHAND stormed out of a hearing at North Devon Magistrates' Court after he was handed a driving ban despite his tearful plea to magistrates for mercy.William Jennings was banned from driving for six months after accruing more than 12 penalty points on his driving licence. It came after he was found guilty of speeding in Northam on September 29, 2014, and failing to identify himself as the driver of the vehicle – which he received three and six penalty points for.However, the trial,...

Couple turn backs on drugs after heroin arrest

October 17, 2015, 11:24 pm

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A PAIR of former heroin addicts are on the road to recovery after turning their backs on the drug, a court has heard.Shakira Mason, 22, and Wesley Rogers, 34, of Northgate, Aberyswith, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday following a drugs raid on their home in July.During the hearing Philip Shewell, for the prosecution, told the court: "When Miss Mason was told there would be a search of the property she voluntarily handed over a bag of heroin from her bra."Referring...

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Man accused of South Molton kidnap

October 17, 2015, 11:29 pm

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A 26-YEAR-OLD has appeared in court in connection to an alleged kidnapping which took place in South Molton earlier this year.Greg Coombes, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with kidnapping and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to Colin Daniels on June 14. Coombes spoke only to confirm his name and age and was remanded in custody until a case management hearing takes place at Exeter Crown Court on November 5.

South Molton burglary case sent to Exeter Crown Court

October 17, 2015, 11:31 pm

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AN alleged burglar is to appear at Exeter Crown Court next month, charged with a series of alleged burglaries in South Molton.Rober Seatherton, of Egerton Road, Torquay, will appear at the court on November 6 for a case management hearing to take place.It followed a brief hearing at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday which saw the 18-year-old enter no please to two charges – one of burglary and theft and one of burglary with intent to steal.

Children witnessed attack on Ilfracombe mum by former partner

October 18, 2015, 12:14 am

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A FATHER has been spared an immediate jail sentence after attacking his former partner while attempting to take his child from her address.Reid Eccleston, 29, was found guilty of assaulting Tanya Douglas at her home in Ilfracombe following a trial on September 1.During a sentencing hearing on Friday, Eccleston, of High Street, Ilfracombe, was handed a 16 week suspended sentence for the attack, which took place in front of both the victim's children.Philip Shewell, for the prosecution, told the...

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October 18, 2015, 11:21 pm

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ONE of Devon's most wanted criminals has been arrested in Cambodia.Paedophile Paul Prestidge, 35, has been on the run for five years after being convicted making indecent images of naked boys and keeping hundreds of child abuse images on his computer in 2007.The former teacher now faces deportation after being interviewed by Cambodian police over the weekend.Prestidge, who was jailed for three years in 2007, failed to return to the UK from a holiday in Spain in 2010, breaching the conditions of...

Man pleasured himself in Devon Air Ambulance charity shop

October 18, 2015, 11:34 pm

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A CHARITY shop manager was left "shocked and gobsmacked" when she saw a man pleasuring himself in the changing room.Sexually frustrated Csaba Varga appeared in court and admitted doing an act outraging public decency in August at the Devon Air Ambulance charity store in Cowick Street, Exeter.The 50-year-old Hungarian left a six inch gap in the curtain and was seen by the manager.After he left the shop she checked the cubicle and found a "wet area on the mirror", said...

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October 19, 2015, 2:22 am

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AN elderly man was knocked to the ground when he told a beggar "you should be working for your money you lazy bugger".Clifford Wolfe, 83, was asked for money by the beggar, 26-year-old Jerry Healey, on Tuesday, October 13 but the vulnerable elderly man refused to give him money. Mr Wolfe, who walks with the aid of a stick, told him that "you should be working for money you lazy bugger", and when he turned to walk away, Healey pushed him in the back and knocked him to the...

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October 19, 2015, 4:19 am

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EYEWITNESS pictures show the roaring blaze that decimated two cars in Holsworthy just past midnight yesterday.Police are treating the fire, which began in one car and spread to another, as arson.A third car was also damaged by heat in the blaze at a car park in Shortlands, Pyworthy, Holsworthy, said a Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service statement. Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman Philippa Thompson said: "Police were called at 12.50am, fire crews were already in...

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October 19, 2015, 6:28 am

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A SERIAL Barnstaple shoplifter who went out stealing just hours after being handed a suspended sentence has been freed.Daniel Creevy was caught stealing meat from shops in Barnstaple twice within four days after magistrates ordered him to receive drug rehabilitation rather than go to jail.He was locked up when he was taken back to court for the new offences but that sentence has been overturned on appeal at Exeter Crown Court.Creevy, 35, of St Mary's Road, Barnstaple, admitted theft and his...

Barnstaple murder trial jury shown injuries on body map

October 19, 2015, 6:39 am

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A MURDER trial jury have been shown a body map of the injuries suffered by a frail drug user who lay dead in her Barnstaple flat for two weeks.A Home Office pathologist pointed out extensive bruising on the face of Jane Davison, who was allegedly killed by her son Charles in November last year.Charles Davison, known by his second name Sion, denies murdering his mother at her Sunflower Road home during an argument over her using his supply of heroin.Home Office consultant pathologist Dr Russell...

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October 19, 2015, 7:26 am

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A PSYCHOTIC man who took a knife onto the dance floor at an Exeter club has been freed from jail and sent to a mental hospital. Schizophrenic Paul Gillmore was originally jailed for four months by magistrates but was freed on appeal and will now be treated at the Langdon Hospital in Dawlish. A judge at Exeter Crown Court ruled it had been "very wrong" for Gillmore, who has no previous convictions, to have been sent to jail without psychiatric or probation reports. Gillmore, 45, of...

Attack on Devon Islamic centre prompts police appeal

October 20, 2015, 2:22 am

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses following an attack at a Devon Islamic centre.CCTV footage shows a man and a woman who are wanted for questioning in relation to criminal damage at the PIETY Centre in St Judes in Plymouth.The incident took place on Thursday, October 15 at about 7.20pm.A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "There were reports of some smashed windows at the Plymouth Islamic Education Trust centre on Greenbank Avenue."The windows were smashed with people...

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October 20, 2015, 2:49 am

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A MAN accused of assaulting two people who said he looked like Joey Essex has appeared in court.Nicky Weight, 25, appeared in Crown court yesterday charged with two counts of assault on August 17 last year.It is alleged he assaulted Brian Ferguson, causing actual bodily harm, and unlawfully wounding his brother Colin Ferguson.The jury heard how Brian Ferguson was out celebrating his 50th birthday in Plymouth city centre when the alleged assault took place.Edward Bailey, for the prosecution, told...