A carpenter attacked a man with an iron bar in a McDonald's car park after 'macho posturing' led to violence.Jordan Hebburn launched a pre-emptive strike by hitting Samuel Garland from behind with a heavy weight-lifting bell bar as he reached into his car outside the fast food outlet in Exmouth.Police found a length of chain at the scene and Hebburn claimed he had been threatened with other weapons after being driven to Woodbury Common by Mr Garland in the past.He also alleged that Mr Garland...
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Carpenter attacked man with iron bar in McDonald's car park
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15-year-old allegedly groped by passenger on Devon train
A schoolgirl has told of her terror after she was allegedly groped by a fellow passenger on a commuter train.
The 15-year-old says she was scared and confused when a stranger moved into the seat next to her on the Yeovil to Exeter train and repeatedly ran his hand up her thigh.
David Munro is alleged to have told her she looked "really hot" and carried on touching her even though she told him she was 15 and was wearing school uniform.
He gave his name to her as John and claimed...
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PHOTO: Cannabis selfie saw South Molton drug dealers end up in...
THIS selfie, taken by a drug dealer with his cannabis stash, saw both him and his friend end up in court for producing cannabis.Richard Edmunds and Joshua Langmead were sharing a house in South Molton where two bedrooms were set up with growing lights and police found incriminating messages on six mobile phones.Langmead took pictures of the crop including one of his workmate Edmunds giving a thumbs-up sign as he grinned for the camera with the plants in the background.Both men worked at the same...
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Man guilty of groping girl, 15, on Devon train
A TRAIN passenger has been warned he could be jailed after he was found guilty of groping a 15-year-old schoolgirl in a deserted carriage.David Munro got onto the early morning train with the girl and despite there being dozens of spare seats he moved to sit next to her.She was sat at a table and was trapped between Munro and the window as he started running his hand up and down her thigh over her tights and school uniform skirt.Munro told Exeter Crown Court he had just been flirting and the...
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Drug dealers brought £5.8 million of heroin and cocaine to...
A GANG of drug dealers brought £5.8 million worth of heroin and cocaine to Devon in a plot which was masterminded from a quiet seaside town.A cottage in a Devon village was also used as a base for the operation which organised 48 drug deliveries to Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Torbay over the space of just 12 months.The 19 strong group used a string of couriers and recruited drug users to replace those who were caught by the police as they brought consignments of up to 1.6 kilograms a time...
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Bideford man, 21, arrested on suspicion of rape
A 21-year-old man from Bideford has been arrested on suspicion of rape in Berkshire, police have confirmed.The man was arrested along with a 22-year-old man from Sidmouth in relation to an alleged offence which is said to have taken place in Sindlesham, Berkshire, in the early hours of Tuesday, July 21.Both men have been released on police bail until 25 August.
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Prison sentence increased on Devon sex monster to 18 years
THE prison sentence of a man who raped and abused a girl over a decade has been increased.Colin Goss saw his jail term lengthened from 16 years to 18 years at Plymouth Crown Court.The 77-year-old repeatedly raped and indecently assaulted the child in a depraved and drug-fuelled campaign.Devious Goss at one stage abducted her and kept her inside the boot of a car while he was at work.His victim, bravely speaking at court 20 years later, said the abuse had affected her so much that she had been...
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AUDIO: Man calls 999 after seagull steals his sandwich - Listen...
Police have released the contents of a 999 call from a man this afternoon after a seagull "stole" his sandwich.Avon and Somerset Constabulary have been taking part in a 24 hour tweetathon today, Tweeting incidents which are reported to their control room which ranged from serious cases to calls about animals on roads.But this afternoon, they received a call from an angry member of the public after a seagull tried to "rip his sandwich" off him.Here is the conversation in...
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Devon grandmother escapes jail after admitting to killing her...
A grandmother from Devon has confessed to killing her baby more than 50 years ago.Melody Cassan was just a schoolgirl when she smothered her 18-day-old baby boy, Wayne Harper, with a cushion in 1963. The 67-year-old lied to a coroner at the time about the circumstances of her son's death.But she was overcome by guilt that had taunted her for over 50 years, and she finally revealed the truth when police were called to her home to deal with a domestic incident last year.Cassan pleaded guilty at...
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Barnstaple jewellery store robber told he faces jail
A STUDENT who fled a jewellery shop empty handed after the owner struck back with a baseball bat has been warned he faces jail.
Benjamin Barton, aged 18, tried to hold up the Coopers Jewellers in Barnstaple's High Street with an imitation pistol but was foiled by the courage of shopkeeper David Bruce.
Mr Bruce, aged 71, is a judo black belt and responded to the raid by picking up a baseball bat and hitting Barton across the wrists as he pointed his gun at him.
Barton, of Clovelly Road,...
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19-year-old charged with GBH following Fever incident in March
A 19-YEAR-OLD has been charged with GBH regarding an alleged incident which took place in Fever in Barnstaple on March 15.
Maxwell George Banbury, from Barnstaple, has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent following the alleged incident.
He has bailed to attend North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 14.
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Internet predator jailed for grooming 15-year-old girl
An internet predator has been jailed after he groomed a 15-year-old girl through an online messaging service and arranged to meet her for sex.
Antony Turner persuaded the girl to send him a picture of her breasts and was on his way to meet her when a support worker at the hostel where he was living found out about the plan and called the police.
The girl went to the rendezvous at Chester Railway station where Turner had arranged to meet her before going to a nearby park, Exeter Crown Court...
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Rape allegation: Bideford man released without charge
A 21-year-old man from Bideford who was arrested in Berkshire on Tuesday on suspicion of rape has been released after police said there was no evidence of an offence.Yesterday the Journal reported that the man had been arrested following an allegation of rape in Wokingham, made by a 18-year-old woman.However, Thames Valley Police has conducted a thorough investigation and found that no offence has taken place.The rape was reported to have happened in a hotel in Mill Lane, Sindlesham, on Tuesday,...
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Two sheep killed and another seriously injured after Braunton dog...
Police in North Devon are reminding dog owners of the need to keep their animals under control following an attack on three sheep in Braunton.The sheep had been attacked on a local farm sometime between 7pm yesterday and 7am today.A sheep and a lamb were found dead by the farmer this morning. Another sheep was seriously injured.PC Simon Ogden, based in Barnstaple, said: "Incidents like these are very distressing for the farmer and animals. "Owners must ensure their pets are not allowed...
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Trucker jailed for killing M5 motorist while on his phone
A trucker has been jailed for killing another motorist in a motorway pile up as he was ringing off a mobile phone call to his accountant.Julian Ketcher was distracted by his hands-free phone and failed to notice a line of stationary traffic until just two seconds before he ploughed into a line of cars at 50 mph.He claimed he closed his eyes while sneezing but checks on his phone showed he had just ended a call to his accountant and was searching the mobile's directory for another...
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Driver jailed for four years after killing 10-year-old boy while...
A driver has been jailed for the hit and run killing of a 10-year-old boy who he knocked down after spending the morning drinking cider, gin and shots.Cameron Trivett was driving too fast and was over the drink drive limit when his van hit schoolboy Samuel Crocker as he crossed a quiet residential road in Crediton.Trivett drove off leaving the fatally injured boy in the road but later handed himself in to police.Passers-by had earlier seen him driving erratically and mounting a pavement and a...
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Squatter who got into house through cat flap is spared jail
A horrified house seller found her property as an untidy mess with rubbish strewn around the floor after a squatter broke in through her cat flap and moved in. The owner was tipped off by her estate agent after he visited the property with a client and found the garden shed missing and its contents dumped in the back garden. Homeless Spencer Bamping had broken in by pulling off the catflap and then removing a panel in the door before spending four days in the property at Heathfield, Newton...
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Racist Barnstaple neighbour spared jail after vowing to move out...
A racist neighbour has been spared a new jail sentence after she vowed to sell up and move away from her home in Barnstaple.Retired nurse Angela French has made life a misery for a Lebanese born hospital consultant and his family who live next door to her.She has already served two jail terms for shouting abuse at him and his family and has been told she will go straight back to prison if there is any repeat of her behaviour.French has put her home on the market for £229,000 and plans to...
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PICTURED: the 18-year-old who pointed a gun in the face of a...
A STUDENT who fled a jewellery shop empty handed after the owner struck back with a baseball bat has been warned he faces jail.
Benjamin Barton, aged 18, tried to hold up the Coopers Jewellers in Barnstaple's High Street with an imitation pistol but was foiled by the courage of shopkeeper David Bruce.
Mr Bruce, aged 71, is a judo black belt and responded to the raid by picking up a baseball bat and hitting Barton across the wrists as he pointed his gun at him.
Barton, of Clovelly Road,...
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Woman sees off handbag robber in Devon city
POLICE are appealing for information following an attempted robbery on an elderly woman.An 83 year old woman was the victim of an incident which occurred around 4pm on Wednesday, July 22 in the small car park behind the Gala Bingo on Derry's Cross, Plymouth. The victim was walking back to her car after visiting the bank when she was grabbed from behind by a woman who attempted to snatch her handbag.She managed to hold onto the bag but was pushed to the floor where upon the suspect continued to...
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