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January 16, 2017, 1:07 am

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WOULD be thieves broke into a Bideford Post Office over the New Year period, in a busy week for crime in Torridge.In a report sent to the Torridge District Neighbourhood Watch by the area's policing teams all the cases of criminal damage, burglary and theft have been outlined for the period between Thursday, December 29, 2016, and Wednesday, January 4, 2017.In that period 14 crimes were committed in Torridge, nine of which were in the Bideford area.There was one report of theft in Holsworthy and...

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January 16, 2017, 4:48 am

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WARNING letters from internet providers next week will be sent to a number of homeowners in Devon who illegally stream films and television shows. A pirating crackdown by the Government will involve first targeting customers of Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk and Sky. WATCH: Video urges people to stream responsibly to avoid threatening the creative industries. Customers thought to have downloaded copyrighted material without proper subscriptions will find letters on their doorstep next...

Barnstaple stamper jailed for attack which left shoe print on...

January 16, 2017, 5:50 am

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A BUILDER has been jailed for a stamping attack on a Barnstaple pub customer which left the victim with a shoeprint on his face.Jamie Maddock punched Peter Mallett to the ground and was caught on CCTV as he "launched" himself at the prone body and slammed his foot into his cheek.He then ran out of the pub in Barnstaple and changed his shoes so when police arrested him a few hours later he had a pair of trainers with a different pattern.Self-employed labourer Maddock, 27, claimed he was...

Barnstaple man Philip Weeks denies sexually abusing girl, 5, with...

January 16, 2017, 7:41 am

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A former scrap metal worker has denied sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl with the arm of his spectacles. Philip Weeks is alleged to have carried out the assault while he was visiting the girl's family at their home in North Devon and was entrusted to look after the child at bath time. A police investigation traced a second girl, now an adult, who alleged Weeks had also made her take part in sexual acts when she was aged ten to 12. Weeks, 60, of Ashleigh Road, Barnstaple, denies...

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January 16, 2017, 8:18 am

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One in 14 violent crimes in Devon and Cornwall are being dealt with by an apology, including child cruelty, kidnapping and stalking.In 2015/16 one in 14 violence against the person offences (7.3%) was recorded by the force as being dealt with by a community resolution, where the victim agrees to accept an apology or some other act to make up for the offence.In total, 1,731 violence against the person offences, out of 23,829, were dealt with by a community resolution.In Devon and Cornwall, one in...

Child cruelty is on the rise in North Devon, according to police...

January 16, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Northern Devon is one of the worst places in England and Wales for child cruelty, with rates TWICE as high as the national average.According to an analysis of open crime data, there were 40 cases of child cruelty recorded by police in the area in the 12 months to June 2016.That's more than four times as many as the nine cases recorded in the area the year before.When compared to the population, that translates to around four cases of child cruelty for every 10,000 people living in North...

Knifepoint robbery in Ilfracombe - man treated for facial...

January 17, 2017, 1:15 am

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A MAN has been injured in a knifepoint robbery in Ilfracombe. The victim, a local man in his 40s, was confronted by three men as he walked home along Tarry Lane around 9.15pm on Friday, January 13.According to the police, the offenders, all aged between 18 and 22, demanded the victim's wallet and mobile phone. One of the offenders was brandishing a small blade and assaulted the victim before all three ran off. The victim was treated for a cut to his face. Police are appealing to anyone...

Father-of-three found guilty of running theft gang who targeted...

January 17, 2017, 2:33 am

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A father has been found guilty of at the hub of a family-run theft ring which targeted farms and small businesses all over Devon and Cornwall. Daniel Small was a key link between his two sons Daniel and James and other members of the gang who helped dispose of the Land Rovers and other farm vehicles which they stole in 28 raids. He used a farm near his home in Plympton to store some of the stolen property so nothing incriminating was found at his own yard, where he bought and sold cars and...

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January 17, 2017, 5:02 am

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IN a midnight break-in thieves have burgled a supermarket in Barnstaple. The Co-op in St George's Road was hit by thieves on Sunday night at around midnight. Burglars used two large rocks to break a window in order to get in. According to the police four men were involved and made off with a quantity of tobacco in a large bag. Police were unable to put a value on the tobacco. It is believed they left the scene in a silver BMW. Police are investigating the burglary and appealing for...

'Serious incident' in Holsworthy - police appeal for witnesses

January 17, 2017, 8:10 am

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Police are appealing for help after "a serious incident" in Holsworthy. The incident, which the police have provided no detail on, took place yesterday evening at 9pm in North Road. According to the Holsworthy Neighbourhood Policing Team's Facebook page: "The matter is now fully in hand and a male was arrested and is currently in custody awaiting interview.""There is no ongoing risk to the local community at this time." Anyone with information on this...

Man tracked by police helicopter through North Devon after taking...

January 18, 2017, 2:32 am

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A cannabis user snatched his girlfriend's keys and drove off in her car after she stopped and got out during an argument. Dylan Caldwell left the woman on the roadside as he set off back to his home at Chivenor. She called the police and he was tracked by the force helicopter before being pulled over in Barnstaple. Caldwell, 20, was spared a jail sentence but warned by a judge he is 'on very thin ice' because he was already subject to a suspended sentence. Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, decided...

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January 18, 2017, 2:55 am

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Parents have been warned after children were approached by men at two locations in Devon this week.In one incident three men tried to grab two teenage girls as they walked down a street, a mother has warned.The girls managed to run off from the men, who are said to have been driving a large black van, before the harrowing incident was reported to police.In another incident an 11-year-old boy was approached my a man in Uffculme, and managed to run away.Schools across Mid Devon have sent warnings...

Police arrest man, 34, after stabbing in North Road in Holsworthy

January 18, 2017, 3:15 am

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A 34-year-old man has been arrested for GBH and possession of a knife after a man was left with 'two serious knife wounds' on Monday.Police were called to reports of an altercation at a property in North Road, Holsworthy, around 9.30pm on Monday, January 16.Officers said the altercation had spilled onto the streets.A 36-year-old Holsworthy man received two serious knife wounds to his body.A second man also received a knife wound to his arm.Both men were taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth,...

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January 18, 2017, 3:39 am

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ATTACKING a doctor during a consultation led to a father of two with anger issues to be banned from getting medical treatment south of Bristol, a court heard.A rare emotional disorder can lead Simon William Penfold to fights with strangers.The defendant went to Axminster Medical Practice, in Devon, to talk about a male sexual health problem.In the consulting room, Dr Jonathan Allen steered the conversation towards Penfold's longstanding cannabis use and the patient became agitated and...

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January 18, 2017, 3:48 am

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A man from North Devon has been ordered to sign onto the Sex Offenders' Register after he admitted sexually assaulting a teenage girl.Alexander Duffield, 41, formerly of Northam and now of Red House Lane, Walsall, pleaded guilty to two offences of sexual activity with a child when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court.Recorder Mr Jeremy Wright adjourned sentence until next month and ordered a probation pre-sentence report. He ordered Duffield to sign onto the register immediately.He told him:...

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January 18, 2017, 5:58 am

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A former scrap metal worker has told a jury that he has no sexual interest in children and had not assaulted two different young girls. Philip Weeks said there was no truth in the allegation that he has used an arm of a pair of spectacles to assault a five-year-old girl in the bath. He told Exeter Crown Court he had supervised the child at bath time but that the only pair of spectacles he had in the house were in a downstairs kitchen cupboard. Weeks also denied assaulting a girl of about ten...

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January 19, 2017, 7:33 am

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A rundown of the concluded cases at North Devon Magistrates' Court, allowing you to see justice served in your community.This week we summarise court activity between January 12 to January 17. The defendant's age follows his name and a G or NG denotes a guilty or not guilty plea. Not guilty pleas mean the conviction followed a trial.NP indicates no plea was taken and the charge was proved in the defendant's absence. NG/G denotes a change of plea.January 12Richard Ironside, 38, of New Road, South...

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January 19, 2017, 8:52 am

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A former scrap metal has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a five year-old girl in the bath with the arm of his spectacles. Philip Weeks claimed he had no sexual interest in children but was convicted of abusing not only the little girl but another child 15 years earlier. A jury at Exeter Crown Court rejected his claim that he had never taken a pair of spectacles into the bathroom, where he was trusted by the girl's mother to help her bath. Former scrap yard worker and refuse man...

Ilfracombe dad James Sowden jailed after choosing drugs over...

January 21, 2017, 9:50 pm

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A SINGLE father has been jailed after he ignored a warning that he must choose between his love of his sons and his love of drugs. James Sowden was given a chance to carry on bringing up his two boys, aged seven and nine, when he was given a suspended sentence for drug dealing in 2015. At the time the Judge told him: "You are going to have to make the decision whether you love them more than you love drugs. It is your children who take the credit for your sentence being suspended, not...

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January 21, 2017, 9:58 pm

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A NEW YEAR'S EVE celebration ended in a man punching his girlfriend in the face during an argument in the back of a car.Nathan Rumens, 42, of Greylands Farm, Holsworthy, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to one charge of assault. The incident took place in Holsworthy on January 1, 2017.Giles Rowden, for the prosecution, told the court Rumens and his partner were on their way back from a New Year's Eve party.The victim's father was driving a car while...