Prisoner found with heroin worth £3k in hand cream
A SERVING prisoner was found with heroin worth £3,000 hidden inside a hand cream dispenser when his cell was searched by officers, a jury have been told.Wayne Savage allegedly had the drugs hidden in...
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Court registers: Find out who has been sentenced recently in...
This is our round-up of some of the latest convictions at North Devon Magistrates' Court. Dates included are August 4, 7 and 10. A G at the end of each entry denotes a guilty plea, while all other...
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41-year-old arrested in connection with knifepoint robbery at...
A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a knifepoint robbery at a Cornish tourist attraction.Police were called around 4pm on Sunday, August 30 to a report of a robbery at Launceston...
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Barnstaple woman suffered serious injuries when husband hit her...
A BARNSTAPLE pensioner has admitted causing his wife serious head injuries in an attack with a wok-style frying pan at their home.John Isaac, 76, was told he would not face an immediate jail sentence...
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Prisoner not guilty of heroin dealing after jury hears he was...
A PRISONER has been cleared of dealing heroin from his jail cell after telling a jury he thought the drugs were legal highs. Wayne Savage was found with heroin worth around £3,000 hidden in Kinder eggs...
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Husband jailed for using aerosol flamethrower to torch his home...
A FORMER soldier has been jailed for using a deodorant can like a flame thrower to set light to his home after his wife walked out on him. Keith Bailey was seen laughing at a window of the burning...
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Men deny kicking punter in face in North Devon pub in argument...
A PUB customer was allegedly punched and kicked in the face in North Devon after an argument with two strangers over who was going to walk home with a couple of female pool players.Christopher Whyte...
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CCTV video shows horrifying robbery by masked knifeman at Devon...
AN armed robbery at a store in Devon was caught on CCTV. View video below This video saw a jury take just five hours to convict knifeman Mark Symes and the judge locked him up for seven years. The...
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Unconscious man robbed of phone in Barnstaple street but police...
A MAN'S mobile phone was allegedly stolen from him while he lay unconscious in a Barnstaple street - leading his step-father to say he has "lost faith" in the people of the town.Matt Cox, 18, of...
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Charity money stolen by burglars from Coffee Break and...
BURGLARS stole money raised for charity from a café and market in Ilfracombe.At some point between 8pm on Monday and 9am Tuesday Coffee Break and Ilfracombe Indoor Market on Ilfracombe High Street were...
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Cash stolen from Stagecoach safe at Barnstaple Bus Station
CASH was stolen from a safe belonging to Stagecoach at Barnstaple Bus Station last month. The incident took place at 1.45am on Monday, August 24. Police said there was no forced entry and the cash was...
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Barnstaple garden shed cocaine dealer jailed
A BARNSTAPLE drug dealer has been jailed after he supplied more than 100 customers from his garden shed.Gary Passmore was found with cocaine and cash at his flat in the town when police were called to...
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Devon police call for vigilance as tricksters con £1...
Have you received any worrisome or disconcerting phone calls recently? Are you worried that the caller may not have been who they claimed to be?There has been a rise in the number of elderly victims...
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Angry pedestrian attacked deaf Domino's driver through car window
AN angry pedestrian has been ordered to pay £1,500 compensation to a pizza delivery driver who he stopped in the street and attacked. Spencer Dunnett flagged down Domino's delivery man Christian...
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Binge drinker jailed for attack which left woman unrecognisable
A BINGE drinker has been jailed after she joined in a savage and motiveless attack on a woman who was left battered beyond recognition. Kate Williams arrived at a flat in Exeter to find victim Carly...
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Professional fraudster jailed for fraud involving Tesco Click and...
A PROFESSIONAL fraudster has been jailed for a carefully planned swindle which exploited a flaw in Tesco's Click and Collect system. Randeep Kooner travelled across Devon and Cornwall pulling off the...
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Northam man, 67, found with images of children tracked down...
INTELLIGENCE provided by law enforcement agencies in Canada led to police tracking down a 67-year-old and charging him with making indecent images of children. David Bradshaw, of Hanson Park in...
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Woman who had sex in front of park full of bystanders skips court
A WOMAN charged with having sex in front of a park full of bystanders failed to turn up to court for sentencing. Gemma Pinkerton, 24, was due at Plymouth Magistrates on Friday but did not attend,...
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Woman's cat strangled to death and dumped under rose bush in her...
A SIX-YEAR-OLD cat was strangled to death and left under a rose bush in his owner's front garden last month. Joan King was heartbroken after a neighbour made the gruesome discovery in her garden on...
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Compensation for police officer called 'lesbian' and 'dyke' in...
A MAGISTRATE told a man it was "totally unacceptable" for him to call a police officer a "lesbian" and a "dyke" during an incident in Barnstaple.Colin Selley, 33, of Bellaire Drive in Barnstaple,...
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