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July 26, 2015, 2:55 am

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A NEWLY qualified driver flipped his car while three times over the legal drink drive limit, a court has heard.Toby Lee, 30, of Millers Brook in Braunton, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates last Friday where he pleaded guilty to drink driving on July 7.The court heard it was around 7.30pm when a police officer was called to attend a crash in Croyde.A silver Peugeot was on its roof on the carriageway after having hit a boundary wall.An ambulance was called and it was noted Lee could not...

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Homeless burglar asked Bideford homeowner 'not to bash him'

July 26, 2015, 2:56 am

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A HOMELESS man asked a homeowner "not to bash him" after being caught rooting through his garage.Sam Harlow, 22, pleaded guilty to burglary when he appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court last Friday.Shaun Tipton, for the prosecution, said it was around 1am on May 13 when the homeowner returned to his house in Bideford and noticed the garage door was open.He saw some items had been removed and placed on the driveway, so he shouted "who is in there" and saw Harlow in his...

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July 27, 2015, 3:52 am

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A DRIVER said she was left "shocked" after a 19-year-old crashed into the back of her car in Barnstaple in March. Harvey Wellham, of Kingsway in South Molton, was out driving on March 31 when he crashed into the back of Gemma Ireland's car while she was turning off in St Georges Road. He had already pleaded guilty to failing to stop after a crash, driving without due care and attention, driving without a licence, without insurance and without a valid test certificate. Wellham was at North...

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July 27, 2015, 3:55 am

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TRYING to avoid tension with his friends landed a man in court after he was caught drink-driving. Robert Smale, 28, of Upcott Farm in North Molton, was out with friends on July 5 when, after having about three drinks, he decided to get in his car and drive. He was stopped by police after they spotted him with no headlights and he blew 42 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35. Smale appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to...

Heroin and crack cocaine dealers from London nabbed by police in...

July 27, 2015, 5:45 am

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A PAIR pair of drug dealers have been jailed after they were caught with £6,880 of heroin and crack in Exeter's historic catacombs.A sharp eyed police patrol spotted the two men from London talking to a known drug user in nearby Bonhay Road and intercepted them as they moved into the catacombs area of the St Bartholomew churchyard.One of the men tried to swallow six wraps of drugs he was holding but was forced to spit them out by the police as he struggled on the ground.A total of 344...

Breaking Bad-style plot to set up drugs lab in South West sees...

July 27, 2015, 11:41 pm

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GANGSTERS who tried to set up a Breaking Bad style drugs laboratory and flood the South West of England with a variety of drugs, including crystal meth, ecstasy and amphetamines, have been jailed for almost 80 years. Police stopped the plan in its tracks and said the investigation had "striking similarities" to the America crime drama. An undercover police investigation saw eight men – including a 78-year-old kingpin - put behind bars. A Bristol pensioner, George Rogers,...

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July 28, 2015, 4:26 am

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THIS photo shows a heavy police presence in Bideford on Saturday, where a man was arrested on suspicion of affray over an incident outside a café.Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman Steve Grant said police were alerted to a disturbance outside the Chatterbox Café on Cooper Street at 8.30pm on Saturday evening.Steven Cleaves, 38, of Glentorr Road, Bideford, has been charged with affray and bailed to appear at North Devon Magistrates' Court on August 28.Mr Grant said: "A member...

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July 28, 2015, 4:48 am

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A WOMAN has been charged with intent to pervert the course of justice after claiming she was assaulted while breast feeding her baby in a Primark store.Caroline Starmer, 28, had said she was assaulted by a security guard.Primark have welcome the charge and said breastfeeding mothers were welcome in their stores.A Primark spokesperson said: "Primark notes the announcement made today by Leicestershire Police that Caroline Starmer has been summoned to appear at court charged with perverting...

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July 28, 2015, 5:12 am

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A SERIAL flasher who stripped off on one of the coldest days of the year told the police who arrested him: "Let me in the car, I'm freezing."Notorious sexual deviant Malcolm King was wearing only a pink wig, stick-on body jewellery, and waving a glow stick as he stood in the central reservation of a dual carriageway next to a busy roundabout.He was jumping up and down and waggling his private parts at a stream of cars, some containing children as they passed him at the Penn Inn at...

Case against man accused of raping boy in Northern Devon...

July 28, 2015, 5:25 am

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THE trial of a man accused of historic sexual offences against a teenaged boy in Northern Devon has been delayed after he suffered a broken leg.Kevin Snow, aged 50, of Fir Close, Willand, is facing six allegations of male rape and four of indecent assault against a boy in Witheridge in the 1980s.He was due to be tried at Exeter Crown Court this week but the case was taken out of the list because he is being treated for a broken leg and was unable to get to the hearing.Judge Francis Gilbert, QC,...

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July 28, 2015, 9:07 am

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A SOUTH WEST man tried to bribe his billionaire US tycoon father-in-law to the tune of $2million – by threatening to put sexually intimate pictures of her on the internet.James Casbolt married Haley Meijer, the heir to American hypermarket tycoon Hank Meijer's $8.5billion fortune.He demanded the money to not share the nude pics Haley had taken the pictures for him and sent to him while he was in the army, a court heard.Hank Meijer never approved of the 37-year-old Casbolt, of St Ives,...

Inmate jailed for threatening to kill female prison doctor and...

July 29, 2015, 5:10 am

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A DEVON inmate has been jailed for threatening to throw a female prison doctor down a staircase, stab her and hunt her down after his release.Foul-mouthed Barry Veysey threatened to kill the GP and her family during a row about his medication.He left Dr Marjorie Peyton-Jones so frightened she was unable to complete her rounds at Exeter Prison when Veysey shouted threats for a second time from his cell at the segregation unit.He has previously been jailed for threatening to shoot a Judge who...

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July 29, 2015, 6:06 am

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A MAN who failed to turn up for jury service has been warned he could be sent to jail if it happens again.Paris Sykes told court staff he was ill in bed and unable to get to Exeter Crown Court but when they checked with his mother she said he was out for the day.Sykes, aged 20, of Newberry Park, Newton Abbot, was summoned in front of resident Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, to explain his behaviour.Sykes said he had been ill but had been unable to obtain a doctor's certificate and insisted there must...

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July 29, 2015, 6:21 am

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A DAIRY farm owner and manager from Woolsery and their company, have been ordered to pay more than £30,000 in fines and costs for polluting a stream with slurry, illegally damming another stream and breaching an environmental permit.Peter Willes and Richard Marsden, who run P.W. and R.M. farming partnership and Parkham Farms Limited, pleaded guilty to three offences and Marsden asked for another offence of slurry pollution that occurred in March this year at Beckland Farm to be taken into...

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July 29, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A BAG for life and some ham turned out to be the unusual purchases which led to police tracking down an armed robber who targeted a high street jewellers. Detective Sergeant Simon Butler, who was the deputy investigating officer in the case, told the story of how, thanks to witnesses, the public and staff at Marks & Spencer, 18-year-old Benjamin Barton came to be charged with the crime. The robbery was carried out on May 18 when Barton entered Coopers Jewellery in the high street wearing...

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Cannabis growing Barnstaple chicken farmer jailed

July 30, 2015, 5:41 am

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A STRUGGLING Barnstaple farmer has been jailed after he diversified into cannabis and hired out his land to growers.Edward James decided he could make more money out of drugs than his normal business of rearing chickens but was caught with 395 plants in different stages of growth.The 68-year-old was paid rent by two men who set up the growing rooms in a lorry container and a barn and turned an electricity substation into a drying room.When police raided the farm he told him he had turned to...

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July 30, 2015, 5:57 am

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A GROUP of sea cadets were left with skin irritation after they were sprayed with a mysterious liquid while walking in Ilfracombe.The five-strong group were walking on Ropery Road at around 6.30pm on July 13 when they were sprayed by the occupants of a passing car using a supersoaker.Inspector Roger Bartlett said: "It appears as the car was passing something leaned out of the window and sprayed some form of liquid."While Mr Bartlett said it had caused discomfort to the victims, in...

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July 30, 2015, 10:00 pm

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THESE exclusive pictures show the extent of the cannabis growing operation for which a Barnstaple chicken farmer rented his land out and was jailed.Struggling Edward James, of View Farm, Bratton Fleming, hired out his land to growers when he decided he could make more money out of drugs than his normal business of rearing chickens.As the images show, a sophisticated cannabis 'factory' operation was set up at the 68-year-old's farm by two men, who paid him rent.The men set up the growing rooms in...

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July 31, 2015, 4:32 am

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A TROUBLED teenager has been ordered to do community service work after he was thrown out of a therapeutic community in North Devon for breaking its rules.Autistic Michael Greenaway was sent to the Amber Foundation in Chawleigh, near Chulmleigh, after stealing from his father and a neighbour.He was expelled for smoking in his room, making lewd remarks to other residents, sniffing solvents and spilling a soft drink on a pool table.A Judge warned him he will almost certainly go to jail if he gets...

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July 31, 2015, 5:22 am

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A JUDGE has authorised the continued detention of a South West man who accused of murdering his estranged wife.James McDonald will remain in custody until his trial at Exeter Crown Court in November after a judge extended custody time limits.By law, a judge has to review any case in which a defendant is held for more than six months to ensure the case is progressing as quickly as possible.Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, agreed to extend the time limit until November at a pre trial hearing at Exeter...