Intruder faces jail after breaking into house and terrifying...
An intruder has been warned he faces a jail sentence after he broke into a house and terrified a seven-year-old boy. Sean Day walked through the back door of the cottage at Pinn, near Sidmouth and the...
View ArticleCarpenter attacked man with iron bar in McDonald's car park
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...
View Article15-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...
View ArticlePHOTO: 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...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleDrug 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...
View ArticlePrison 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...
View ArticleBuilding firm fined £200,000 after worker fell to his death...
A building company have been fined £200,000 for the death of a worker who fell 20 feet to his death after his bosses went to the pub and left him unsupervised.Phillip Evans, aged 60, was working on a...
View ArticleBarnstaple 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...
View Article19-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...
View ArticleInternet 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...
View ArticleIntruder jailed for wrecking car in revenge attack
An intruder has been jailed after wrecking a vintage Mini in a revenge attack.David Rousen had a long standing grudge against the owner of the car because of a family feud and vented his anger by...
View ArticleTrucker 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...
View ArticleDriver 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...
View ArticleSquatter 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...
View ArticleRacist 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...
View ArticlePICTURED: 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...
View Article46-year-old pleads not guilty to two counts of sexual assault
A 46-YEAR-OLD has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a woman on two occasions.Mark Vorley, of Beards Road in Fremington, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates yesterday charged with...
View ArticleVicious assault near Barnstaple Hotel captured on CCTV
A VICIOUS assault during which a man bit his partner on the cheek and chased her into the road was captured on CCTV.David Galliford, 31, of Medard House in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon...
View Article18-year-old gets suspended sentence for Rock Park assault
AN 18-year-old who assaulted another teenager in Rock Park was landed with a suspended sentence.Curtis Baggott, of Forches Avenue in Barnstaple, pleaded guilty on a basis to the incident which took...
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