• Grudge man hit the wrong target

  By Mid Devon Gazette at 08:00 on 03/07/12

  

  A BUNGLING intruder targeted the wrong family when he Embarked on a revenge mission After drinking at an office Christmas party, Paul Vince decided to see a former neighbour in Tiverton, who he harboured a grudge against. He stopped on the way and stole a fire extinguisher from a McDonald's restaurant to smash his way in to his ex-neighbour's home. But he broke into a flat belonging to a complete stranger and his heavily...

• Watch out for this national credit card scam

  By Lewis_Clarke at 17:26 on 27/03/12

  

  We have been asked to disseminate the information as widely and was quickly as we can through Neighbourhood Watch, School Safe and others. This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. By understanding how the VISA & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect...

• Police still seeking witnesses to sexual assault on teenager

  By Lewis_Clarke at 03:22 on 27/03/12

  

  POLICE are still seeking contact from witnesses to an attack on a 17-year-old female between the hours of 4.30pm and 6.30pm on Tuesday 13 March 2012, in a copse area situated off the old railway line in Tiverton. The woman was approached by an unknown man, pushed to the ground and sexually assaulted as she walked along the old railway line which connects Beech Road to Lea Road, and divides housing in Pinnex Moor Road and Moorhayes...

• Police appeal for information following assault on teen at Cowleymoor

  By Lewis_Clarke at 17:03 on 15/03/12

  

  BETWEEN the hours of 4.30pm and 6.30pm on Tuesday 13 March 2012, a 17 year old woman was assaulted in a copse area situated off the old railway line in Tiverton. The woman was approached by an unknown man and pushed to the ground as she walked along the old railway line which connects Beech Road to Lea Road, and divides housing in Pinnex Moor Road and Moorhayes housing estate. The woman received minor scratches and was left very shaken....

• Appeal for witnesses after tyres are dumped by roadside

  By Lewis_Clarke at 15:15 on 29/11/11

  

  DOZENS of tyres were illegally dumped on a road between Crediton and Bickleigh earlier this month. The Council is appealing for witnesses following this serious fly tipping incident where up to 70 tyres were dumped on the lay-by opposite Lower Burrow Coombe Farm on the A3072. This incident will need to be cleared up by the council who are appealing for help from the public to catch the offender. Simon Newcombe Environmental Enforcement...

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