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Gary Courtney wanted for prison recall

Police in Plymouth are seeking a 31-year-old man who is wanted for a recall to prison.

Plymouth man Gary Courtney, is currently wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of his licence following his release from prison.

He was originally convicted of assault. Courtney is descirbed as a white male, 31 years of age. 5’8” in height of medium build and brown...

Plymouth man wanted for recall to prison

Police in Devon are seeking a 35 year-old man who is wanted for a recall to prison.

Plymouth man Michael Lidderdale, who is known as Tye, is currently wanted by police after failing to comply with the conditions of a supervision order following his release from prison.

He was originally convicted of fraud.

He is described as a white man, 5’ 7” tall and of proportionate...

Senior officer to be 'arrested' for good cause

A senior officer from Devon and Cornwall Police will land herself in 'jail' in Exeter tomorrow – all in the name of charity.

Superintendent Sarah Sharpe is taking part in The British Red Cross’ first ever Devon Jail and Bail event where high profile ‘felons’ will be locked up for the day to help raise at least £4,000 for the charity’s work in the UK and overseas.

An Exeter City...

Police seek help to find wanted man

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information from the public to help locate a wanted man.

Leigh Dixon is wanted having breached the conditions of a prison release. He served a prison sentence for theft, criminal damage and possession of drugs and is now sought for recall to prison.

Police describe Dixon as "a 32 year old man, 6’2 in height (1.88 metres), and has either a...

Police appeal to public to trace prison absconder

Police are appealing for information to trace a man who has absconded from prison and may be in the Devon and Cornwall area.

John Loveridge, 28, was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for offences including burglary and theft. He absconded from HMP North Sea Camp in Lincolnshire on Monday 11 February. It is believed that Loveridge may be in Somerset or Devon and Cornwall and...

Building UK’s biggest prison: a titanic waste of money

Government plans to build Britain’s biggest prison are a titanic waste of money that will do nothing to cut crime, the Howard League for Penal Reform said today (10th January).

In a move which echoes the ill-fated Titan jail proposal of the last decade, the...

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