A BODMIN man rejected a district judge's suggestion that he ran away from police because he knew he would fail their breath test.Mark McEwan told District Judge Nick Sanders that in fact he made off because he feared the officers wanted to speak to him about some alloy wheels he had removed from a scrapped car.McEwan, 26, of Hillside Park, accepted, however, that he had failed to give a roadside sample and pleaded guilty to failing to co-operate with the preliminary breath test when he appeared...
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Motorist banned
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Bus hit in protest
WHILE staging a protest against bus services, a St Stephen man cracked a bus windscreen causing £400 damage, a court was told.Anthony Counter was found guilty of causing criminal damage to the Western Greyhound bus and also pleaded guilty to two further offences of damage committed the following day.When he appeared before District Judge Nick Sanders for sentence at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Thursday (November 28), 43-year-old Counter, of Gilbert Close, was given a three-month nightly...
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Benefit cheat failed to declare sale funds
A BENEFIT cheat living in North Cornwall who swindled £38,000 has given all the money back and been given a suspended sentence.Jonathan Kew, 45, pleaded guilty to three offences under the Fraud Act at Truro Crown Court on Thursday.Kew, of Bridgetown Hill, Werrington, had failed to disclose that he owned a property when he completed his housing and council tax benefit claim form in October 2008, and then when the property was sold in December 2008, he failed to disclose receipt of the...
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Drugs found in raid
A POLICE raid at a property in St Columb found a quantity of cannabis and associated drug paraphernalia.A man and a woman have been arrested and are currently on police bail.Police searched the residential property on November 26, using a warrant under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
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Exposed himself
POLICE are trying to track down a man who exposed himself and performed a sexual act in front of a woman who was walking her dogs near De Lank Quarry, St Breward.The incident happened at around 11am on November 18 and police in Bodmin are seeking information – witnesses are asked to call 101, quoting BB/13/1875.
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Search halted
POLICE are no longer looking for anyone in connection with a report that a girl was splattered with bleach after being grabbed in Bodmin last week. Police say the reported incident is not being investigated as a crime.
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Ford Ka damaged
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a blue Ford Ka was damaged in Fraddon.The bonnet and passenger door were scratched with a sharp object on Monday, November 25, while the vehicle was parked on a private driveway on the Pedna Carne park home site.Anyone with information relating to the incident is asked to call St Columb Major neighbourhood team, quoting reference GC/13/418.
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Defendant spared prison for assault
A DELABOLE man accused of assault, who claimed his former neighbour and victim had bashed his own head against the pavement, has escaped prison – despite previously being jailed for the same offence.Kenneth Gledhill, of The Sidings, Pengelly, left Henry Lejnieks' head and face a bloody mess after a confrontation in the street outside his home.The 41-year-old, who is also known as Scouser Kenny, stood trial this week at Truro Crown Court where he denied assault occasioning actual bodily...
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Unrepentant Mark Phillips, 23, or Callington, groomed 14-year-old...
AN UNREPENTANT young Callington man who groomed a 14-year-old girl for sex before taking her virginity on Valentine's Day has been jailed for six years.Mark Phillips, 23, was given an extended sentence when he appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday, which means he will spend at least four years in jail and have an extended parole period once he is released.Phillips was convicted by a jury last month of three counts of sexual activity with a child.Joss Ticehurst, for the Crown Prosecution...
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CCTV image released following Wadebridge burglary
Investigating officers have issued CCTV images of two men they wish to identify following a burglary in Wadebridge.
The burglary occurred at an industrial unit on the Dunveth Business Park in Wadebridge sometime between 11pm and 11.50pm on Tuesday, November 5.
The premises were entered by forcing a secure rear door, and following a search of the office approximately £900 in cash was stolen together with five garage fuel cards.
Police would like to identify and speak with the two men and...
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Farmer counts cost as 17 cattle stolen
CATTLE rustlers have cost a St Tudy farmer an estimated £250,000 after 17 of his Belgian Blue Cross herd were stolen from his farm in the dead of night.Farmer Tony Weaving was awoken in the early hours of November 23 by the sound of a calf bawling in distress only to discover that 17 of his cattle had been taken – with a further 12 in position ready to be loaded onto another trailer.The incident at Mr Weaving's Penhale Farm could not have come at a worse time as the herd was due to...
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Refused to give up alcohol when requested by PC
WAYNE Heather, of Wall Vean, Reawla, admitted to failing to comply with a constable's requirement to give up a quantity of cans and bottles of lager when found drinking in an alcohol-free area at Gwinear.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Heather, 28, who had previous convictions, was fined £30 and told to pay £20 victim surcharge.
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Daughter Ami Reed attacked disabled mother at Camborne when...
A 21-YEAR-OLD Camborne woman attacked her disabled mother, biting and punching her, and knocked out two of her father's teeth when he intervened.The parents had been questioning her about drinking which was against their rule for allowing her to live with them.At Truro Magistrates' Court Ami Reed, of East Charles Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to assaulting her mother Rachel Reed and her father Mark Andrew, and assaulting PC Alison Pudner, at Camborne, on September 24.Gail Hawkley, for the...
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GUNWALLOEAssault charge
A MAN aged 67 has appeared before Truro magistrates accused of assaulting his former wife Anne Vernon at Redruth on October 7.William Vernon, of Gunwalloe, pleaded not guilty and was given bail with a condition not to contact the alleged victim or enter a farmhouse at Wheal Buller. The case was adjourned until February 3 at Truro Magistrates' Court for trial.
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Partner assaulted after an argument
A WOMAN who was given a black eye by her partner after he dragged her out of bed and punched her in the face did not want to make a formal complaint against him, she told the police.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, told magistrates that Kirstie Solomon had a black eye, bruises to her right eye, scratches to her neck and a large egg-sized bruise on her left arm as a result of what happened.Wayne Ball, 44, of Montague Avenue, Redruth, pleaded guilty to assaulting...
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Customer's punch shattered counter
AN ANNOYED customer smashed a counter at Falmouth's Subway takeaway sandwich shop in the early hours.Alison May, for the prosecution, told Truro Magistrates' Court that Richard Church, 33, of High Street, Falmouth, along with others in the shop, had been told anyone arriving after its closing time of 3am would not be served. He had arrived at 3.15am but ignored the advice and continued to queue. When he was told he would not be served, he punched the counter.He later told the police he was...
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Camborne's Simon Beare assaulted wife for recording his abusive...
A HUSBAND annoyed because his wife was recording his abusive language to her on her mobile phone as he spoke punched her in the face and twisted her arm.He then told her to call the police because he said he deserved to be punished.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Simon Miles Beare, 40, of Albert Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to assaulting Kathleen Beare at Camborne on October 24.Gail Hawkley, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the couple had been in bed together before midnight when Mrs...
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Vandals foot the bill for damage to Falmouth Christmas tree...
VANDALS have paid £1,500 to Falmouth Town Council after they owned up to damaging thousands of lights on the Christmas tree just two days before the switch-on.The three vandals scaled the tree on Tuesday last week, smashing some of the 8,500 lights and ripping out power cables, leaving the tree in darkness for a week.The town council confronted the culprits after they posted their antics on Facebook."We gave them the option of paying back the costs or being reported to the...
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TRUROCase adjourned
JACK ANTHONY HARVEY, 42, of Polwhele Cottages, Bucks Head, Truro, has been remanded in custody by Truro magistrates charged with dangerous driving and two offences of possessing heroin and amphetamine with intent to supply. The case was adjourned until January 3 at Truro Crown Court.
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Man swore at partner and attacked car
A CAMBORNE man has been fined for swearing at his partner in a supermarket car park.Jason Willis, 28, of Wheal Gerry, was being driven on May 31 by his partner Kelly Marie Godliman when he became abusive.At Truro Crown Court on Thursday, Ramsay Quaife, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the argument led her to stop the car at Tesco Extra in Pool.He said: "He got out of the car, punched and kicked the car and used foul language."ArrestedMr Quaife said Willis was arrested that...
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