POLICE are asking for more information in relation to the theft of three Scots dumpy chickens which were stolen from their pen in the area of Old Church Road, Falmouth, between 9am and 3pm on November 21.Call 101 with any information, quoting GP/13/2350.
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Chickens stolen in Old Church Road, Falmouth
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Theft and criminal damage in Falmouth and Penryn.
POLICE are asking for information in relation to a burglary, two thefts and an incident of criminal damage in Falmouth and Penryn.Between Sunday night and Monday morning, in the area of Quay Hill, Penryn, a silver-coloured Reebok BMX bike was stolen – crime reference GP/13/2416.Overnight on November 26 to 27 at Round Ring Gardens, Penryn, a white Berlingo had two of its tyres slashed – crime reference GP/13/2349.Sometime between November 22 and 29, a Karcher power washer was stolen...
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Porthleven woman Lynn Curnow falsely claimed £4K benefits...
A WOMAN who was left almost £30,000 when her father died received nearly £4,000 in benefits she was not entitled to because she failed to tell the authorities of her legacy.Lynn Curnow, 52, of Wheal Rose, Porthleven, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to three offences of failing to notify a change of circumstances affecting her entitlement to social security benefit between December 2012 and April 2013.Kevin Hill, for the prosecution, said the legacy took her over the limit...
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PORTHTOWANTrial date
DANIEL Paul Stephens, 33, of Beach Road, Porthtowan, who pleads not guilty to assaulting Karen Stephens is to be tried by Truro magistrates on December 9.
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PENRYNNot guilty plea
CARL Piper, 45, of St Thomas Street, Penryn, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Lucy Sleeman at Penryn on October 31. He was given bail on condition he does not contact the alleged victim or go to her address in Penryn. The case was adjourned for trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 29.
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FOUR LANESDenies rape
DAVID John Williams, 58, of Penventon, Four Lanes, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to four offences of rape that were alleged to have taken place at Camborne during April and May. The case was adjourned for trial at Truro Crown Court on December 20. Bail was given on condition the accused does not contact named witnesses.
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REDRUTHWoman bailed
SAMANTHA Kelly Louise Tonkin, formerly of West End, Redruth, and now living in Rosmellin, Camborne, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Benjamin Gould at Redruth on September 29.The 22-year-old was given bail and told not to attend an address in West End, and not to contact Mr Gould.The case was adjourned for trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on December 23.
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FALMOUTHDrug offence
BRADLEY SCOTT TURNER, 36, of Killigrew Street, Falmouth, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to possessing cannabis at Falmouth on August 29 and was conditionally discharged for nine months.
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Police warning on Christmas present thefts
Police in Cornwall are reminding people to secure their homes in the lead up to Christmas when the risk of domestic burglary increases and presents on show can be a target for criminals.
Chief Inspector Mark Bolt said: "Over the festive period we are recommending that householders take care by keeping doors and windows locked and secure, and by keeping presents and valuables away from outside view. "The majority of burglars are opportunists who enter homes where windows are left open or...
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Clare Edwards assaulted police officers outside Bude nightclub
A WOMAN assaulted two police officers – biting one of them – in what a district judge described as "an extremely unpleasant incident" outside a Bude nightclub.Clare Edwards had drunk five pints of lager and cider, nine or ten Jack Daniels' and a shot of Tequila before the October 6 attacks, Bodmin court heard on Thursday.District Judge Nick Sanders told 24-year-old Edwards that she could have been sent to prison for the offences."Two police officers were doing their...
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Teacher's fiancé admitted he had indecent images
A TROON man admitted possessing indecent images of children on his computer out of concern it could affect his fiance's job as a teacher.Christopher Williams, 41, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced after he had previously admitted to 11 counts of possessing and making indecent images of children.Police searched the address that Williams, of Fore Street, was living at in Camborne, which belonged to his partner, on January 2 after receiving information about internet...
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Jury out in trial of Aaron Odgers, accused of stabbing sleeping...
THE jury is considering its verdict in the trial of a Redruth man accused of stabbing a sleeping teenager 15 times in the back while he lay in bed.
The court heard how the defendent, Aaron Odgers, 25, of Southgate Street, cannot remember the alleged attack.
He told Truro Crown Court on Wednesday that he had no recollection of stabbing the 16-year-old boy or his mother in the early hours of June 23 this year.
Odgers gave evidence during the third day of his trial at the court where he stands...
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Redruth man Aaron Odgers guilty of attempting to murder teenager
A REDRUTH man has been found guilty of attempting to murder a teenage boy in a brutal and attack who he stabbed 15 times as he lay sleeping in bed.
Aaron Odgers, 25, of Southgate Street, was also convicted by the jury of 11 men and one woman of inflicting grievous bodily harm on the 16-year-old's mother with intent to do so.
Odgers went on trial at Truro Crown Court on Monday where he denied the offences and claimed that he could not remember anything that happened that evening after playing...
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Shaine German of Bodmin is bailed to await sentence after...
A MAN with a history of domestic violence has been released on bail by a court to await sentence after attacking his partner at her home in St Dennis while drunk.Magistrates' chairman David Stevens told Shaine German: "We are concerned about previous similar serious assaults of a domestic nature by you ... being drunk is never an excuse."German, 32, who has been held in custody since November 22, will be assessed by the probation service to see if he is suitable for a domestic ...
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Truro man Spencer Rowe who lied to police over crash caught out...
A TRURO lorry driver who crashed his car on the way back from a night out in Plymouth and told police it had been stolen was caught because he had left the nightclub stamp on his hand when he spoke them.At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Spencer Rowe, 38, of Benson Road, admitted wasting police time.Rowe reported his silver Vauxhall Vectra as stolen on the morning of June 1 and proceeded to put in an insurance claim.He said the vehicle had been stolen while he was staying at a friend's house in...
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Neighbour assaulted as she tried to stop Helston man Jamie...
A HELSTON woman was assaulted as she tried to stop a neighbour from hurting his girlfriend, a court heard.Jamie Blackmore grabbed Clare Long by the wrists and threw her against a wall, Truro magistrates were told.At one time he stood so close to her she thought he was going to headbutt her and begged him to let her go. She ran free and called the police.Blackmore, 23, of Trelawney Road, Helston, pleaded guilty to assaulting Ms Long on November 25.An additional charge against him of assaulting...
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Redruth man fractured his girlfriend's eye socket
A REDRUTH man fractured his girlfriend's eye socket during a drunken argument that was part of a series of assaults.
Roberto McElwee, 24, who appeared at Truro Crown Court on Thursday, and Laura Kelly had been drinking when they started arguing and he pulled her hair and threw her across the room so that her face smashed into a mirror.
McElwee, of Falmouth Road, who has been in custody since June 13, admitted two counts of assaulting his then girlfriend and one of common assault her on dates...
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Crackington Haven man Clint Warne in court on attempted murder...
A 40-year-old Crackington Haven man is appearing in court this morning charged with attempted murder.
Clint Warne is due before Truro Magistrates for a preliminary hearing.
He was charged following an incident at a property on Saturday 7 December where a woman was seriously injured.
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Redruth attempted murderer Aaron Odgers jailed for 17 years
A FORMER Redruth charity shop worker has been jailed for 17 years after he stabbed a teenage boy 15 times in a cold-blooded and ruthless attack.
The 16-year-old boy woke up screaming as Aaron Odgers stabbed in the back and arm as he lay in bed sleeping and has been left suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and a potentially permanent weakness to his right hand.
Appearing at Truro Crown Court this morning Odgers was given an extended sentence – meaning he will be monitored by the...
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Diabetic cannabis 'gardener' Christopher Snow sentenced
A TRURO diabetic has escaped jail for his part in a major drugs ring, which included working as a 'gardener' during a cannabis harvest in Penzance.
Christopher Snow, 29, whose address was given in court as Carrine Way, was the final defendant to be sentenced in Phase ii of a police investigation into drug-related activities in Cornwall called Operation Ipanema.
As part of the investigation officers foiled a plot to imprison a man and beat him for a drug debt by recording a series of...
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