FIVE small cannabis plants were found in a windowbox on the windowsill of a 16-year-old Bodmin teenager's bedroom, a court has been told.The boy appeared before Bodmin Youth Court on Monday when he pleaded guilty to a charge of producing the Class B drug.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said that police officers had gone to the boy's address on a separate matter, which did not involve him, on the morning of October 1.The plants were found during a search and the boy fully admitted growing...
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Boy, 16, admits to growing cannabis
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Accused jailed for befouling his cell
SMEARING faeces in a police cell and threatening an officer have earned a five-week prison term for a man who had previously led a policeman on a high-speed car chase.John Davis, 35, was also banned from driving for three months, and until he passes an extended test, after being convicted of driving carelessly and failing to stop for police during a high-speed pursuit on lanes and roads in the St Austell area which ended with a chase on foot at Pontsmill and a police officer having to draw his...
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Notorious Paul Restall is told stay away from Newquay town centre...
A NOTORIOUS thief and persistent troublemaker has been warned to stay away from Newquay town centre or face five years in prison.Paul Restall is already banned from at least 17 businesses in Newquay for harassing staff and shoplifting, but he has now been ordered by a court to stay out of the centre altogether for 11 hours of each day – or face a hefty fine or jail.The news comes after 37-year-old Restall, who has 34 previous convictions and has been known to Newquay police for several...
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Would-be Penzance killer Raibeart Browne could have his sentence...
A JEALOUS builder from Penzance who subjected his former wife to a year of harassment before trying to kill her new lover could have his jail term increased.
Raibeart Browne, 70, who was convicted in July of attempting to murder Robert Norrington in a frenzied knife attack, was handed and indefinite sentence and told he would have to serve a minimum of seven years in prison.
The sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal by Solicitor General, Oliver Heald, QC, MP, because it was felt that it...
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A heartless crime
DETECTIVES have hit out at a cold-hearted thief who broke into the rectory of St Petroc's Church in Bodmin and stole property belonging to the Reverend Canon Graham Minors.The burglary happened on Friday evening between 6.30pm and 9pm, when Mr Minors and his wife were both in church.The thief stole a white iPad Air, in a red leather case, and a silver 13in Apple MacBook Air from the sitting room and kitchen. The two items had a total value of £1,600.Detective Constable Ian Jolliff is in...
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Alleged debt led to Anthony Vincent threatening family in...
A DISPUTE over an alleged debt flared up in a Camborne street when two men came face to face, Truro magistrates heard.Anthony Vincent, 46, of Carnarthen Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour on July 31 towards Nathan Sara and was given a conditional discharge for a year and told to pay £75 costs and surcharge.Alison May, for the prosecution, said Mr Sara and his family were walking in Wesley Street when they met Vincent who called him an offensive name and swore...
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Alleged shoplifter had previously said aliens told him what to...
AN ALLEGED shoplifter had previously said to his doctor that he was told what to do by aliens, magistrates heard.Sebastian De Sousa, 36, of Rescorla Court, Hayle, pleaded not guilty to stealing three bottles of vodka worth £45 from a Co-op store in the town on July 16.The court at Truro heard De Sousa had been seen leaving the store with a wire basket carrying the bottles and had not paid for them.De Sousa told magistrates he suffered from mental health problems for which he was taking...
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Release of thief outrages victim
THE victims of a thief who stole thousands of pounds from their small business have said crime does pay – after she was released from prison having served only four months of her 16-month sentence.Natalie Viljoen, 35, of Sandy Cove, Porthtowan, stole £17,149.31 from Porthtowan Village Stores while working there as a shop assistant and spent it on clothes, drinks and even a meal for her bosses, Brian and Linda Yates.The couple were at Truro Crown Court in July when she was sentenced...
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999 operator heard child crying as Ross Honer, of Camborne,...
A 999 CALL operator could hear a man and a woman arguing and a child screaming before the phone went dead, Truro magistrates heard.When another call was made Sophie Prior said her partner had assaulted her, and still the child was crying and a man was shouting in the background.The operator thought she heard the man threaten to kill Ms Prior.Ross Honer, 26, c/o The Glebe, Camborne, pleaded guilty to assaulting Sophie Kathleen Prior at Hayle on November 11 and his case was put off to January 7...
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MANHAYFined £665
JOSEPH ZACHARY ROCHESTER, 28, of Manhay, Helston, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to taking a vehicle without consent when damage was caused to Randle Thomas Solicitors in Wendron Street, Helston, on October 6, and was fined £665 and told to pay compensation of £300.
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FALMOUTHCCTV appeal
POLICE are asking for help identifying this man, who is suspected of stealing two electric Oral B toothbrushes, valued at almost £100, from the Wilkinson store in Falmouth.The offence is alleged to have taken place at 9.15am on Thursday, October 24.Anyone with information is being asked to call the 101 non-emergency number and ask to speak to Falmouth police.
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Man told not to contact ex-wife and son
A 70-YEAR-OLD man from Redruth has been given a restraining order by Truro magistrates which forbids him from contacting his son and his former wife.James Milne Watt Moodie, of Treruffe Terrace, Redruth, was charged with sending messages which were indecent or grossly offensive to cause distress or anxiety to his son, James, during April at Redruth.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said Moodie, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, had agreed to a restraining order being made and she offered no...
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Vandals destroy five memorials
FIVE commemorative benches installed in memory of past members of a sports club have been destroyed in an act of "mindless vandalism".The benches were set atop a mound so spectators could watch the action at Camborne Cricket Club.Known locally as Sunny Corner, the spot has been popular with spectators since the benches were erected in the mid 1930s. But club members said they were "deeply distressed" after finding the benches were pushed from the mound and rendered unusable...
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Man jailed for 17 years after motiveless knifing
THE teenaged victim of a crazed knife attack has been left suffering violent flashbacks of the night he woke up to find a smiling Aaron Odgers standing over him with a carving knife.The boy was just 16 when Odgers launched his motiveless attack, plunging the blade eight times into his back and seven times into his left arm.Lucky to survive, he has been left with emotional and physical scars that may never heal.On Monday 25-year-old Odgers was jailed for 17 years for the attack but one question...
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CAMBORNEMan attacked
POLICE are investigating after a man was allegedly assaulted by three other men at a shop in the centre of Camborne.The incident happened at Trevithick Road's Poundland shop at around 3pm on Monday, December 2.Those with information are asked to call 101 or Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting reference number AC/13/5055.
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REDRUTHHotel fire tackled
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a hotel in Redruth on Sunday.A fire broke out in the laundry room of the West End Hotel just before 10pm.Crews from Redruth and Camborne attended and were able to extinguish the flames using a high pressure hose reel and C02 extinguisher.A spokesman for Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was accidental.
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Cannabis 'gardener' was taped talking on phone to drug kingpin
A CANNABIS- GROWER has been spared a jail sentence for his part in a major drugs ring, which included working as a "gardener" during a harvest in Penzance.Christopher Snow, 29, whose address was given as Carrine Way, Truro, was the final defendant to be sentenced in a police investigation into drug-related activities in Cornwall called Operation Ipanema.It uncovered a cannabis plantation at Causewayhead, Penzance, which was later valued between £26,000 and £33,000.Snow was...
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Armed robber Shane Zolla from Truro spotted by teenage victim in...
AN ARMED robber was caught when one of the two 15-year-old boys he had threatened with a metal bar in Falmouth later spotted him in the street.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was out with police looking for the weapon Shane Zolla had used to rob him and his friend.At Truro Crown Court on Friday Zolla (pictured) was jailed as he told the court he woke up crying at night because of his guilt over the incident.He had previously admitted two counts of robbery and one of having a...
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Armed robber Shane Zolla from Truro spotted by teenage victim in...
AN ARMED robber was caught when one of the two 15-year-old boys he had threatened with a metal bar in Falmouth later spotted him in the street.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was out with police looking for the weapon Shane Zolla had used to rob him and his friend.At Truro Crown Court on Friday Zolla (pictured) was jailed as he told the court he woke up crying at night because of his guilt over the incident.He had previously admitted two counts of robbery and one of having a...
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Accountant accused of defrauding companies of £150k
AN accountant defrauded two of his clients out of more than £150,000, a court has heard.David Pennington, of Bollingey, near Perranporth, went on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of 15 counts of fraud between April 2007 and December 2009 when he was employed by Terry Beard, owner of Park Retail South West Ltd, which runs shops on holiday parks in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.The 69-year-old faces further charges in relation to client Derek Coyle.Mr Beard bought his business in about 1999...
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