A HAYLE man has been handed a suspended jail sentence after he admitted to stealing champagne, vodka and a canoe.He was also handed a drug rehabilitation order.Matthew Morris, 39, of Angarrack Mews, Grist Lane, Hayle, was facing magistrates in Truro after pleading guilty to three separate thefts.On October 16 he stole vodka to the value of £33.78 from the Co-op in Copper Terrace, Hayle.On October 26 he stole an Old Town Discovery canoe belonging to Neil Morris, valued at £550.On...
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Judge jails man after saying he has run out of chances
A YOUNG man caught with drugs on him in Camborne has been jailed for 14 months after running out of chances.Appearing at Truro Crown Court last Thursday, Nathan James, 21, of Alexandra Road, Penzance, admitted possession of cannabis and criminal damage – convictions which put him in breach of two other court orders.Scott Horner, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said that on December 5 James was spotted by police officers acting suspiciously in Camborne town centre.He was in the front...
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Truro man David Hook charged with stealing luggage from train
A Truro man has been arrested and charged with stealing luggage from a train in Cornwall.
David Hook, 32, from Kenwyn Street, was arrested by British Transport Police (BTP) officers and charged with theft of a passenger's property.
He has been bailed to attend Truro Magistrates Court on January 30.
The arrest followed a public appeal for information.
A BTP spokesman said: "I would like to thank the public and the local press for their vital assistance in this investigation."
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Tony Hogg looks to bolster number of Police Specials and...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has reiterated his ambition to strengthen the Special Constabulary after it emerged that this year's recruitment target is likely to be missed.
Mr Hogg made plain his desire to bolster the number of Specials, and to see greater involvement of volunteers, prior to his election in November 2012.
He committed to those principles once in office and set a target of having 650 Specials before the end of the financial year.
Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer has now...
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Callington burglar Matthew Morton was caught in minutes
THE quick thinking of a teenager led to a burglar being caught red-handed within minutes of a £6,250 break-in at a house in Callington.The girl, a passenger in a car, called police after seeing 28-year-old Matthew Morton walking along a pavement on the A388 carrying a hammer and looking into gardens.Morton, of Sunny View, Higher Road, Pensilva, appeared before Bodmin magistrates in custody on Monday when he admitted stealing jewellery, a wallet and cash from a house in Launceston Road on...
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Police appeal after trail of damaged Penzance property
POLICE are appealing for information in relation to a recent spate of offences in the Eastern Green area of Penzance.A property in Foxes Fields was broken into between December 21 to 24 where offenders caused damage using paints and fire extinguishers. The culprits also damaged a large number of personal belongings within the house. (Crime log: AP/13/319).On Christmas night at about 9.40pm stones were pulled from a Cornish hedge in Branwells Lane.The stones were then thrown, causing...
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Nicholas Owen ate his stolen loot from the Co-op in St Austell
A PERSISTENT shoplifter who told police he ate meat stolen from the Co-op in St Austell for his Christmas lunch has been sent to prison for 12 weeks by magistrates.Heroin user Nicholas Owen, 42, was jailed for a series of dishonesty offences when he appeared before Bodmin magistrates in custody, having admitted stealing goods worth an estimated £326 from the Slades Road Co-op on December 20 and possessing 0.2g of heroin on December 30.The offences were committed while Owen, of Truro Road,...
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Farmer James Watson, 84, drove off after accident
AN 84-YEAR-OLD farmer who drove away after knocking down a motorcyclist in Port Isaac has been fined.James Watson's Suzuki Carry pick-up hit a BMW being ridden by Roger Bray following an "impasse" in a steep and narrow street.Watson, of The Mill, Port Isaac, was ordered to pay £764 in fines, costs and a surcharge and his clean licence was endorsed with eight penalty points after being convicted of three offences following the collision on Church Hill on July 14.He had denied...
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Probation officer was threatened by drunken Michael Starling at...
A DRUNKEN man from Roche who used "aggressive and threatening" behaviour towards a probation officer has been jailed for eight weeks by magistrates.Michael Starling, 32, had begun drinking following his brother's death on the day after Boxing Day, Bodmin magistrates were told.At an appointment with his probation officer Michelle Rees in her St Austell office at lunchtime on New Year's Eve Starling disclosed that he and his brother had vowed that when one died, the other would take...
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Drunken Mark Hockridge urinated in cells
A LAUNCESTON man has been jailed for 12 weeks for abusing police while drunk on Boxing Day and then urinating in a police cell.Mark Hockridge, 43, admitted the offences breached a suspended sentence order previously imposed for threatening behaviour.Hockridge, of Ridgegrove Lane, who had pleaded guilty on December 27 to being drunk and disorderly and causing criminal damage, appeared before Bodmin magistrates for sentencing on Monday.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said police officers had...
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Offences admitted
JADE BABER, aged 27, of Silverbirch Cottage, Tresparrett, Camelford, admitted stealing cash during two burglaries at caravans at Michaelstow Holiday Village, St Teath, between July 27 and 30 last year when he faced Bodmin magistrates. The case was adjourned until February 6 for sentencing.
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Fake cash charge
A 40-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court accused of being in possession of counterfeit currency near Launceston. Before Truro Crown Court Allan Gibney, of Sherrington Avenue, Allesley Park, Coventry, entered no pleas to the charge. He was granted conditional bail and is due to appear at the court again on March 14.
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Over alcohol limit
CAHAL O'HARA, aged 33, of Mount Wise, Newquay, has been banned from driving for 16 months and ordered to pay £205 in fines, costs and surcharge after pleading guilty to driving a Peugeot 306 on Berry Road, Newquay,with 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg.His ban will be reduced by 16 weeks if he completes a drink-driver rehabilitation course.
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Motoring charges
RICHARD HASELL, aged 27, of Canworthy House, Canworthy Water, Launceston, has pleaded guilty to driving a Peugeot Expert on Hartland Terrace, Bude, without due care and attention, failing to report an accident in which damage was caused to a Jaguar X-Type and withholding previous convictions when obtaining insurance.He was fined £240 with £60 costs and a £24 surcharge and his licence was endorsed with eight penalty points by Bodmin magistrates on January 7.
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Man is accused of GBH with intent
A NEWQUAY man has been accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.Maxwell Stanley, aged 22 and of Cliff Road, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday where he entered no plea to the allegation.He is due to appear before the court again on March 28.
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No plea entered to charge of robbery
A NEWQUAY man has appeared in court accused of robbery on October 4 last year.Appearing at Truro Crown Court on Friday Gino Camilleri, aged 20, of St Georges Road, entered no plea to the charge.He is due to appear before the court again on March 28.
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Bag theft warning
A MOTHER is urging Newquay revellers to keep their belongings safe after her daughter's bag was stolen on New Year's Eve.Judy Sandry is appealing for information after her daughter, Lydia, had her bag and contents, worth £330, stolen at Central Square during the midnight countdown on December 31.Judy said items of sentimental value, including photographs, were in her daughter's bag at the time and are irreplaceable.Anyone with information is being asked to call the town's police on 101...
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December's crimes
SIX crimes were reported in Lostwithiel during December.They included two thefts, two vehicle crimes and a case of drink-driving. Two of the crimes have been detected, police told Lostwithiel town councillors.
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Fined for damage
CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, 28, of Hewitt Close, Saltash, has been fined £150 with a £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs, and £50 compensation after pleading guilty to damaging a car wing mirror belonging to Natalie Maher on December 29.Harvey appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Wednesday.
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Peugeot damaged
POLICE are appealing for information after a green Peugeot was damaged between 9am on Saturday, January 4, and 1.45pm on Saturday, January 11 while parked in Church Park, Bodmin.Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 101, quoting crime reference number BB/14/66.
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