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March 7, 2014, 12:48 am

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A NEWQUAY benefits cheat could be forced to sell her home after claiming more than £13,000 in benefits she was not entitled to because she was worried that she would not be able to pay her mortgage. Mother-of-four Helen Willis, of Trenance Road, failed to tell the authorities that partner was self-employed, Truro Crown Court heard on Tuesday. Ramsay Quiafe, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said the 43-year-old was overpaid a total of £13,840 in Jobseekers' Allowance, housing and...

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March 7, 2014, 2:50 am

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A NEW police crime investigation system which reduces crime and boosts staff motivation is set to be rolled out across Devon and Cornwall following the success of a trial in Falmouth and Helston. During the pilot for the new process, which started in December, officers saw crime fall by 12 per cent. The test run of the new system also increased the 'bought to justice' rate by 10 per cent compared to the same three month period in the previous year. "The reason for the system is twofold," said...

Five people from Hayle appear in court accused of heroin supply

March 7, 2014, 5:42 am

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FIVE people from Hayle have appeared in court accused of supplying heroin to undercover police officers following a drugs raid in the town yesterday. The four men and one woman, who face a series of drug-related allegations, entered no pleas during the hearing at Truro Magistrates' Court on Friday. David Johns, 44, of Golden Sands Caravans, Guildford Road, is accused of four charges of supplying the Class A drug heroin to a police officer and one of supplying diazepam, which is a Class C...

Bodmin area hit by daytime burglaries

March 7, 2014, 7:00 am

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Detectives in Bodmin are dealing with an unprecedented number of house burglaries with 12 reported in the past four weeks. The police have arrested a man suspected of committing six of the burglaries but the break-ins are continuing. The man is currently on police bail pending further enquires. A house in the Nanstallon area was the latest to be targeted during the day last Wednesday (March 5) where an I-pad, mobile phone and jewellery were stolen. The latest theft follows a patten,...

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March 7, 2014, 3:55 am

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TRURO courts were disrupted today as barristers and solicitors refused to turn up in protest at the changes to the legal aid system. Barristers were staging a second one-day walk-out as part of an unprecedented national campaign. They will also refuse to take on the work of colleagues, which will delay cases being heard. Barristers say that the changes to their fees will force many of them out of criminal practice – and leave some defendants to represent themselves. Many solicitors...

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March 9, 2014, 11:00 pm

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FOUR members of a family have admitted their parts in a violent confrontation with door staff outside St Austell nightclub The Station.Magistrates were shown CCTV footage of the incident on November 10 last year involving Neil Charles, aged 46, of Robins Close, Biscovey, Par, and his sons Daniel Charles, 20, and Steven Charles, 22, of the same address, as well as their cousin, 21-year-old Lee Charles, of Pentrevah, Penwithick.At the court in Bodmin on Friday Daniel, Steven and Lee all pleaded...

Second time benefit cheat Susan Bailey escapes jail sentence

March 9, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A 62-YEAR-OLD Newquay woman who received more than £8,000 in benefits to which she was not entitled has been spared an immediate jail term.Susan Bailey of Penwartha Close, who was jailed for eight months in 2008 for similar offences, was handed a suspended sentence and curfew when she appeared before magistrates on Thursday.The court was told her home had been put under surveillance during an investigation by Cornwall Council and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Bailey, who had...

Ex-teacher facing charges for Rome trip with boy 17

March 10, 2014, 2:24 am

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A teacher who had a sexual relationship with a 16 year old pupil is facing jail after planning a holiday with him - just months after they shared another foreign break. Roseanna Langley, who is currently living with her father in Mount Hawke, had an illicit relationship with a pupil from an Exeter secondary school and groomed him for sex. She lost her dream career after sending him hundreds of explicit text messages, naked pictures of herself, and even lied about pregnant in order to prolong...

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Police launch appeal for stolen Porthtowan motorbike

March 10, 2014, 6:00 am

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Police are appealing for information after a motorbike was stolen in Porthtowan. The white, orange and grey Honda 85cc off-road motorbike was stolen during the night of Sunday, February 23. The bike has a bald rear tyre and a partial sticker removed from the front. Anyone with information should call the police on 101, quoting crime reference number GR/14/79.

Drugs raids in South East Cornwall are "really positive"...

March 10, 2014, 7:43 am

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POLICE say that raids in pubs throughout South East Cornwall have been "really positive" after no drug users were found. A total of 14 police officers and one passive sniffer dog undertook drug inspections throughout five pubs in Torpoint, Tideford and Liskeard on Saturday. The police are working with partner agencies such as Addaction, a drug and alcohol treatment charity in the Pubs Against Drugs (PAD) scheme to decrease drug use in Cornwall. No-one was found with drugs on them during the...

Heroin addict Matthew Curtis burgled his sister's home

March 10, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A BODMIN heroin addict broke into his sister's home and stole items while she was out with her two godchildren, a court was told.Gail Hawksley, for the prosecution told Bodmin magistrates Matthew Curtis took a Playstation console – belonging to one of the children – and headphones during the break-in at Flamank Park on September 3.Curtis, 28, of St Leonard's, East Sussex, appeared before the court in custody for sentence on Thursday after being convicted of the burglary at a trial...

Scott Gormal's driving ban must stand, magistrates rule

March 10, 2014, 11:00 pm

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MAGISTRATES have refused a St Austell man's application to have his three-year driving ban lifted two months early.Scott Gormal, aged 43, of Chapel Fields, Bethel, appeared before the court in Bodmin on Friday and asked for the disqualification to end, as he had a job offer.Graham Calderwood, for the prosecution, said that Mr Gormal had been disqualified from driving on January 10, 2012, after pleading guilty to driving with 73 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being...

Solicitor saves 'historic' blade in court case

March 10, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A "PIECE of Cornish history" has potentially been saved for posterity after magistrates agreed with a solicitor's request that it should not be destroyed.The historic item, described by solicitor Steve Cox as having a "shrimp-shaped" blade, is believed to be a 600-year-old gutting tool used by fishermen around the coast of Cornwall.It had been found in the pocket of a man arrested in Newquay in December, Bodmin court was told.The man, Christopher Rouse, 33, of no fixed...

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March 10, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A NUISANCE 999 caller who plagued emergency services for as long as seven years was a lonely man who wanted someone to care for him, Truro magistrates heard.Carl McKenzie, aged 50, of Brookside, Chacewater, who has previously been jailed for making hoax calls to the emergency services, was before the magistrates for breaching an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) imposed last year for a similar offence.Alison May, for the prosecution, said McKenzie was made subject to an Asbo in September and...

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March 12, 2014, 12:30 am

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A 64-YEAR-OLD homeless man has pleaded guilty to a series of drink-related offences.Barry Juleff, of no fixed abode, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Wednesday when he admitted being drunk and disorderly at the Vanilla Bar at Duke Street, Truro, on March 3, breaching a drink banning order imposed on August 7, 2012, by drinking alcohol in a public house in Truro and theft of alcohol from Aldi in St Austell on November 16, 2013.He admitted that the offences breached a suspended sentence...

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March 12, 2014, 12:30 am

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PETER HARRISON, 32, of Coronation Way, Newquay, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court on February 28 to criminal damage at Hayle on May 26 and his case was discontinued.

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March 12, 2014, 12:30 am

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OLIVER GUNNING, 19, of Church Town, St Cleer, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday, March 4, when he pleaded guilty to driving at St Ann's Chapel on February 16 with 50 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg.He was fined £180 with a £20 victim surcharge and 85 costs and banned from driving for 15 months to be reduced by 15 weeks if he completes an approved course.

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March 12, 2014, 12:30 am

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A WOMAN who admitted being found drunk in charge of a child under 7 in Aldi car park in Newquay on February 13 and stealing a grey hooded top from Asda in the town on the same date has been conditionally discharged for 12 months by magistrates.Donna Weston, 31, of Hawkins Road, Newquay, who appeared before Bodmin court on Tuesday last week was ordered to pay £7 compensation to Asda, £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

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CANNABIS was seized when police raided a property in Liskeard, magistrates were told.The householder, 45-year-old Wayne Cooper, of Lanchard Rise, pleaded guilty to possession of the Class B drug when he appeared before Bodmin court in custody on Thursday.Carrie-Ann Rawlings, for the prosecution, said that police executed a search warrant just after 8am on Wednesday and found two lots of skunk cannabis with a total estimated street value of around £50, as well as drug paraphernalia and...

Man fined for theft of wine

March 12, 2014, 12:30 am

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THREE bottles of wine were stolen from St Columb Major Co-op by a recovering alcoholic in a "moment of stupidity", solicitor Dawn Hallett told a court.Lee Abbott, 34, of Victoria Road, Roche, pleaded guilty to the theft when he appeared before Bodmin magistrates in custody on Monday. He also admitted breaching police bail by entering Bospolvans Road, St Columb Major.Abbott had been seen to enter the shop at lunchtime on Saturday, said Nigel Hall, for the prosecution. He selected three...