TIMOTHY GLASSON, aged 50, of Higher Pengegon, Camborne, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to seven charges of fraud by abusing his position as a letting agent at Camborne on dates between 2011 and 2014.His case was sent for trial at Truro Crown Court on April 17.
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Drug charges
IVAN BARNETT, aged 70, of Oakfield Road, Falmouth, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to charges of being concerned in the production of cannabis valued at £13,500 and possessing cannabis valued at £90 at Falmouth on October 30.He was sent for trial at Truro Crown Court on April 17.
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Market ban for accused
TRURO magistrates have made a restraining order against a Pengegon man accused of causing problems for female stall-holders and staff at Camborne Market while drunk.Daniel John McKay, 29, of Stablys, Dolcoath, Pengegon, pleaded not guilty to three charges, of harassing Suzanne and Whitney Kuhnhausen and Tamsyn McGinnis, and the prosecution offered no evidence against him on the making of the order, which bans him from going to the market or contacting four named females. The three charges were...
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Stephen Lloyd of Redruth assaulted girl, 16, and damaged property
A TEENAGER assaulted a 16-year-old girl and damaged property, Truro magistrates heard.Stephen Lloyd, aged 18, of Alma Place, Redruth, pleaded guilty to two charges of assaulting the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and three charges of damaging two mobile phones and a piece of furniture.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said that during an argument Lloyd had caused the damage, once grabbing her by the neck and pinning her against a wall, and on another occasion punching her and...
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Redruth drug user George Low stole razors worth £400
A MAN with mental health and drug problems who stole razor blades worth more than £400 from shops in Camborne and Redruth chose them because they were easy to sell on.At Truro Magistrates' Court, George Low's solicitor John Boyle said he intended selling them, and a £70 microwave oven he also stole, in a pub.Low, aged 41, of Glasson House, Redruth, admitted theft. Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said the offences had been detected each time by the use of CCTV, in Wilkinson's in...
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Three are accused of role in fraud
ALLEGED to have taken part in one of the notorious Nigerian money scams, two men and a woman appeared before Truro magistrates accused of concealing, disguising, converting, transferring or removing thousands of pounds of criminal property by bank transfer.The offences were alleged to have taken place at Falmouth between 2009 and 2011.Desmond Ahanon, aged 28, of Stonecroft Road, Erith, Kent, faced three of the above charges involving £43,320 and one of possessing criminal property of...
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Falmouth artist Timothy Crowley fraudulently claimed nearly...
AN ARTIST who was claiming benefits admitted that he had committed fraud by failing to disclose that he had been working for three employers.Timothy Crowley, 42, of Goldenbank, Falmouth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to three offences of benefit fraud regarding council housing and tax and jobseekers' allowances between 2009 and 2012.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said he had claimed benefits on the grounds that he was not working, being overpaid £2,917.32.It was then...
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Hayle man pleads not guilty to breaching restraining order
LIAM JOHN LEWIS, aged 21, of Commercial Road, Hayle, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to breaching a restraining order made on October 13 to protect Alison James and the case was adjourned for a trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on June 9.
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Russell John Coverdale, 24, of Low Meadows, Redruth, stand trial...
RUSSELL JOHN COVERDALE, 24, of Low Meadows, Redruth, who pleaded not guilty to assaulting Naomi Gill at Camborne on February 19, has had the case adjourned for trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on June 11.
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Abusive Jason Curnow of Camborne punched partner's face three...
THE scene of a domestic assault was said to be the most harrowing a police officer had seen in 11 years of service.At Truro Magistrates' Court Gail Hawkley, for the CPS, said Jason Curnow had attacked his partner of ten years, punching her in the head several times, then damaged her house, with the repair bill costing £300.Curnow, 34, of Foundry Road, Camborne, admitted to assaulting Martine Griffiths and to causing damage to property belonging to Christopher Jewell.Ms Hawkley said Ms...
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Death case driver for trial
GWYNETH LITTLE, aged 74, of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court where she was charged with causing the death of motorcyclist Michael Harrison by careless driving at Culdrose on July 20.Her case was sent for trial at Truro Crown Court, with a preliminary hearing set for April 29.
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Pregnant Leanne Lambourne from Hayle could be jailed for car...
A PREGNANT woman has been told she might go to jail after she took a car belonging to a hire company and gave her sister's details to the police.At Truro Crown Court, Leanne Lambourne, 35, of Trencrom View, Hayle, admitted to taking a Vauxhall Corsa without the owner's consent.She took the car belonging to Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Truro between April 11 and May 16 last year.She also admitted perverting the course of justice on July 12 by giving police false details, driving with no insurance,...
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Driver Veronica Catherine Chegwidden, 88, did not have good...
AN 88-YEAR-OLD motorist whose car was in collision with a pedestrian had been unable to read a numberplate within the required 20 metres when police tested her at the scene, Truro magistrates heard.Veronica Catherine Chegwidden, of Shute Hill, Mawnan Smith, told the court she had surrendered her driving licence shortly afterwards and did not intend to drive again.She admitted to being unable to comply with the Road Traffic Act requirement.Gail Hawkley, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said on...
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Truro man pleads guilty to drink driving charge
ALAN WOODBURN, 63, of Colchester Villas, Falmouth Road, Truro, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving at Truro on January 6 and was fined £200 and banned from driving for 24 months.
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Truro man still owed fines imposed four years ago
STILL owing fines totalling £462.50 from a debt of £759.64 imposed by a court four years ago a Truro man has been told that about £13 a week will be taken from his wages until he has paid it off.A kitchen porter in a Truro restaurant, Jamie James Jackett, 23, of Kingsland Crescent, Truro, admitted owing the money and paying nothing off the debt since December, saying he had problems with homelessness.The magistrates made an attachment of earnings order requiring his regular...
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Stanley Robert Arthur Saffill of Kuggar admits drink-driving
STANLEY ROBERT ARTHUR SAFFILL, 20, of Kuggar, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving at Helston on November 10 and was fined £150 and banned from driving for 20 months.
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Drink-drive ban
A DRINK-DRIVER who came to the notice of the police after crashing his car at Scorrier in the early hours told officers he had drunk five or six pints before driving.At Truro Magistrates' Court Michael James Reid, 28, of Penpol Road, Hayle, pleaded guilty to drink-driving on March 2 when he tested at 87mcg, more than twice the legal limit.Alison May, for the prosecution, said when officers spoke to him he smelt of liquor and tested positively at the roadside.Robin Smith, for the defence, said...
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Penryn trawlerman fined for illegal fishing
A PENRYN trawlerman has been fined £42,000 for illegal fishing in Wales.
Mark Powell, from Oldwell Gardens in Penryn, admitted fishing in an illegal area and failing to submit landing declarations in the protected Special Area of Conservation (SAC) in Cardigan Bay using his vessel The Golden Fleece II.
The 44-year-old pleaded guilty to the charges at Swansea Magistrates Court on March 17, and was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court today.
He faces 35 days in prison if he does not pay the...
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Ex-teacher sentenced for Rome trip with 17 year-old former pupil
A disgraced female teacher convicted of seducing a teenage pupil has been sentenced for trying to whisk him away on a romantic holiday today.
Roseanna Langley, who is currently living with her father in Mount Hawke, left Exeter Crown Court with a conditional discharge after attempting to take her 17 year-old lover to Rome.
The judge said she was no longer in a position of trust and her romance was no longer a crime.
As a registered sex offender the former science teacher was required to give...
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Camborne man Ziggy Williams denies two charges of rape
A CAMBORNE man is set to stand trial accused of two counts of raping a woman.
At Truro Crown Court on Wednesday, Ziggy Williams, 23, of Trecarrack Road, pleaded not guilty to having raped the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The allegations relate to dates between June 2010 and March 2011.
Williams also faces a charge of breaching a restraining order on August 25, 2013.
He was granted conditional bail to appear before the court for a plea and case management hearing on June 27.
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