RYAN David Avent, 26, of Trethew Gardens, Camborne, and Ryan Peter Davies, 29, of Stoke Road, Plymouth, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to charges of affray at The Lounge Bar pub in Camborne on Christmas Eve last year.The case was sent to Truro Crown Court for a May 2 hearing.
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Camborne man Ryan David Avent one of two defendants charged with...
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Alan Richard Croot of Troon beat his girlfriend for his birthday
A BIRTHDAY boy repeatedly beat his partner on the night he celebrated turning 25.Alan Richard Croot, 25, of Bolenowe, Troon, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Deneka Tonkin at Camborne on March 2.Gail Hawkley, for the CPS, said the couple had been visiting friends and a relative when Croot, who was drunk, called her obscene names and they argued.He grabbed her by the arm and pushed her in the chest, causing her to fall and bang her elbows.On another occasion he knocked her...
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Sacked sergeant Gary had support from Federation
SACKED police sergeant Gary Watts was given support "for welfare purposes" by the body which represents rank-and- file officers.Mr Watts, a former RAF serviceman with 17 years' police experience, was dismissed for gross misconduct following a disciplinary hearing on March 31.According to Devon and Cornwall Police Federation chairman Nigel Rabbits, the officer who won national attention after making a spoof video of the pop song Gangnam Style, featuring himself and fellow officers from...
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REDRUTHOrder breach
SHANNON CLARE OLIVER, 18, of Fords Row, Redruth, admitted breaching a youth rehabilitation order twice at Truro Magistrates' Court, and had the order extended to 12 months.
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FALMOUTHFraud case
HEIDI HOSWELL, aged 25, of Boslowick Close, Falmouth, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to benefit fraud at Falmouth in April last year and was fined £350.
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REDRUTHNot guilty plea
LESLEY RICHARDS, 59, of Canfield Terrace, Redruth, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Betty Walker on August 25.A trial will take place at Truro Magistrates' Court on May 12.
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PENRYNGoing to trial
JASPER EDMUND HUDD, aged 41, of Penvale Crescent, Penryn, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to using violence to secure entry into premises at Forth Scol, Illogan Highway, on November 9 and to assaulting Alec Saundry. His case was adjourned to June 16 at Truro Magistrates' Court for trial.
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PENRYNArson bid denial
KEVIN RICHARD HAMBLEY, aged 47, of The Terrace, Penryn, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to attempted arson involving property belonging to Tracy Leyland at Penryn on February 17, and his case was adjourned for trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on May 21.
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REDRUTHStalking charge
LESLIE BRIAN HICKS, 66, of Sandy Lane, Redruth, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stalking a 14-year-old girl on dates between October and December at Redruth.The case was adjourned to June 25 at Truro Magistrates' Court.Hicks was granted bail, the conditions of which included not going to Redruth Town Centre between the hours of 7am and 8.30am and 2.30pm and 6pm and not to be in the company of anyone under the age of 18 years.
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Man thrown into Truro leats
A man was thrown into a Truro waterway on a night out in the city.
Police said two men carried out the attack and threw the victim into the leats on Boscawen Street.
Sergeant Billy McWhirter from Truro Police said: "The male victim was pulled into one of the leats and was soaked through."
The incident took place at about 11pm on April 12. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police on 101.
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Jury finds defendant Carlos Roche, 36, not guilty of rape
A TRURO man has been found not guilty of raping a woman after a night out.Carlos Roche, aged 36, of Moresk Road, went on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of raping and sexually assaulting the woman in December 2012.Jason Beal, for the prosecution, told the jury that the alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had fallen asleep on Mr Roche's sofa when she woke up to find him behind her, and that he raped her.Mr Roche denied charges of rape and assault by penetration, telling...
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Transit parts stolen from van parked at Carn Brea
Several parts of a black Ford Transit van parked in the main car park at Carn Brea Leisure Centre have been stolen between 7 and 8pm on Thursday.
These parts included a chrome front grille, a Ford badge, passenger side chrome mirror cover, rear light cover and pipe rack holder.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, has been offered any similar items or if you have any information, contact the police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, quoting crime number on AC/14/1562.
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Nightmare end to Cornish cyclists' charity ride in Rome
A group of charity cyclists have experienced a nightmare end to a fortnight-long 1,400 mile ride from London to Rome.
While the 11 cyclists, most of them from Cornwall, were posing for photographs in front of the Coliseum yesterday afternoon, thieves ransacked their support van, taking 24 bags, seven laptops, go pros, watches, Ipads, cameras, food and other personal possessions.
Emma Fairclough, from Newquay, was the support driver for the riders, all from the Truro-based Jambo recruitment...
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Victim of jailed police officer Peter Bunyan fuming over early...
A VICTIM of a PCSO jailed for misconduct has been "disgusted" to learn that he is set for release this summer.Peter Mark Bunyan, at the time from Agar Road, Illogan Highway, was jailed for seven years in March of last year but had his sentence halved on appeal in August.A court heard that between 2007 and 2011 the then-married "serial philanderer" was found to have had affairs with a series of vulnerable women during his shifts and also using the police database as a...
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Alexandra Ashley Jones, chef from Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, knocked...
An apprentice chef who was a star pupil at Cornwall's Fifteen restaurant knocked another woman unconscious outside a bar.
Alexandra Ashley Jones, 21, of Green Lane, Redruth, admitted assaulting Chloe Allen at Camborne on October 20. She also admitted breaching two suspended sentences.
Alison May, for the CPS, said Ms Allen was outside after The Lounge Bar in Camborne had closed when someone in a group nearby kept pushing into her causing her to feel intimidated.
Jones then walked over and hit...
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Drink 'was spiked'
A MALE stripper has blamed a woman for spiking his drink in Truro as the reason he became drunk and disorderly – and spent the evening in a police cell.Danny Mytton, 33, of Robartes Road, St Dennis, admitted being drunk and disorderly in Truro on April 6 and was given a conditional discharge for six months.Alison May, for the prosecution, said he was arrested after shouting abuse at staff and police outside the Vanilla bar, where he had been asked to leave because of his behaviour. He had...
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Young dad Dominic Christophers from Lanlivery was not wearing...
A YOUNG father was not wearing a seatbelt when a collision with a van catapulted him on to the road, an inquest has heard.It is not known if Dominic Christophers would have survived the crash near the Treluswell roundabout at Penryn on October 29 last year had he been strapped in.The 21-year-old builder had been travelling from St Austell to a job in Helston on the A39 when he lost control of the silver Ford Focus and veered into an oncoming Mercedes van.The inquest in Truro heard on Monday he...
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Pensioner admits causing collision which killed Camborne...
"THE world exploded" was how a pensioner described the moment she pulled out into a road causing a collision which killed a 23-year-old motorcyclist.
Michael Harrison was travelling on the A3083 near RNAS Culdrose on July 20 last year at about 10.30pm on his red Yamaha when Gwyneth Little made the fatal turn.
The father-of-one from Camborne was airlifted to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, with a broken leg and serious head injuries and died less than a week later.
On Tuesday at Truro Crown Court,...
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Jewellery thief runs through Truro city streets
A thief escaped on foot from a jewellers in Truro with a gold neckchain in the middle of the day.
The thief ran out of the shop in the city centre and sped through St Mary's Mews and towards New Bridge Street at about 1.50pm on Monday.
The man was described as approximately 5ft 7ins tall, skinny with very short light brown hair and wearing a green checked shirt and short jeans.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Paul Stevenson at Truro Police on 101.
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Shoplifter George Low of Redruth said to be at "low...
A SHOPLIFTER made off with razor blades worth £400 and a £70 microwave.George Low, 41, of Glasson House, Redruth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing the blades from Superdrug and Wilkinsons, in Redruth, and the oven from Wilkinsons.Gail Hawkley, for the CPS, said Low had been caught with the oven after staff saw him rushing from the shop.Neil Lewin, for the defence, said Low had been at a low ebb, trying to deal with a drug problem which was raging out of control....
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