A DRUNK who called a police officer a "useless paedophile" had been drinking because of his fear of giving blood, Truro magistrates heard.Mark Percival Pullen, 57, of Chili Road, Illogan Highway, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Mount Ambrose on March 19.Jill Wilson, for the CPS, said police were called when Pullen was found collapsed at a bus stop. When an ambulance arrived he started shouting abuse.He was unable to stand without help because of his drunken state. He...
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Illogan Highway drunk Mark Percival Pullen collapsed at bus stop
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Redruth man Wayne Taylor admits intending to supply amphetamine
A REDRUTH man has admitted possessing a Class B drug with intent to supply it to another.
At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Wayne Taylor, 33, of Johns Park, pleaded guilty to having had the amphetamine on him on December 4.
He denied charges of going equipped for theft and having an article with a blade or a point at Station Road in Truro on the same day and those pleas were accepted by the prosecution.
Taylor was granted conditional bail to appear before the court for sentence on June 13.
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Ban and fine
JADE JONES, 25, of Bowles Road, Falmouth, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving at Falmouth on April 4 and was fined £200 and banned from driving for 20 months. She also admitted having no test certificate.
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Police appeal for information following fuel theft
Police are appealing for information after a white male stole a large container of fuel from a Redruth petrol station.The suspect arrived at the forecourt of the station on a pushbike, before filling up the container and fleeing without making payment between 3.50pm and 3.55pm on April 13.If anybody has any information or can help identify the man in the picture then please ring 101, quoting number AC/14/1516.
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Darren Cartwright given community order over sister assault
AN ILLOGAN man accused of assaulting his sister with whom it was alleged he had issues over inheritance was given a community order for two years at Truro Magistrates' Court.Darren Cartwright, 35, of Chariot Road, Illogan Highway, Redruth, pleaded guilty to assaulting Michelle Cartwright when he appeared before the magistrates on April 15.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said Ms Cartwright told the police there had been tension as her brother wanted the family home sold, because, she...
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CAMBORNE Stole alcohol
STACEY FALCO, 30, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing a bottle of whisky from Aldi at Camborne while on licence from prison.The court heard she was due for recall having been sentenced to three years in August 2012 for drug and dishonesty offences. Falco, who told District Judge Paul Clark she had stolen the drink for her alcoholic boyfriend, was allowed to have time served taken in lieu of her £200 fine.
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Police warning after spate of fuel thefts in Truro area
Police are warning motorists in the Truro area to be on their guard after a spate of fuel thefts.
Police said fuel caps were forced and fuel removed from cars in Chacewater and Threemilestone over the Bank Holiday weekend while vehicles on Newham Industrial Estate had their fuel tanks punctured and fuel drained.
Anybody with any information regarding the incidents is asked to contact the police on 101.
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Thief steals from Redruth woman's sponsor money for skydive in...
"SICKENING" thieves stole money raised by a widow for a skydive in memory of her husband after he battled a devastating disease.
On Friday night a thief swiped £72 from the purse Christine Bungay had placed on a table during a disco at the Camborne Conservative Club.
The £72 of sponsorship money was then taken leaving her outraged and upset.
Mrs Bungay, from Illogan, described the "soul-destroying" experience of seeing her husband Robert suffer motor neurone disease (MND) and was...
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CAMBORNECase halted
AIDEN DANIEL THOMAS, 18, of Laity Fields, Camborne, accused of assaulting Jessica Carey at Camborne on April 4, had the case discontinued at Truro Magistrates' Court.
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Damage is denied
PETER SMITH, 28, of Close Hill, Redruth, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to damaging a television set valued at £3,000 belonging to Natashia Harris at Penzance on April 15 and his case was adjourned for trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on July 9.
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TRUROCrown Court
GAVIN HAWKINS, 44, of no fixed address, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court where he faced two charges of benefit fraud involving an alleged amount of £42,000 in carers' allowances and child tax credits.The case was sent to Truro Crown Court on June 6.
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Antony Tsaikin stole meat to sell for tobacco from Lidl, Pool
AN ESTONIAN who has been in this country for six years had no money and was out of work when he stole packets of meat from Lidl in Pool to sell to raise cash.Antony Tsaikin, 33, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing meat valued at £22.69 on April 23.He told the police he had expected to sell it for about £12 with which he would buy food and tobacco. He had a previous conviction and a police caution.John Trevaskis, for the defence, said Tsaikin ...
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Truro's Sean Flannery refused breath test because he misunderstoo...
NOT UNDERSTANDING the police procedure which denied him access to his own solicitor, a Truro man refused to take part in a breath test after an officer allegedly had smelt drink on him in a car park in the city.Sean Flannery, 49, of Ferris Town, Truro, was awaiting sentence at Truro Magistrates' Court, previously having been convicted at trial of the offence of failing to produce a breath specimen for analysis at Camborne on November 15.Alison May, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said when he...
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Former Fifteen Cornwall star pupil Alexandra Ashley Jones...
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 prosecution, 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...
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Porkellis builder Jozef Szlitkus caught drink driving
A SELF-EMPLOYED carpenter told police: "My licence is my life" when arrested for drink-driving.Jozef Szlitkus, 23, of Porkellis, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving at Falmouth on March 15 when he tested at 83micrograms of alcohol in breath, more than twice the limit.He also admitted two charges of possessing Class A and B drugs.Alison May, for the prosecution, said police officers were attracted to his vehicle in Falmouth at 2am because it had no lights on,...
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Man's ban from Helston
ASHLEY Mark Trigg, 26, formerly of Fords Row, Redruth, and now living in Chard, Somerset, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to two offences of assault on his former partner, Samantha Tresidder, at Redruth in November and January. No evidence was offered by the prosecution and the charges were dismissed on the making of a restraining order banning him from contacting the alleged victim or going to Helston where she lives.
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Ignored rail barriers after 20-minute wait
TWO tractor drivers fed up after waiting 20 minutes ignored the advice of railway staff and drove around the barriers and across a main train line.Stephen Lyndel, of Thomas Terrace, Porthleven, and Christopher French, of Kehelland, Camborne, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court on Friday to careless driving.The pair were delivering potatoes on September 24 last year when the automated barriers at Gwinear road level crossing stopped working.After waiting in a queue of traffic for about 20 minutes,...
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Match attack on football referee
A TEENAGE referee has described the moment he was the victim of a "cowardly" attack at a football match.Jordan Myatt, a student from Tuckingmill, was punched from behind by a spectator shortly after he blew the final whistle in a match between Hayle FC and Redruth-based Storm FC on Monday evening.The 18-year-old, who has worked as a referee for two and a half years, has been left with tissue damage and what medics described as a "significantly bruised" left kidney.The match...
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Four Lanes man Darren Rodney Allen admits sex assault
A MAN from Four Lanes has been put on the sex offenders register after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual assault.Darren Rodney Allen, of Forest Farm, admitted sexually assaulting a woman in Camborne on February 28, 2013, when he appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday.The court heard how Allen, 40, grabbed the victim's breasts and between her legs while she was fully clothed and said: "I can't believe someone has had this." The victim cannot be named for legal reasons.Judge...
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Drove tractors around main rail line barriers
TWO tractor drivers fed up after waiting 20 minutes ignored the advice of railway staff and drove around the barriers and across a main train line.Stephen Lyndel, of Thomas Terrace, Porthleven, and Christopher French, of Kehelland, Camborne, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court on Friday to careless driving.The pair were delivering potatoes on September 24 last year when the automated barriers at Gwinear road level crossing stopped working.After waiting in a queue of traffic for about 20 minutes,...
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