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'Drunken gardener' David Jode caught in Threemilestone street...

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POLICE hunting two burglars instead found a man in the street with a scythe and a large kitchen knife who said he had been using the tools for "drunken gardening".At Truro Magistrates' Court David Jode, a restaurant manager in Truro, pleaded guilty to possessing a scythe and a knife, both with 10in blades, in a public place without good reason on May 12.Alison May, for the prosecution, said the police were suspicious when they saw him at 3.30am in Pengelly Way, Threemilestone.They...

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Police appeal over driver of sports car who approached young...

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POLICE are appealing for information in tracing the driver of a black sports car who approached young girls in Truro. The driver approached two girls aged eight and nine in separate incidents in the city at the weekend. In the first incident on Saturday at around 4pm in the shoppers' car park in Old Bridge Street a girl aged 8 was approached by the driver of the small, black car and asked to get in. The girl refused and ran off unharmed. The following day a member of the public reported seeing...

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Two bikes stolen in thefts in Playing Place

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TWO children's bikes have been stolen in separate incidents in Truro. The first bike, a BMX, (pictured) was taken from a garden shed at Playing Place between 6pm on Thursday June 5 and 3pm the next day. A second bike was taken from a garage in Playing Place some time between June 1 and June 7. The bike taken was a 10-year-old's red mountain bike. Anyone with information in relation to these crimes is asked to contact Truro police via 101 quoting crime reference CR/079223/14 or alternatively...

Two bikes stolen in thefts in Playing Place

Man found dead was accused of making indecent photographs of...

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A 54-YEAR-OLD was found dead after being summonsed to court to face charges of making more than 500 indecent photographs of children. Anthony Gordon Cook, was found at his house at Herniss, near Long Downs, on May 14. He had been summonsed to appear at Truro Magistrates' Court on May 28 accused of eight counts of making indecent photographs of children between January 2010 and August 2013. Police are not treating his death as suspicious. Next-door neighbour Kitty Trewern, who was at home...

Man found dead was accused of making indecent photographs of...

Victim Nigel Laity tells of family's trauma of Redruth burglary...

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A father who pursued a burglar in his underwear has spoken of the lasting effect that the break-in has had on his family. 26-year-old Robert Llewellyn was last week jailed for two and a half years at Truro Crown Court after entering the home of Nigel Laity, wife Lisa and their family on Trevingey Road, Redruth, as they slept on April 13. Llewellyn had walked into Penzance Police Station in February to confess to a break in at a fish and chip shop on Killigrew Street in Falmouth. He had asked...

Victim Nigel Laity tells of family's trauma of Redruth burglary...

Penryn carer Rikki Pavlou, 20, ripped off grandad's ear as...

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"I CAN'T take it any more; everyone knows I can't cope," were the words of a young carer from Penryn as he tore his grandfather's ear off in a vicious attack after a drug-fuelled night of drinking. Rikki Pavlou, 20, started caring for Douglas Hewitt, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, restricted mobility and blindness, when he was 17 but struggled to cope, Truro Crown Court heard on Friday. Philip Lee, for the prosecution, said Mr Hewitt's sister-in-law and neighbour, Teresa Hosking, was...

Penryn carer Rikki Pavlou, 20,  ripped off grandad's ear as...

Falmouth man Alan Hayward hit girlfriend then fellow party guest

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A GUEST who fell asleep at a party, woke up, punched his partner in the face and attacked another man with a bottle has been given six months to prove he is serious about changing his life or face prison. At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Lee Bremridge, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said on August 29 last year Alan Hayward, 47, had been at a party in Falmouth with friends and his girlfriend Talya Omar. He said: "The defendant fell asleep on the sofa at around 9pm. "He woke up and inexplicably...

Falmouth man Alan Hayward hit girlfriend then fellow party guest

Case sent to Crown Court

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JAROSLAW INDYKA, 38, of Trevenson Road, Pool, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to sexually assaulting a 21-year-old female at Camborne on December 8 and the case was sent to Truro Crown Court on July 4.

David Thomas Avery assaulted two teens at Porthleven

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A 27-YEAR-OLD man admitted he had assaulted two teenagers in a late-night incident after he had been to the Porthleven Food Festival.David Thomas Avery, of Trevisker Drive, Porthleven, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting the boy and girl aged 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at Porthleven, on April 26.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said he had been seen arguing with the girl and when he put his hands round her throat the other teenager intervened and was hit a...

ST DAYTrial date set

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EDWARD STEFAN JANISZEWSKI, 56, of Wheal Garland Road, St Day, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Katrina Farnsworth on March 22 and his case was adjourned for trial on August 13.

CAMBORNEHeroin charge

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MICHAEL MARK WILSON, 33, of no fixed address in Camborne, before Truro magistrates for sentence to possessing heroin and stealing lager on April 29, was given a year's community order with supervision and a drug rehabilitation assessment requirement.

ILLOGANCrown Court

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KIERAN DAVID REILLY, 29, of Honicknowle, Plymouth, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to applying a handbrake on a moving vehicle causing a collision in Cot Road, Illogan. His case was sent to Truro Crown Court on June 20.

CHACEWATERTheft denied

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MICHAEL Paul Williams, aged 46, of Chacewater, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing a mobile phone, camera and dress valued at £245 belonging to Nicola Ioannou at Camborne on May 14 and will face trial at Truro Crown Court on June 27.

TRUROSent for trial

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JAMIE Goldsworthy, 21, of Mount Charles, Truro, entered no plea before city magistrates to a charge of supplying 55.69g of cannabis to another person at Truro on March 12. He will be tried at Truro Crown Court, with a preliminary hearing on June 27.

Police seek help after children's bikes stolen

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TWO children's bikes have been stolen in separate incidents in Truro.The first bike, a BMX, (pictured) was taken from a garden shed at Playing Place between 6pm on Thursday and 3pm Friday.A second bike was taken from a garage in Playing Place some time between June 1 and June 7.The bike taken was a 10-year-old's red mountain bike.Anyone with information in relation to these incidents is asked to contact Truro police by calling 101 and quoting reference CR/079223/14, or alternatively e-mail...

Police seek help after children's bikes stolen


Neighbours speak of challenges

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NEIGHBOURS on Permarin Road have spoken of the challenges Rikki Pavlou faced in his young life, including that of caring for his grandfather.One resident, who preferred not to be named, said: "What happened on that night we just don't know."I guess it all got too much for him: but Rikki is a good lad. He must have been tipped over the edge; he just snapped. He'll learn from this."Another neighbour, who has lived on the road for 27 years and known Pavlou since he was a child, said:...

Police appeal for witnesses following late night assault in...

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POLICE have appealed for help after a man was assaulted in Camborne in the early hours of Sunday.A 28-year-old man from Redruth was set upon by three men outside the Lounge Bar on Church Lane at about 2am.After being assaulted the victim discovered that a Sony Experia and a HTC mobile phones had been taken from him.A police spokesman said: "The victim had stopped outside the Lounge Bar to check on a woman who had been crying."He was then approached by three men."He was punched by...

FALMOUTHTyres slashed

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POLICE are appealing for information after a car had all four of its tryes slashed.The tyres were cut on a blue Vauxhall Agila while it was parked in Pellow Close in Falmouth in the early hours of Friday last week.Witnesses are asked to call 101, quoting crime reference CR079059/14.

New initiative launches tackling crime and reoffending

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AN initiative aimed at reducing crime and reoffending is today launching at Heartlands.The Safer Stronger Consortium is a partnership of 31 different organisations who have come together to help disadvantaged people, reduce reoffending and keep communities safer.The opening event will take place between 10am and 2pm and feature a performance from circus troupe Circo Kernow.

TRUROCabbie fined

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A TAXI driver has been fined for careless driving at the level crossing at Truro Railway Station.The 54-year-old was fined £100 and had his driving licence endorsed with three penalty points following the incident.It happened at about 9am on May 28 when the driver is believed to have ignored the warning lights and sirens at the level crossing.The West Briton understands the driver works for A2B Taxis in the city. The firm had not replied to requests for a comment at the time of going to...
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