Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted as she got off a train at Truro station on Saturday.
The incident took place shortly after 8pm.
PC Wayne Frost, investigating officer for the British Transport Police (BTP), said: "A woman was subjected to an alleged sexual assault as she disembarked from a train at Truro station at about 8.05pm on Saturday, 28 June.
"At this stage, I am appealing for any witnesses who were on the platform or who were alighting...
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Police appeal after alleged sexual assault at Truro train station
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Falmouth's Luke Anthony Pentecost hit Tremough doorman with metal...
A DOORMAN on duty at a social event at Tremough Campus was hit twice by a metal medical equipment case swung by a 21-year-old man who objected to his friend being restrained.At Truro Magistrates' Court Luke Anthony Pentecost, of Meadowbank Road, Falmouth, pleaded guilty to assaulting James Ware at Penryn on January 12.Anita Kennett, for the prosecution, said the medical case belonged to St John Ambulance volunteers who were in attendance. Pentecost, who had previous convictions, will face Truro...
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Community sentence for drug dealing for Jamie Goldsworthy, 21, of...
A YOUNG man from Truro has been ordered to do 180 hours' unpaid work after being caught selling drugs.At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Jamie Goldsworthy, 21, of Mount Charles, admitted supplying the Class B drug cannabis on March 12 this year.Sarah Vince, for the prosecution, said Goldsworthy was arrested after being stopped by police while driving on the A390 towards Truro.She said officers found £400 in cash and 55.6g of cannabis in the vehicle and that Goldsworthy admitted that he had...
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Shoplifter Daniel Catlow of Carnon Downs took razors and blades...
RAZORS and blades worth nearly £200 were among the items stolen by a shoplifter during three offences in Falmouth.Daniel Catlow, 30, of Carnon Crescent, Carnon Downs, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to the offences involving goods together worth £208.21.Alison May, for the prosecution, said Catlow told the police he could not remember doing it, but did not dispute it when they showed him CCTV footage. He had previous convictions for similar.Deborah Von Kohler, for...
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Kidnap and robbery allegations faced by Penryn's Gareth Bradley...
ALLEGATIONS of how a 19-year-old man was kidnapped and robbed of £200 by two strangers in the early hours in Truro were made at Truro Magistrates' Court.Gareth Bradley, 25, of Bohelland Road, Penryn, and Kurtis Levi Bradley, 23, of Melville Road, Falmouth, entered no pleas to charges that they robbed Luke Stephens of £200 and kidnapped him. Anita Kennett, for the CPS, applied for them to be remanded in custody until their trial.Applications for bail were made.Both men were...
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'Sexually assaulted' as she left train
POLICE are appealing for information after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted as she got off a train in Truro.Investigating officer PC Wayne Frost, of British Transport Police (BTP), appealed for witnesses to the incident just after 8pm on Saturday to come forward,He said: "A woman was subjected to an alleged sexual assault as she disembarked from a train at Truro station at about 8.05pm."I am appealing for any witnesses who were on the platform, or who were alighting the...
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CAMBORNESent for trial
JAMES HITCHENS, 21, of Cross Roads, Tehidy, Camborne, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Christopher Allen, causing him actual bodily harm, at Redruth, and was sent to Truro Crown Court on July 4.
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FALMOUTHCourt date
SIMON PETER TRUNLEY, 48, of Dracaena Avenue, Falmouth, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to possessing a kitchen knife without good reason in a public place, a supermarket on The Moor, Falmouth, on May 22. His case was sent to Truro Crown Court on July 4.
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FEOCKKnife charge
JOHN FRANCIS SYMONS, 37, living at an address in Feock, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to possessing a 6in bladed sheath knife in a public place at Feock on June 5.The case was adjourned for trial at Truro Magistrates' Court on August 6.Symons entered no plea to a charge of resisting PC Long.
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POOLDrugs found
A 20-YEAR-OLD man found with cannabis in Pool admitted possession when he appeared before Truro magistrates.Giovanni Barbagallo, of Fore Street, Pool, told the magistrates he was trying to give up drugs and needed help. He had one previous conviction.Barbagallo was given a conditional discharge for a year and told to pay £100 costs and surcharge.
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THREEMILESTONEBicycle theft
A MOUNTAIN bike was reported stolen from a car park at Threemilestone.The bright-blue Cannondale F6d mountain bike was taken between 7am on June 21 and 9am from the car park in Pengelly Way.The bike, which has a new front tyre and a very worn rear tyre, had been locked to the lamppost opposite the doctors' surgery and pharmacy.The thief was said to have cut through the lock.Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact Truro police on 101, quoting crime reference CR/083729/14...
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Witnesses sought in engine theft
POLICE are asking for help to trace an outboard motor which was stolen from a Falmouth mooring.The two-stroke 5HP Yamaha engine is marked with the words 'Robbins TR36' on the underside of the engine cover, and its serial number is DT5Y/00503/971102.It was stolen from a 16ft Auckland boat on a mooring near Falmouth Yacht Marina on North Parade between June 5 and 14. Contact PCSO Chris Braddon on 01326 213455, quoting the reference CR/083083/14 with any information relating to this crime.Falmouth...
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Rapist Gintautas Vilimas failed to report changing address in...
A RAPIST from Lithuania who was put on the sex offenders' register when he came to England has admitted failing to comply with the law by not reporting that he had changed his address, Truro magistrates heard.Gintautas Vilimas, 39, of Parc an Tansys, Pengegon, pleaded guilty to the charge.The court heard he told the police when questioned that he had changed his address but had forgotten he should have reported it.Alison May, for the prosecution, said he was convicted of rape in 1994 and...
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Camborne's David Teesdale cut brake lines on police van after...
A ROUGH sleeper who had been moved on from underneath a ramp at Truro Police Station cut the brake lines and pipes on a police support van.But having a change of heart and feeling he could have put lives in danger, David Teesdale waited for the first police officer he could see and told him what he had done.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Teesdale, 47, of Basset Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage valued at £200 to a Devon and Cornwall Police vehicle, and guilty to...
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MULLIONDiscontinued
PIETRO PIRAS, 52, of Redannack North, Mullion, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to sending illegal messages and the case was discontinued.
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HELSTONDriving ban
MICHAEL KOCH, 53, of Rinsey, Ashton, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink driving at Helston on May 17 and was fined £110 and banned from driving for 15 months.
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Cornwall police commissioner fights to cut £366m cost of...
DEVON AND CORNWALL Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is demanding government action against cheap booze.
During a live debate held at Newquay's Best Western Hotel Bristol yesterday, Mr Hogg called on the government to introduce minimum unit pricing immediately to stop the harm caused by alcohol misuse.
He is also asking opposition parties to make manifesto commitments to introduce similar legislation.
Mr Hogg said the damage caused by alcohol, and the crime linked to it, costs Devon and...
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Cornwall police commissioner Tony Hogg defends £1.8m cost...
DEVON AND CORNWALL Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has defended the cost of his office after receiving criticism during a live debate on Wednesday.
Mr Hogg was quizzed during the debate held at Newquay's Best Western Hotel Bristol, along with the force's chief constable Shaun Sawyer.
A former Royal Navy commander from Helston, West Cornwall, Mr Hogg was elected in November 2012 in a ballot which saw just fifteen per cent of people across the two counties turn out to vote.
Mr Hogg's...
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Alarming rise in 'child on child' sex offences recorded by police
Police in Devon and Cornwall are recording a case of 'child on child' sexual offences nearly every week according to the latest figures.
Police recorded 50 cases of children complaining of abuse by under-18s in a year across the two counties.
One child protection expert has said that young people's minds are being "warped" by easy access to hardcore pornography.
But the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said its service in the city was helping to turn around harmful...
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