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Cornwall is 'being failed' in the fight against alcohol-fuelled...

July 17, 2014, 12:31 am
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Cornwall is being failed by Government policy when it comes to tackling the scourge of alcohol-fuelled crime, police commissioner Tony Hogg has warned the Prime Minister.In a letter to David Cameron, Mr Hogg said he was "extremely frustrated by the lack of meaningful progress" on introducing minimum unit pricing on alcohol.And he said the Government's much-lauded ban on the sale of alcohol below cost was "meaningless" – being forecast to prevent just 12 crimes in the region every 12...

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Drunks could be billed for time spent in police cells

July 21, 2014, 12:21 am
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Drunks could be charged for the time they spend in police cells sobering up according to Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg.The announcement comes after figres revealed alcohol is thought to have been involved in more than 10,000 violent attacks last year, while the overall annual cost to society in Devon and Cornwall is estimated at massive £366 million.Mr Hogg urgently wants to see the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol and has written to all political party leaders...

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VIDEO: Crimewatch to appeal over mystery of Alan Jeal's death

July 22, 2014, 3:02 am
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The mystery surrounding the death of Wadebridge man Alan Jeal will be broadcast on BBC's Crimewatch programme tonight – five months after his body was found. The show, broadcast at 9pm on BBC1, will feature a reconstruction of his body being found on Perranporth beach. It will also show his last movements and the bus journeys he took around Wadebridge, Truro, Newquay and Perranporth on the day before his body was found, on Tuesday February 25. The programme features interviews with...

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Threatening Stephen Collick of Helston told shop staff he...

July 22, 2014, 10:00 pm
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A VISITOR who caused problems in a shop threatened the owner and staff, saying: "I eat little boys like you for breakfast."Stephen Collick, 45, of Park Close, Nancegollan, Helston, admitted at Truro Magistrates' Court to using threatening behaviour with intent to cause Nicholas Allen harassment, alarm or distress on March 27.Daniel Swan, for Crown Prosecution Service, said Mr Allen, the deli shop owner, had seen Collick opening car doors in an attempt to get a lift from somebody,...

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Hayle man Gareth Lloyd might go to jail for assault and weapon...

July 23, 2014, 8:21 am
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A HAYLE man, who has admitted assaulting four people in one night and having a weapon – a sock filled with stones – on him has been warned he might go to jail. At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Gareth Lloyd, 24, of Polvelyn Parc, pleaded guilty to two charges of having unlawfully wounded Matthew Thomas and Jason O'Sullivan on October 13, last year. He also admitted assault by beating Danielle Jones on the same evening. Lloyd, who the court heard had no previous convictions, admitted a...

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Ambulance needed to treat 77-year-old woman after Camborne bag...

July 22, 2014, 6:26 am
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An elderly woman was left needing ambulance treatment after her handbag was violently snatched.The 77-year-old Camborne woman was walking down Mitchell Lane yesterday morning when she was approached by a man shortly before 11am.The man grabbed her handbag with such force that she was knocked to the ground and sustained a nasty head wound.The woman was treated by an ambulance at the scene and although her injuries are not serious, she was left shaken and distressed by the robbery.The...

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Operation Goodnight six year anniversary: Redruth still...

July 23, 2014, 10:00 pm
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PENSIONER Ann Mitchell was scared to leave home after dark. The quiet Redruth suburb she moved into more than 35 years earlier had become an estate rife with vandalism, gangs and drug-dealing.Rogue teenagers would urinate, leave litter and stage obscene arguments and acts metres from Mrs Mitchell's door in Harmony Close.She said: "It was terrible. You wouldn't go out of your back door at night. As soon as it was dark you wouldn't go out; you wouldn't have a barbecue in your garden because of the...

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Wanton or furious driving alleged

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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ROBERT HALL, 50, of St Clement, Truro, was before Truro magistrates facing two charges.They alleged that he caused bodily harm to Jacob Burt and Darren Dutch by wanton or furious driving in a Land Rover Defender at Truro on March 8.He also faced two further charges, of assaulting the same two men, causing them actual bodily harm. Not guilty pleas were indicated and the case was sent to Truro Crown Court on August 8.
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Dean Harvey of Helston admitted disorderly behaviour at Penzance

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A HELSTON man who pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to behaving in a disorderly manner at Penzance on May 29 had 50 previous convictions.Dean Harvey had been met at Penzance bus station by his partner in a car, after which an argument developed between them and he accused her of being unfaithful to him, said counsel David Swan, for the prosecution.He snatched the keys from the ignition, threw them on the floor, stamped on them and threw them into a bush. When she went to retrieve...
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Banned driver Robert Alfred Sellars from Helston jailed for...

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A BANNED driver was jailed after he got behind the wheel to take his pregnant niece to hospital to give birth.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Robert Alfred Sellars, 51, of Kingsley Way, Helston, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance and was sent to prison for 12 weeks. He was caught by police on June 29 after he had offered to drive his pregnant niece when she had been having contractions.Alison May, for the prosecution, said he had been disqualified in 2001 for...
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Police wish to find man in images

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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POLICE have released CCTV images in connection with a burglary at a Perranporth community centre.The images show a man at the Memorial Hall in Perranporth who police believe could be connected with a burglary which took place on the morning of May 17.Anyone who recognises the man or has any other information is asked to contact police on 101, and quote reference number CR/074423/14.

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PENRYNRape charge

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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JONATHAN Scott Stanbury, 53, of College Hill, Penryn, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court where he faced an allegation of rape at Penryn on January 26. His case was sent for trial at Truro Crown Court on August 15.
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ST KEVERNENo insurance

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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COLIN JAMES CHINERY, 35, of the Penmenner Estate, St Keverne, was convicted in his absence at Truro Magistrates' Court of using a vehicle without insurance at Heamoor on March 30, fined £100 and banned from driving for six months. He was also convicted of using a vehicle without an MoT.
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TRISPENExtra hours

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A TAXI driver who failed on five occasions to turn up for unpaid work ordered by a court for offences of fraud told Truro magistrates he had "gone off the rails" because of a domestic situation.James Bolitho, 29, of Polisken Farm, Trispen, pleaded guilty to five breaches of an order made on April 2 for him to do 180 hours of unpaid work.The magistrates ordered him to do an additional 20 hours of work as punishment.
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Driver 'victim of an attack'

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A PEDESTRIAN allegedly assaulted a motorist near Falmouth Rugby Club, according to a police crime report.Information about the incident at Dracaena Avenue opposite the recreation ground at 2pm on June 14 has only just been released.Sergeant Martin Roberts, from Falmouth police, said: "The incident involved occupants of a vehicle and some pedestrians."It concerns an alleged assault on the driver by a pedestrian along with damage being caused to their vehicle."Anyone with ...
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Expensive sound equipment stolen during Love Riot event

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A THIEF made off with three expensive speakers during a packed event.The theft took place at Crasken Farm on the outskirts of Helston during the Love Riot event, which attracts revellers from across west Cornwall.The speakers were taken between 3am and 10am on July 13, and the owner is appealing for the public's help getting them back.James Hatton, from Audio Course Ltd, who was providing sound at the event, said: "We suspect the person gained access to a locked building through a window...

Expensive sound equipment stolen during Love Riot event

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PORKELLISMan fined

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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JOZEF DAVID CHARLES SZLITKUS, 23, of Halwin Crescent, Porkellis, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to possessing cannabis at Porkellis on April 26 and was fined £365.
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FALMOUTHTyre is slashed

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A SILVER Vauxhall Astra parked on Acacia Rd overnight on July 14 had a tyre slashed. Witnesses are being asked to call police on 101, quoting reference CR/089939/14.
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FALMOUTHBike is taken

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A BLACK Pinnacle Lithium hybrid bike was stolen from the Admiral's Quay area of Falmouth on July 5 between 7.50pm and 8.05pm.Anyone with information is being asked to call 101: reference is CR/090170/14.
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Assault at Toast in Falmouth

July 23, 2014, 11:15 pm
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a man at a Falmouth bar.The incident took place at around midnight on Sunday at Toast.Anyone with information is being asked to call 101, quoting reference CR/091388/14.
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