POLICE are appealing for information after a car was covered in flowers and its petrol tank contaminated.Criminals covered the front and rear windscreens of a black Vauxhall Omega with flowers from a nearby garden on Bar Lane in Falmouth on Friday night.They also removed the petrol cap of the vehicle and pushed plants, soil, stones and other debris into the tank.The car cannot be used and removing and cleaning the tank will cost an estimated £500.Anyone with information is being asked...
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FALMOUTHBizarre crime
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Dragons not cared for
ALAN STEPHEN BARON ROUFFIGNAC, 30, of Trevoarn Foundry Square, Hayle, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on August 12 to failing to ensure the needs of two bearded dragons were met to the extent required by good practice, and failing to protect them from pain, suffering injury and disease by not ensuring that their environment was maintained at a suitable temperature, at Hayle, on or before March 13, and was conditionally discharged for two years.
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Falmouth man Karl Flanagan admits shoplifting charges
A FALMOUTH man has admitted eight charges of shoplifting.
At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Karl Flanagan, 31, of The Beacon, pleaded guilty to two counts of stealing alcohol from Sainsbury's supermarket on April 7 and May 1.
He admitted six other thefts from shops in the area on dates between June 1 and 29.
Flanagan was remanded in custody and the case was adjourned for sentence to October 3.
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Report reveals sexual offences and crimes not reported by Devon...
A new report has revealed that a number of sexual offences and assaults on vulnerable adults have not been reported as crimes by Devon and Cornwall Police.The Crime Data Integrity report outlines 54 reports which were recorded on the force non-crime system and out of the 12 that should have been recorded as crimes; Devon and Cornwall Police had recorded just two correctly.The report comes from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) who is "inspecting policing in the public...
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Redruth alcoholic David Jones downloaded thousands of child porn...
AN ALCOHOLIC from Redruth, who downloaded thousands of indecent and extreme pornographic images of children and animals, told a court he had no sexual interest in youngsters.
At Truro Crown Court last Friday, Judge Christopher Harvey Clark, QC, said he was troubled by and found it very difficult to believe David Jones' claim that he was not accessing child pornography for sexual reasons.
The 49-year-old, of Wheal Montague, North Country, who arrived at court drunk, previously pleaded guilty to...
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Kevin David Martin from Mylor Bridge breached restraining order...
CONTACTING his former partner in contravention of a restraining order was the result of a man keying in the wrong telephone number on his phone, Truro magistrates have been told.Kevin David Martin, aged 34, of Comfort Road, Mylor Bridge, pleaded guilty to harassing Perdita Barnicoat on July 9 at Flushing by sending a text message and by leaving two voice messages on her phone. Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said the restraining order had been made in February after Martin was convicted of...
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Police team fails to solve mystery of body on the beach
POLICE investigating the death of Alan Jeal, whose naked body was found on the beach at Perranporth in February, have announced they are winding down their inquiries.The body of Mr Jeal, 64, was found with a sock and headphones stuffed into his mouth. He also had multiple injuries which could not be explained.Detective Chief Inspector Dave Thorne, leading the investigation, said a file would now be prepared for the coroner."We have always treated this as a suspicious death, in which...
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Chef Ashley Andrew Banfield of Truro threatened parents with meat...
A 20-YEAR-OLD trainee chef threatened to kill his mother with a meat-cleaver for interfering with his relationship with a girlfriend, magistrates heard.Ashley Andrew Banfield, of Trelander East, Truro, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting his mother Susan Bennetts and to causing criminal damage to her property.Gail Hawkley, for the CPS, said there had been a problem when his mother refused to let Banfield borrow her iPad.When she took it from him he accused her of making his...
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Cycling pair 'made the world better'
JUDGE Christopher Harvey Clark QC said Robert Palmer's victims were "inspirational men who made the world a better place".Toby Wallace and Andrew McMenigall were involved with many charities, and coaches and athletes in their individual sports.Mr Wallace was born in England and studied at Cambridge University before working in London, Sydney and Philadelphia, where he lived with his wife Claire.Mr McMenigall and his wife Anne lived in Edinburgh with their children Jennifer, 15, and...
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Exhausted lorry driver jailed for 'mowing down' charity cyclists
A LORRY driver has been jailed for eight and a half years for killing two cyclists on the A30 near Truro as they took part in a charity ride from Land's End to John O'Groats.Robert Palmer, 32, had pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to two charges of causing death by dangerous driving on July 2 last year and admitted injuring another driver in a crash two months later while on bail over the deaths.Andrew McMenigall, 47, and Toby Wallace, 36, died in the collision with Palmer's white Renault...
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Car warning came too late for police
BEFORE police officers could follow up a call from a member of the public about the driving of a car, the vehicle complained of was involved in an accident, Truro magistrates heard.Officers found the driver smelling of alcohol and she failed a roadside test, later testing at 90mcg, nearly three times the limit.She was Ami Louise Long, 24, of Wellington Place, Falmouth, who pleaded guilty to drink-driving at Helston on July 27.Terry Eastwood, for the defence, said Long had been drinking the...
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Falmouth and Truro Boat Watch appeal for information after thefts
FALMOUTH police are appealing for information following the theft of two dinghies and a speedboat.The 3m Suzumar dinghy was taken from near Philleigh, on the Roseland, between 2pm and 10pm on August 22.The vessel, which had oars attached, has two patches on the rear where punctures have been repaired.Also taken was a 2.9m red/orange Islander Paradise kayak.Sometime between August 8 and August 23, a dinghy was stolen from a pontoon near Falmouth Yacht Brokers.The grey/cream Quicksilver 270...
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TRUROFood sales
MEHMET GULENC, 38, of Parkengear Vean, Probus, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to selling hot food from One Stop, at Truro, on March 30, otherwise than under and in accordance with an authorisation issued under the Licensing Act 2003.He was conditionally discharged for a year.
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Drink driver James Pedrek Hall from Mylor reported running from...
A DRINK-DRIVER gave himself up to the police and was arrested when after a member of the public reported seeing a couple running away from a car which had just crashed.James Pedrek Hall, aged 31, of Restronguet, Mylor, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving on August 17.Alison May, for the prosecution, said the police were told at about 7.20am that a man and a woman had been seen running away from a stationary car which had just crashed into a wall at the side of the road at...
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Julian Stuart Jackson of Falmouth wrongly received £8K in...
A MAN who was claiming council tax benefit and Job Seeker's Allowance failed to reveal that he was receiving redundancy insurance payments of £40,000, had a job and was receiving income from a tenant.Julian Stuart Jackson, aged 42, of Boslowick Road, Falmouth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to two offences of benefit fraud between 2011 and 2013.Alison May, for the prosecution, said Jackson had received more than £8,000 in overpayments in addition to £40,800 from...
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Tony Campbell of Penryn found drunk and asleep in the street in...
A 22-YEAR-OLD who was the subject of a drink banning order "growled" at police who found him in a drunken state in Redruth in the early hours.At Truro Magistrates' Court Tony Campbell, of St Thomas Street, Penryn, pleaded guilty to breaching the order on June 1, which was made in September last year for 24 months, banning him from being under the influence of alcohol in a public place.Campbell had previous convictions, the court heard.He also admitted breaching a suspended...
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MATTHEW MELLOW, 34, of Truro, denies assaulting Goran Knight by...
MATTHEW MELLOW, 34, of Chapel Row, Truro, has been remanded in custody charged with assaulting Goran Knight by beating in Truro on July 21.Mellow, who denies the charge, appeared before District Judge Kevin Gray in custody at Bodmin Magistrates' Court when an application for bail was refused. The case is due for trial on September 8.
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REDRUTHVehicle crime
POLICE are asking car- owners to be vigilant after a spate of vehicle crimes.Officers in the Redruth area say they have noticed an increase in thefts from insecure cars.Redruth PCSO Dan Tildesley said: "We are asking owners to check their vehicles are fully secure at all times, even if they're parked on the driveway. Don't leave valuables in the vehicle, make sure nothing is on display and if you see people looking around vehicles or trying to gain entry please contact the police by...
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Esmé's heart in her mouth as she gets pulled over by ...
DESPITE knowing my tax, MoT and insurance are up to date, my heart was in my mouth as trainee police officer Megan Cornish pulled me over, writes reporter Esmé Ashcroft."If you can just wind down the window, Miss, I'm going to carry out some routine checks," she explained, smiling and explained. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to put my car through its paces."If you could just turn your engine off and pass me your licence I'll call through and check the car's...
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TRURODiscontinued
NICK BROWNING CHAPMAN, 31, of Chy Bre, Truro, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Naomi Dobson and his case was discontinued.
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