A TEENAGE "fight club" organised by feuding schoolchildren has been disbanded thanks to the efforts of a neighbourhood police team.Police officers in Redruth have said that antisocial behaviour, including a "fight club" organised by schoolchildren, near the miner's statue on Fore Street has decreased. Instances of antisocial behaviour near the statue are more prevalent in the summer months but several weeks ago the Redruth neighbourhood team was made aware of a group of boys...
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Police thwart youth 'fight club'
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Do you know this man?
Police are trying to trace a man in relation to damage caused to two vehicles in Penryn before Christmas.The damage was caused to two cars in Alderwood Parc and police would like to speak to the man pictured here on December 21 just before 9pm.Call police 101 with any information, quoting reference CR131790/14.
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Burglars raid Truro garage for 1950s retro bike
BURGLARS made away with a retro bike after entering a garage in Lemon Street, Truro.The 1950s Raleigh bicycle was stolen some time between December 13 and Christmas Day.The bike is black and has curved, swept-back handlebars.Anybody with information or who may have seen the bike is being asked to contact PC Tangye via 101 quoting crime reference 132937/14.
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Woman sought over shop theft
THE police are appealing for information about a woman in connection with thefts from a high street shop.Officers in Falmouth say they would like to know the identity of the woman pictured above, who they believe may have been involved in shoplifting clothes from Fat Face in Falmouth on November 23.Details of the offence have only just been released.Anyone with information is being asked to call the police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, and quote the crime reference...
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Devon and Cornwall Police tackle over 450 incidents during busy...
POLICE in Cornwall and Devon responded to over 450 incidents across the counties on New Year's Eve.The policing operation in Cornwall deployed triple the normal police staffing for the county with over 170 police officers working hard to keep the duchy safe.The 484 incidents dealt with, took place between midnight and 6am on January 1.Chief inspector Ian Drummond-Smith who coordinated the policing operation, said: "The major events all passed off relatively peacefully, with families enjoying the...
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Burglar jumped through first floor window after being disturbed...
A TRURO resident was shocked when they returned home to find a burglar.After he was disturbed he jumped through a first floor bedroom window to escape.The break in happened between 11.40am and 11.50am on Tuesday at a house in Bodmin Road in the city.The burglar, believed to be in his 20s, was seen running away through Tremorvah Field and onto the bottom end of Bodmin Road, near Archbishop Benson School.Although no items are believed to have been taken in the burglary, the offender damaged the...
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Blagovest Hadjigueorguiev, 24, of Elm Court Gardens, Truro, has...
BLAGOVEST HADJIGUEORGUIEV, aged 24, of Elm Court Gardens, Truro, has been bailed unconditionally to appear before Truro Crown Court tomorrow, charged with driving an Audi A4 dangerously in Newquay on September 29.
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Tributes paid in court to retiring magistrate John Richardson
GLOWING tributes have been paid at Truro Magistrates' Court to John Richardson, chairman of the Cornwall magistrates' bench, on his retirement after 16 years as a JP.During his time as a magistrate he has chaired the family panel, the Cornwall Magistrates' Association executive committee and the newly-created Cornwall bench. He has been deputy chairman of the West Cornwall bench, a member of the Devon and Cornwall Justices' Issues Group and chairman of the Judicial Business Group for Devon,...
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Ryan Clemow from Pool told court he smoked cannabis to cope with...
A 23-YEAR-old man told a court he smoked cannabis to help him with depression after losing his mother last year.Ryan Clemow, of Agar Road, Illogan Highway, Pool, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to possession of three grams of cannabis at Redruth on November 26.Alison May, for the prosecution, said police searched his flat after officers had to use an enforcer to gain access and then found him in bed. In the lounge they found the cannabis in lump form and also in a bag. Clemow, who had...
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Drunk and disorderly Lee James Goldstone of Lanner had to be...
A MAN escorted from a community centre in Redruth because of his bad behaviour returned and was so disruptive he had to be restrained by staff.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Lee James Goldstone, 30, of Pennance Parc, Lanner, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on December 6.Alison May, for the prosecution, said when police arrived Goldstone was agitated and using vile and abusive language, thrashing around with his arms and legs.In court Goldstone said he had too much to drink and...
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Shoplifter Anthony Clive Shaw of Porthtowan took trolley full of...
A SHOPLIFTER who took a trolley full of goods from Asda returned a week later and took items worth twice as much.Anthony Clive Shaw, 30, of Eastcliff, Porthtowan, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing a total of £218.03 from the Penryn supermarket on September 30 and October 6.When spoken to by the police he said he had forgotten to pay on the first occasion, but had paid on the second. Then when he was shown CCTV footage which showed him stealing both times, he admitted...
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Redruth teenager scratched cars in Penzance
A HOMELESS teenage cannabis dealer scratched three cars after getting drunk.Two of the cars had been hired by the drivers and each had to pay £500 to their rental companies for the damage caused.At Truro Youth Court, the 16-year-old from Redruth pleaded guilty to damaging three cars at Penzance, damaging furnishings in a room at the Penzance YMCA, possessing cannabis with intent to supply, and asked for a further offence of possessing cannabis to be taken into consideration.Rob Eccleston,...
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Darren James Turton of Camborne kicked door at Redruth Job Centre...
A DISAPPOINTED job-seeker caused £700 damage to a door when he did not feel he got the help he needed.Darren James Turton, 42, of Enys Road, Camborne, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to damaging the door at the Redruth Job Centre in November last year.Alison May, for the prosecution, said at the time he had been given a conditional caution for the offence and told to pay £700, but he had only paid £20 of this and the prosecution therefore went head.On the day he...
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TRUROAssault claim
POLICE are appealing for information about an alleged assault barely an hour into the new year.The 23-year-old told police he was attacked between 1am and 2am on New Year's Day in St Clements Street, Truro, while walking home from a nightclub but could give no details of his assailants.He said he was struck on the head, knocking him down, and kicked in the back and ribs, suffering bruising, a grazed hand and sore ribs. Anyone with information is being asked to contact PC Linda Martin at Truro...
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Burglar fled house
A TRURO resident was shocked after returning home to find a burglar who then leapt through a first floor bedroom window to escape.The break-in happened between 11.40am and 11.50am on Tuesday at a house in Bodmin Road in the city.The burglar, believed to be in his twenties, was seen running away through Tremorvah Field and onto the bottom end of Bodmin Road, near Archbishop Benson School.Although no items are believed to have been taken in the burglary, the offender damaged the front door by...
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HELSTONFined £265
JAMES MURRAY HILL, 25, of Passmore Road, Helston, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to driving without due care and attention at Helston and was fined £265.
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ILLOGANAssault denied
DANIELLE Elizabeth Prosser, 22, of Coronation Road, Illogan, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Lesley Whippy, at Redruth, between November 11 and 14, and her case was adjourned to Truro Magistrates' Court on Monday.
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CUBERTBreak-in bid
POLICE are investigating an unsuccessful attempt to break into a village pub.Between 4.45am and 5.20am on New Year's Day someone tried to force open a rear window and a fire door at the Smuggler's Den in Cubert.Anyone with information about the attempted break-in is being asked to contact Truro police on 101 quoting CR000562/15.
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REDRUTHRace charge
A REDRUTH man has denied racially aggravated intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress to a Portuguese man.At Truro Crown Court on Friday, David Bellman, 42, of Hawthorn Close, Redruth, pleaded not guilty to the alleged offence which is said to have taken place on October 28 against Nuno Almeida De Freitas.Bellman was granted conditional bail to appear for a plea and case management hearing on February 20.
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TRUROCity assault
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a lunchtime assault on a man in Truro.The 26-year-old was attacked at about 1pm on Friday in St Clements Street by two men who punched him in the face and kicked him after he fell to the ground. Both were white and one is believed to be in his thirties.Anyone with information is being asked to contact PC Paul Stevenson at Truro on 101 quoting crime reference 000700/15.
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