POLICE officers were charged at by a man with his head down after being called to a house in Falmouth to deal with a reported domestic incident.Ryan Ashley Spry, 29, of Esperanza Court, Falmouth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to resisting Sergeant Paul Kelly and assaulting him on January 2, and also to possessing one gram of cannabis worth £10.Alison May, for the prosecution, said officers went to his home to deal with a domestic incident and found him drunk and ...
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Ryan Ashley Spry charged at police called to his home in Falmouth...
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Teen who admitted string of offences had been sleeping rough
A 17-YEAR-OLD who pleaded guilty to 12 offences of theft, criminal damage and possession of drugs at Truro Youth Court had been sleeping rough in a tent for most of the past two years.Anita Kennett, for the prosecution, said he had sprayed graffiti on vehicles and a house, damaged vehicles and his room in a hostel at one time, stolen wine and possessed cannabis and supplied small amounts of it to friends, using the money for his own supply. He also asked for a further offence of possession of...
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FALMOUTHObstruction
AUSTIN LONG, 32, of Ferndale Road, Falmouth, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on January 5 to obstructing a marine enforcement officer at Falmouth on August 7 and was fined £500 and had to pay £2,000 costs.
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REDRUTHTrial date set
JURGIS Plikaitis, aged 18, of Cardrew Terrace, Redruth, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to allowing himself to be carried in a vehicle which had been taken without the owner's consent and the case was adjourned for trial to the same court on February 16.
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Wounding case sent to Crown
PERRAN NORMANSHIRE, aged 25, of Chapel Hill, Ponsanooth, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to a charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding on Scott Brown at Helston on September 7 and the case was sent to Truro Crown Court to be heard on February 13.
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CAMBORNEAssault denied
A CAMBORNE pensioner has denied assaulting a woman and causing her actual bodily harm.At Truro Crown Court, Brian Rossitter, aged 70, of Blackrock, denied assaulted Catherine Stapleton on December 17. He was granted conditional bail to appear before the court for a plea and case management hearing on April 10.
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FALMOUTHNo plea given
SAMUEL Christian Blackburn, 19, of Twickenham, Middlesex, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to a charge of administering to Sophie Thompson a poison or other destructive or noxious thing, namely Etizolam, with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy her, at Falmouth on September 17, and the case was sent for trial to Truro Crown Court on February 20.
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Woman is questioned after dog bite on train
A 57-YEAR-OLD woman from Portreath has reported herself to the police after a dog bit a pensioner on a train.The incident happened on December 21 on the 8.30am service from Penzance to London Paddington.The victim, a 72-year-old woman from west Cornwall, suffered bite marks, bruising and had to have a tetanus jab.The woman in charge of the dog was interviewed at Camborne police station on January 16 on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury. The case is...
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Drink driver Neil Craig Carter of Helston found slumped over...
A DRINK-DRIVER was found slumped over his steering wheel following complaints about his screeching tyres.Neil Craig Carter, 42, of Park Crescent, Helston, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving after testing at 87 millilitres of alcohol in blood, seven points over the legal limit.Police who had been called to a vehicle in Mongleath Avenue, Falmouth, in the early evening of October 13 after residents were disturbed by a loud bang and the screeching of tyres then found...
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Nathan Paul Cocks punched Falmouth neighbour after waking him at...
FELLOW residents restrained a man who punched a neighbour in the face in the early hours – and then told them he had just wanted to wish him a happy birthday.At Truro Magistrates' Court Nathan Paul Cocks, aged 29, of Grenville Road, Falmouth, pleaded guilty to assaulting Craig Shaw at Falmouth on November 24.Alison May, for the prosecution, said Mr Shaw, who lived in the same building as Cocks, had been awoken just before 1am. Cocks was screaming and shouting at him, saying: "Go on,...
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Jewellery and memories are among burglars' haul
POLICE are appealing for help after items of high monetary and sentimental value were stolen from two properties in Falmouth.They are trying to locate the items, taken before Christmas, to return to their owners.At one property a black Nikon Coolpix S6300 camera in a yellow case was taken which contained a memory card on which were holiday photos.The possible serial numbers are 41099253 and 018208925582.Also taken were a Welsh yellow gold ring with a plain band and a pattern on the inside; a...
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TRUROFence vandal
A GARDEN fence facing a public walkway on Chirgwin Road in Truro was sprayed with white paint some time between midnight on January 13 and 5pm the next day.Anyone with information is being asked to contact PC Andy Filkins on 01872 227103 or 01872 227104.
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FALMOUTHAssault curfew
IAN Connolly, 33, of Trelawney Road, Falmouth, pleaded not guilty but was convicted at Truro Magistrates' Court of assaulting Victoria Womack at Falmouth on October 18 and was put under curfew for 12 weeks and given a restraining order.
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TRUROSent for trial
A 31-YEAR-OLD man is to stand trial accused of possessing criminal cash in Camborne and Truro.At Truro Crown Court, Daniel Coyle, whose address was given as care of Trerose Road, Malabar, pleaded not guilty to two counts of possessing sums of money – £2,500 and £1,070 – which he knew or suspected to represent in whole or in part the proceeds of criminal conduct on June 16, 2013.Coyle was granted unconditional bail to appear before the court for trial on a date to be...
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CAMBORNESpeeding case
CAROLE NICHOLAS, aged 43, of Gwel an Skol, Camborne, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to speeding at Penryn on May 13 and was fined £80.
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FALMOUTHCar thefts
THE windows of eight vehicles were smashed overnight in Beacon and Bassett Street, Falmouth, last Wednesday into Thursday.Police said thieves smashed the windows and stole property including a women's dark brown ski jacket with fur trimmed hood/satellite navigation equipment and cash.Anyone with information is asked to contact Police on 101 or Crime stoppers on 0800 555111 quoting crime reference CR/4915/15.
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FALMOUTHHaymaker
A MAN was knocked to the ground after being hit by someone outside Club International in Falmouth on Sunday.The incident happened at about 12.30am in Church Street and the extent of the victim's injuries was unknown.Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them on 101.A spokesman said: "The assault consisted of a single haymaker-style punch which knocked the victim to the ground."
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Girl tells court she was aged 12 when Kiaran Bradshaw sexually...
A GIRL has told a court she was aged just 12 when a 17-year-old boy sexually assaulted her in the woods.
The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave evidence at the trial of Kiaran Bradshaw, now 19, at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday.
Bradshaw, denies the charges relating to a series of alleged rapes and sexual assaults on underage girls in isolated locations around Cornwall, including in Redruth and a car park in Truro.
One of the girls, who was aged 12 at the time, said Bradshaw...
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Police and crime commissioner unhappy with David Cameron's force...
POLICE and crime commissioner (PCC) Tony Hogg has criticised David Cameron's "throwaway" remarks about improving policing in Devon and Cornwall.During his visit to Redruth the Prime Minister said that there is more room for efficiency and that further saving had to be made in the Devon and Cornwall police force.Speaking to the West Briton he said: "The police are doing a good job but again there is still more that can be done by making sure when they buy cars or when they...
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Burglars reveal what drives them to commit crime
BURGLARIES are often driven by drug addiction, according to convicted criminals.New research has revealed that the major motivation for burglars to commit their crimes was because of the need to feed a drug habit. Burglars also claim they were attracted by the ease of the crime, greed and because it is lucrative, but seen as low risk. In a series of qualitative interviews conducted be a leading national insurer, one of the subjects stated "any time I committed [a burglary] it was because I was...
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