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July 15, 2015, 10:00 pm

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POLICE hunting for a missing 12-year-old girl found her half-naked in a house where she had been taken by a 17-year-old boy from Hayle, who tried to rape her.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was under a duvet and wearing only his underwear when officers arrived, Truro Crown Court heard on Monday.Peter Coombe, for the prosecution, said the girl, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, was with her father in a pub a few days before she disappeared.The defendant's friend...

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New figures show decline in reported crime in Cornwall

July 16, 2015, 4:30 am

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Figures released by Devon and Cornwall Police have shown that reported crime is continuing to decline in Cornwall. When comparing crimes up until June 30 2015 to the numbers from the same period in 2014 there has been a decline of 6.3 per cent. This figure means that there have been 1,503 less crimes committed in Cornwall so far this year when compared to the same period last year.Across Devon and Cornwall there has been a decline in victim based reported crimes. They have been reduced 6.2 per...

Prolific burglar Wayne Savage, of Falmouth, jailed for more than...

July 16, 2015, 10:00 pm

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POLICE caught a prolific burglar in Falmouth after they spotted him acting suspiciously and challenged him to prove that the keys in his possession fitted locks in his home.Drug addict Wayne Savage was stopped by officers at 8.30pm on June 6 in a residential area where he appeared to be looking at homes, Truro Crown Court heard on Tuesday.The 46-year-old, of Hayman Way, Falmouth, was found to have about seven keys on him and said that they belonged to him and fitted doors at his home.Jason Beal,...

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July 20, 2015, 2:59 am

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ALAN HICHENS, 51, of Station Road, Truro, entered guilty pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court on July 8 to three offences of breaching a restraining order at Camborne and was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 24 months and a restraining order.MARK BAILEY, 30, of St Erme, pleaded not guilty but was convicted at Truro Magistrates' Court on July 7 of failing to comply with a red traffic light at Macclesfield on October 6 and was fined £200.NIGEL WILLIAM MILLS, 60, of St Agnes, was...

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July 20, 2015, 10:00 pm

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The following cases have been dealt with at Truro Magistrates' Court.JOWAN GERALD NANCHOLAS, 23, of Langton Road, Falmouth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to being drunk and disorderly on June 29. Nancholas had verbally abused a police officers who asked if he was OK when he saw him outside Falmouth police station after midnight, which continued after he was warned about his behaviour. He told the magistrates he had been homeless at the time, and apologised. He was fined £35...

Hogg will not stand in 2016

July 21, 2015, 11:30 pm

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TONY HOGG has announced he will not seek re-election as police and crime commissioner (PCC) for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.Conservative Mr Hogg, elected for a four-year-term in November 2012, said he was proud of his achievements during 32 months in office."The vision of the PCC role at the 2012 election was undeveloped but ... I know now it is an essential role and the police have never been held to account so effectively – a view confirmed by Her Majesty's Inspector...

New research reveals hike in Westcountry drug use

July 23, 2015, 9:24 am

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USE of illegal drugs in the Westcountry has skyrocketed over the last year and is the highest for any region in England and Wales, according to new figures.The proportion of adults aged 16 to 59 who reported using illicit drugs in 2014/15 was 10.3%, up from 8.2% the previous year.The rise was driven by the number of people using powder cocaine, which doubled in the region from 1.4% to 2.8%.The figures were described as "statistically significant" by the Crime Survey for England and...

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July 23, 2015, 9:42 am

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A GANG who flooded the Westcountry with £5.8million pounds of heroin and cocaine have been jailed for a total of 140 years.The gang lived a jet set lifestyle with leader Daniel Smith and his closest associates hiring hospitality packages at Liverpool' Anfield ground and going on exotic holidays with the huge amounts of cash they were making.They used a cottage in a Devon village as one of their bases and organised 48 drug deliveries to Plymouth, Newton Abbot and Torbay over the space of...

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July 23, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A DRIVER who knocked a child off his bike near a primary school and then lied to police has been brought to justice after the child's father refused to let her get away with it.Provisional driver Zoe Evans, 31, tried to blame the seven-year-old from Truro for the collision, telling police that he rode into her and that her former partner was in the vehicle as the required qualified driver.School bus driver Carl Birtles, 40, backed up his former girlfriend's lie, but the boy's father, Simon...

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July 23, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A CONSTRUCTION worker has described the moment he and his colleagues tried to revive a man who died after his ladder touched overhead power lines.Carl Laporta told the trial of civil engineer Norman Treseder for the manslaughter of Jason Morgan that he and Phil Tucker, who is also on trial, arrived with another man at 9.15am to help with the roofing work on a barn.He told Truro Crown Court their first job was to install upright supports for a handrail around the roof.Mr Laporta said while going...

Evasive drug dealer who supplied Cornwall with cocaine and...

July 24, 2015, 7:58 am

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A DRUG dealer responsible from supplying Cornwall and Devon with cocaine and amphetamine has been jailed after two years on the run.Daniel Shaun Harris, 45, from East Sussex, has evaded capture since January 2013 but was today sentenced to nine and a half years in prison at Taunton Crown Court.Harris, from East Sussex, was a defendant in Operation Rosco, a long term covert investigation into the supply of cocaine and amphetamine into Cornwall and Devon.The other main defendants were sentenced at...

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July 26, 2015, 5:26 am

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POLICE were called to a residential street in Helston after a man armed with a metal pole assaulted a holidaymaker yesterday evening.A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to Trengrouse Way just before 9pm following an altercation involving group of holidaymakers and a man, who is believed to be local to the area.The force spokesman said one of the visitors was assaulted and sustained minor injuries. Officers recovered a metal pole from the area. The police...

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July 27, 2015, 8:10 am

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A MAN from Falmouth has been arrested after a 15-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted in Helston.Police were called to Trengrouse Way at around 8.30pm on Saturday following reports of an assault.A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Police said the alleged victim was with a 12-year-old female relative at the time. The force spokesman said a man allegedly approached the 12-year-old girl and began "staring" at her. He continued: "When the boy challenged the man he was pushed to the...

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July 27, 2015, 10:25 pm

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A DRINK driver was downing more than twice the recommended weekly alcohol consumption in a day, a court heard.Sean Christopher Gill, of Ventonraze, Illogan, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink driving at 150mcg alcohol in breath, more than four times the legal limit, on May 12.Alison May, for the CPS, said police saw his van at Illogan at 2.30pm and with the boot sticking up, a bumper ripped off, the windscreen cracked and grass and vegetation under one of the wheel arches.Gill,...

Redruth PC targets illegal parking and street drinkers

July 28, 2015, 3:26 am

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MOTORISTS who illegally park on Redruth's main street are to be hit with on-the-spot fines.PC Mark Pearce has fired out the warning after the issuing of notices failed to tackle the problem.He told Redruth Town Council at its monthly meeting: "As we all know Fore Street is pedestrianized and vehicles aren't allowed to park there after 10pm."We tried issuing tickets but being platonic didn't work so we will be giving people who think that it is acceptable to park there after 10pm a...

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July 28, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A DRUNK man with a history of violence has been jailed for assaulting a 13 year-old girl.Truro magistrates heard that Colin Wheeler, 19, had been sent to prison for eight months earlier this year for criminal damage, affray and battery.He was released on licence, which was still in place when he assaulted the girl and two boys, aged 16 and 17, all of whom cannot be named for legal reasons. He pleaded guilty and was jailed for eight weeks.Alison May, prosecuting, said the assaults took place in...

Police appeal to identify man to assist shoplifting enquiries

July 30, 2015, 12:34 am

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Police are seeking to identify a man to assist an enquiry into shoplifting at two Falmouth shops.They are investigating a number of shoplifting thefts at the Co-op and Wilkinson's stores between June 19 and July 21, 2015.Police are requesting anyone with information to contact them online via the Devon and Cornwall Police website or via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting crime reference CR/42551/15 for the attention of Crime Manager 13962 Mark Eyres, Falmouth Police.

WARNING: rogue traders claiming to be from Cornwall Council doing...

July 30, 2015, 8:06 am

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HOUSEHOLDERS are being warned about rogue traders offering road surface dressing which they claim to be carrying out on behalf of Cornwall Council.The council and its highways contractor CORMAC are advising residents to be wary of the cold callers who are providing "vastly overpriced work" of "an appalling standard".The council's Trading Standards department, which is investigating incidents that have been reported already, said: "Please be advised that a group of males...

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July 31, 2015, 7:38 am

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'I WAS determined not to let him get away' a woman has said of the moment she caught a prolific burglar red-handed as he tried to escape her elderly mother's home having stolen more than £12,000.Steven Bennett left his dog outside the widow's Falmouth home while he went inside to steal cash and jewellery but was found inside by her daughter.Lynn Grimes, 55, was determined not to let the repeat offender escape and her "courageous" efforts prevented him from evading justice, Truro...

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August 1, 2015, 8:09 am

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POLICE have warned women shoppers to be vigilant after a series of thefts in Cornish car parks.In supermarket carparks in Devon and Cornwall women have been approached by a man asking for directions, often the post office, some have been asked to draw a map on a notepad. While the victim is distracted an accomplice has entered their car and stolen from their handbag or purse. Devon and Cornwall police have dealt at least five similar reports in the last week. None of the women have been...