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April 20, 2016, 8:25 am

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POLICE have this afternoon released CCTV footage showing the moments before and after the brutal murder of Illogan soldier Dave Curnow. The video, which was central to the police investigation into the case, has been made public after two men were today given life sentences for the abhorrent crime. Liam Laing, 21, of Brookside, Chacewater, Truro, pleaded guilty to murder. He will serve a minimum of 13 and a half years in prison. Today a jury unanimously found Connor Hammond, 21, of...

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April 20, 2016, 10:43 pm

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NEW figures announced today show that recorded crime continues to fall across Devon and Cornwall.Police say there were 3,021 fewer offences committed than the previous 12 months, down 3.8 per cent.House burglaries were down 14.9%, theft by 13.1% and shoplifting by 12.5% according to the figures. However, there was an increase in sexual offences which saw a 7.6% rise. There was also a 5% rise in domestic abuse related crimes.Deputy Chief Constable Bill Skelly said: "In a time of reduced...

Two arrested after death of man in Hayle

April 21, 2016, 12:34 am

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TWO men have been arrested after the death of a man in Hayle.Police were called to a property in Commercial Road shortly after 6.10pm last Friday following reports to ambulance of a man in cardiac arrest. On police arrival the 55-year-old local man was found to be deceased. His family have been informed. The man's death is being treated as suspicious due to injuries found on his body. A police spokesperson said: "Two local men, aged 42 and 53, have been arrested on suspicion of assault...

Acid attack victim speaks out after Appeal Court ​cuts attacker's...

April 21, 2016, 3:29 am

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A father scarred for life after acid was thrown at him in a horrifying case of mistaken identity has spoken out after his attacker's jail sentence was slashed. Property developer Andreas Christopheros has been left severely disfigured after David Phillips hurled acid over him. Phillips who had travelled more than 300 miles from his home in Hastings, East Sussex to Mr Christopheros' Truro home on December 9 2014 seeking revenge had turned up on the wrong doorstep. He admitted causing...

Teenage barber sold drugs "instead of claiming benefits"...

April 21, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A TEENAGE barber turned to drug-dealing because he struggled to find work and "didn't believe in claiming benefits".Ryan Johnson, of Green Lane, Redruth, was arrested in November after being seen selling what he believed was the Class A drug MDMA in the Zone nightclub.Truro Crown Court heard he admitted selling drugs and told club staff he had only sold one bag that night. Four bags of the white substance were found on him and a further ten at his house.When arrested Johnson, 19,...

Vandals damage Parklive stage - just hours after it was put up

April 22, 2016, 4:11 am

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MINDLESS vandals have damaged the stage of a popular music event held in Falmouth – just 12 hours after it was put up. But organisers of Parklive, which launches this Sunday, say they won't let it get in the way of putting on a great show. Established by the community Radio Station Source FM, Parklive is a series of six family-focussed music days held at Kimberley Park. The first of the free monthly shows will be held on Sunday. Two stages were erected in the park on Wednesday in...

Drunk mum assaulted neighbour who tried to help 'distressed' girl

April 25, 2016, 10:30 pm

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A NEIGHBOUR was accused of kidnapping and assaulted by the drunk mother of a young girl found distressed in the street in the night, Truro magistrates heard.Michelle Harvey, 49, was in her dressing gown, wobbling and stumbling, smelling of alcohol and accusing someone of kidnapping her child.At Truro Magistrates' Court Harvey, Bosvean Gardens, Paynters Lane, Illogan, pleaded guilty to assaulting neighbour Chloe Hunt.The youngster had been found is a distressed state. Her mother was told she with...

Police are looking for a half naked cyclist who rides around...

April 26, 2016, 6:31 am

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Devon and Cornwall Police are on the lookout for a cyclist who twice rode through a busy street wearing a dark hoodie - but no trousers or underwear. In the early evening of Monday, April 25, police received reports of a man cycling around Exeter who was naked on his lower half. Officers say they believe this to be the same person who was seen cycling in and around the same area on April 18 at around 4am. Once again he was wearing a dark hoodie with the hood up and no trousers or...

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April 26, 2016, 10:30 pm

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A FRAUDSTER who unlawfully claimed more than £32,000 in benefits while receiving income as a student told magistrates she did not think she had been dishonest.Michelle Orton, 52, said "it was genuine, not greed or anything like that" as she pleaded not guilty to benefit fraud between 2009 and 2014 relating to payments of job seekers' allowance, income support, housing benefit and employment support allowance. The total overpaid to her was £32,433.62.The court heard that...

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April 27, 2016, 2:09 am

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POLICE have condemned burglars who they suspect directly endangered the lives of officers by slashing the tyres of patrol cars in Helston.They said the reckless vandalism could have caused the death of the officers or other drivers as the police responded to a burglary at Helston's Cooperative supermarket.The damage occurred as two men raided the Co-op store on Sunday night and stole cigarettes from the supermarket kiosk.Police sergeant Mark Cooper, the neighbourhood team leader for Falmouth and...

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April 28, 2016, 2:11 am

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Police are hunting these 10 people who are on the most wanted list for Devon and Cornwall.Offences range from sex crimes and violence to theft and conspiracy.Some of the alleged offences were committed here in the South west while others were across the UK - but all the people pictured are believed to either be in the South west of have connections to the area.10. UNKNOWN MANPolice are looking for this man to assist with their investigations into a sex crime. His name, date of birth and location...

Police charge man after car hits house in Helston

May 3, 2016, 4:04 am

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A MAN has been charged with drink driving after a car crashed into a house in Helston.On Sunday, at around 6am, a silver coloured Audi A3 collided with an occupied house in Passmore Road.A woman, aged in her eighties, who was in the property at the time of the collision was not hurt and went to stay with family while the property was made safe. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured.The fire service attended along with Cornwall Council to assess structural damage to the property. Electrical...

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May 4, 2016, 3:22 am

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Police are warning business in Cornwall of a hacking group which is threatening to bring down websites across the UK - unless a ransom is paid. A group calling itself 'Lizard Squad' has sent emails to businesses demanding a payment of five Bitcoins – a form of currency on the internet – by a certain time and date. For every day the Bitcoin fee goes unpaid it will rise by five Bitcoins, according to the threatening email. If their demand is not met, they have threatened to...

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May 4, 2016, 10:17 am

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Specialist officer from Devon and Cornwall Police are digging up the back garden of Fred and Rose West's paedophile friends - in a search for bodies.David Williams, 57, of Bradninch, Devon, was convicted of 10 rapes, 13 indecent assaults, five counts of gross indecency, two of cruelty, and one of sexual activity with a child, while his wife Pauline, 52, was found guilty of two rapes and five indecent assaults.They were found not guilty of eight other allegations involving two other...

Gang who fleeced Cornwall pensioners of life savings jailed

May 5, 2016, 1:24 am

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A gang of conmen who posed a police officers and fleeced pensioners in Cornwall and Devon out of their life savings in a £1 million fraud have been jailed for a total of 35 years.The cash was spent bankrolling a trip to Syria and frittered away on foreign holidays and designer clothes.Victims, the oldest of whom was 94, included those from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Bedfordshire, London and Kent.Many have been left nearly penniless by the phone scam as they have not had all their money...

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May 6, 2016, 5:30 am

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A CHILD abuser who frightened his victim into silence by threatening to firebomb her home has jailed for 28 years at Truro Crown Court today.Robert Singleton used three social media accounts which he set up under false names to send messages to the terrified witness warning her not to come to court.The former taxi driver groomed the girl and his sexual abuse had moved on to rape before she found the courage to reveal what he was doing.Read Next: Redruth sexual abuse victim calls for criminal...

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May 6, 2016, 5:33 am

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AN INTIMIDATING, aggressive and controlling boyfriend harassed his partner through Facebook when she broke up with him, a court heard.Semi-skilled mason Victor Mitchell, 41, of Johns Park, Redruth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to harassing Jessica Hunt and admitted two bail offences.Alison May, for the CPS, said Ms Hunt ended their two-year relationship due to his aggressive, intimidating and controlling behaviour, not allowing her to go anywhere without him. He was paranoid that...

Pony porn father uploads new horse head Facebook pic

May 9, 2016, 11:27 pm

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A FATHER who was handed a suspended sentence after being caught with pony porn on his phone has uploaded a new Facebook profile photo of him wearing a horse mask.Ross Burt claimed his children had been bullied at school surrounding publicity of the case.But just two days after being served a suspended prison sentence, the 30-year-old updated his profile picture on his public Facebook page showing someone wearing the fancy dress horse mask.It is not confirmed whether the person in the image is in...

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May 12, 2016, 11:50 pm

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A HOME Office immigration team has staged the first of several proposed visits to Hayle and St Ives.The team arrived in Hayle yesterday and with the assistance of local police, visited local businesses and checked the legality of a number of workers.Read More: Mebyon Kernow suspend Truro councillor Lance Dyer for holocaust denial tweetRead More: Disappointment as long-awaited Hayle bridge is further delayedA Hayle and St Ives Police spokesman said: "We are pleased to say that the businesses...

Homeless man took elderly couple's bags from train to buy heroin

June 1, 2016, 12:21 am

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A YOUNG homeless man stole an elderly couple's suitcases from the luggage compartment of a train that he was travelling on after being given a travel warrant when he appeared in court just hours earlier.The couple, from Penzance, and in their seventies, were returning from holiday on a train when they saw two youths get off at Redruth station carrying their suitcases.Despite trying to raise the alarm, they were unable to stop the train.Read more: Second home owner claims St Ives treats tourists...