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March 8, 2017, 6:30 am

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A 20-year-old injured a ten-week-old baby by squeezing its head. At Truro Magistrates' Court Oliver Darley, 20, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to assaulting the baby, who cannot be identified due to a court order, at Redruth on January 1. Anita Kennett, for the CPS, said the infant was alone with Darley before marks were found on each side of its head. The injury was classed as minor. Darley told the police: "I didn't mean to do it. I was just so stressed out. It was harder than...

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March 9, 2017, 3:14 am

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Police are hunting suspects who broke into business premises in three towns across Cornwall stealing thousands of pounds. Over the past two weeks there has been a series of burglaries in Newquay, St Austell and Bodmin, with the offenders targeting buildings with safes. Three of the five incidents occurred in Newquay; a business unit on North Way in Quintrell Downs and two units at the Treloggan Industrial Estate were broken into, and following an untidy search items were taken. The Newquay...

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March 9, 2017, 7:58 am

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Police are investigating a suspicious death in Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police said one person has been arrested. Other emergency services are on the scene in Launceston. Live updates will be added as we get them. The live news feed will load below in a few seconds... Read more: See all the latest news here

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March 9, 2017, 11:56 am

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A local man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a flat in Launceston. Emergency services including police and Cornwall Air Ambulance descended on the block of flats at Town Mills Close early this afternoon. Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed they found the body of a man, who has not yet been formally identified, in one of the flats. They also said a 27-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of murder. Read more: Paedophile aged 19 used Facebook to...

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March 16, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A judge has adjourned the sentence of a dangerous driver so he can learn more about his history of depression. Thomas Johnson is facing a jail sentence after leading police on a 100mph police chase in roads in and around Bude and Kilkhampton. Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, adjourned his sentence at Exeter Crown Court so his defence team can obtain doctor's reports on his mental health. Johnson, aged 24, of Kilkhampton, near Bude, admitted dangerous driving and driving with excess alcohol in...

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March 20, 2017, 6:27 am

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Meet the Cornish vets and owners fighting to change UK laws to help reunite stolen dogs with their families, as new figures show the number of stolen dogs in Devon and Cornwall has quadrupled in just two years. The number of dog thefts reported to Devon and Cornwall Police has increased dramatically from 17 in 2014 to 69 in 2016. This week, until March 21, is National Pet Theft Awareness Week, and with the aim of helping to reunite some of Cornwall's stolen pets with their owners, a number...

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March 22, 2017, 9:26 am

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Four people have been killed and a number of people have been left with "catastrophic" injuries after a terrorist attack at Westminster today.Three incidents have taken place outside the Houses of Parliament today. In the first, Met officers were called to the scene and eyewitnesses reported seeing a police officer stabbed.Sadly it has been confirmed that the officer has died.The deaths of four people have been confirmed including a woman in her 30s, a police officer who was stabbed...

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March 27, 2017, 8:01 am

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A knifeman from Cornwall has been jailed after he stabbed two men after threatening to kill them during a violent neighbour's dispute. Philip Richards armed himself with two large kitchen knives after an exchange of verbal abuse with another resident at the same flats in Holsworthy in Devon. He stood on the steps of the flats holding a knife in each hand before using one to stab Andrew Boyle in the stomach and another to slash Marcus Hodgson on the arm. Read more: These are Cornwall's...

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March 27, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Devon and Cornwall Police have been secretly spying on you from the top deck of a double-decker bus. Officers have opted for the unusual transport method in the hopes that travelling undercover from the lofty viewing point might help them catch out dodgy drivers in the region. The vantage point gave police officers a bird's eye view to take note of driving offences in a new operation to put a stop to the "fatal five" driving behaviours. Police officers had a bird's eye view into...

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March 29, 2017, 5:22 am

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A pensioner from Cornwall who is accused of murdering his 88-year-old wife is to be transferred from Exeter Prison to a hospital for a psychiatric assessment. Douglas Addison is thought to be suffering from advanced dementia and is to be moved to Langdon Hospital in Dawlish for assessment and treatment. Addison, 88, is alleged to have murdered his wife Avis, also 88, at the home they shared at Trehemborne Road, St Merryn, near Padstow, on February 22. The case is to be moved to Exeter...

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March 29, 2017, 9:09 am

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A Christmas Eve drink driver who said he was sometimes suicidal behind the wheel has been banned after he led police on a 110mph chase through busy areas in Cornwall with shredded tyres. Thomas Johnson drove at speed through crowded streets in the centre of Bude before almost causing a serious accident by driving straight over a roundabout. His driving was so dangerous that police twice abandoned pursuits in built-up areas because of the risk to the public. They used a stinger to deflate...

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March 30, 2017, 2:04 am

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The hunt is on to find four hooded men suspected of a brutal street stabbing in Cornwall. Two men have since been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and the police are now appealing for more information following the incident in Penzance.Police said they were alerted at around 5.50pm on Sunday after a man was attacked in Adelaide Street. The victim, a local 35-year-old man, sustained a number of stab wounds to his legs and body and blows to the head during the attack. Police said he...

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March 31, 2017, 8:11 am

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There was plenty going on at Truro Crown Court in March, with a plethora criminals hauled in front of the judges. With convictions including rape, indecent assault and arson, there's also been a wide range of sentences handed down to defendants. We've taken a look at who was removed from our streets in March. Read more: Judge tells tearful drug dealer Darren Sneddon to go and make his unborn child proud of its fatherRichard Walby A rapist and paedophile who groomed a vulnerable...

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April 2, 2017, 4:00 am

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More than 100 motorists in breach of the "fatal five" driving offences were caught by police officers who were secretly spying on them from the top deck of double-decker buses. The operation saw Devon and Cornwall Police take seats on double decker buses to get a bird's eye view of dodgy drivers. The force says the two-day operation that saw more than 100 motorists caught has been a huge success. Read more: Watch the moment a digger has to be rescued from the mud near clay pits...

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April 4, 2017, 6:02 am

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Police are hunting a brazen burglar who walked into a St Ives woman's living room before stealing a handbag right in front of her eyes. The victim was left stunned after he walked into her property in Ayrs Lane and took the bag from the lounge before leaving through the front door. The theft happened at about 7.30pm on Monday, March 27. The bag was discarded in a nearby street, but a purse containing bank cards and a small amount of cash had been taken. Read next: Police are hunting this...

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April 4, 2017, 8:32 am

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A young girl was dragged up the beach by her legs and assaulted by two adult men, during an incident in Portreath on Sunday, according to witnesses.Locals who claim to have witnessed the incident said that two teenage girls had got in a fight and gone their separate ways – but the father of one of the girls then "hunted down" the other 14 year old that was involved, and attacked her leaving her "covered in blood".According to witnesses, two "very large and very...

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April 5, 2017, 12:40 am

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A thief snatched a gold Rolex watch after smashing the front window of a jeweller's shop. The police are asking for witnesses to the burglary from Wearne's Jewellers, in Meneage Street, Helston, to come forward. Detective Constable Martin Hearn, of Helston CID, said: "An unknown man approached the front window of the jewellers, smashed the glass, and reached in and took a Rolex watch from the window display. The watch is an 18 carat gold Rolex day/date type, model 18238 with the serial...

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April 6, 2017, 2:39 am

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Amazon has taken a tough stance against vendors who sell media players that allow customers to access pirate streams and copyright-protected material for free. The firm is now banning all devices such as Kodi boxes, which can be uploaded with software that make it easy for viewers to watch paid-for programmes such as Premier League football live games for free. Sellers who violate the policy could have stock stored in Amazon fulfilment centres destroyed with no reimbursement, the company...

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April 7, 2017, 3:03 am

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A Newquay man has been jailed after terrifying staff during an attempted smash-and-grab at a store in the town. Nicholas Ashford, 43, has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison after smashing a window at the Tesco Express store on Narrowcliff before trying to steal alcohol from behind the counter, leaving two terrified female workers fearing for their safety. Ashford, of Cross Close, St Columb Minor, was sentenced during a hearing at Bodmin Magistrates Court on Thursday after pleading guilty...

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April 13, 2017, 12:53 am

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Two police officers suffered "awful injuries" after they were attacked in Tavistock in the middle of the night. A woman police constable suffered a suspected dislocated knee and her colleague, a male sergeant, sustained cuts to his face, which required stitches. Read more: Adder bite near Falmouth sparks warning for parents and pet owners A spokesman from Devon and Cornwall Police said the officers stopped a suspected drink-driver on Plymouth Road at about 12.30am. Two men inside...