This is what happens behind the scenes of fatal crashes across...

July 26, 2017, 8:21 am

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An interview has given an insight into the work of the investigators who are called to serious and fatal crash scenes across Devon and Cornwall, to work out what has happened.Have you ever wondered what happens when a road is closed after a crash? What investigations actually take place and what happens afterwards? Members of Devon and Cornwall's Serious Collisions Investigation Team have spoken out about exactly what their jobs entail.Read more: Double-decker bus and car collide on busy...

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July 26, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A man who was arrested for drink-driving outside people's homes was caught again in the same street the following day. On both occasions, Kevin Andrew Birkett, 57, was behind the wheel of his VW Polo having drunk enough alcohol to be four times over the legal limit. Birkett, of no fixed abode, was charged with two counts of drink driving on May 26 and 27, both in Acacia Road in Falmouth. He was also charged with possessing 1.18 grams of cannabis. He pleaded guilty to the charges and appeared...

Serving Cornwall police officer Ryan Canning appears in court in...

July 27, 2017, 6:38 am

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A serving police officer from Cornwall has appeared in court charged with three counts of rape. PC Ryan Canning, 43, of Burraton Coombe, Saltash, is accused of three separate incidents of rape at addresses in Saltash between May 1, 2014, and April 27, 2016. Read next: Woman injured in Morrison's stabbing attack near Redruth Canning, who is based at Plymouth police station, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates Court on Thursday morning. Ryan Canning Magistrates adjourned the case to August 25 at...

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July 28, 2017, 2:40 am

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A burglary that took place in Illogan saw thieves walk away with a 40in TV in broad daylight.Police said that the theft, which took place between 9am and 6.30pm on Monday, July 24, was "a brazen burglary".Read more: Struggling business owner slams "bullying" council over business rates demandsAn appeal has now been launched to try to find witnesses to the incident on Spar Lane.Detective Constable Jules Lewis from Camborne CID, said: "This was a brazen burglary on a busy...

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July 28, 2017, 9:03 am

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This is the latest group of people to appear for sentencing at Truro Magistrates' Court. They include one homeless man caught drink driving twice in two days in the same residential road and assaults using a weapon. GRAHAM CURNOW, 64, of Bassett Road, Camborne, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court on July 25 to assaulting Richard Walker at Lelant Downs on December 4 and was conditionally discharged for a year and told to pay compensation of £100. KEVIN ANDREW BIRKETT, 57, of no...

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July 31, 2017, 12:31 am

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A warning has been sent out after a 14-year-old was bombarded with pop-up porn after falling victim to an online scam.Devon and Cornwall Police warned that the teenager had had an alert pop-up on their phone to tell them that the phone had been hacked.Read more: WhatsApp scam: Watch how to spot the fraudsters trying to get your bank detailsThe alert said that the teenager needed call an "Apple Support" number but the number given was not apple support and instead was a scam line. After...

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August 1, 2017, 3:24 am

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A mum and her two 12-year-old children died after a serious crash witnessed by their step-father and brother from a car in front, police have confirmed.Emergency services were called at 8.25am on Monday to the A361 at Barnstaple following a head-on-collision between a white Kia Sportage travelling towards Barnstaple and a Marks and Spencers lorry traveling in the opposite direction.The 43-year-old mother was pronounced dead at the scene. Her 12-year-old daughter was pronounced dead on arrival at...

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August 1, 2017, 8:37 am

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A serial offender who "flipped" and smashed an acquaintance in the face with an axe has been sent back to prison.Thomas Hewer, 28, of Johns Park in Redruth, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to charges of unlawful wounding and being in possession of an offensive weapon.Prosecutor James Taghdissian told Judge Simon Carr how on the afternoon of March 11 Hewer met victim Sidney Isaacs walking his dog in Redruth.Mr Isaacs described how he said he saw the defendant acting strangely and...

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August 1, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A professional boxer from Cornwall who was found with £4,000 worth of heroin in his car has denied being a drug dealer. Marcus Hodgson, 26, allegedly had 65 grams of heroin hidden in the roof lining of his car when he was stopped in Cheriton Bishop, between Exeter and Okehampton. Hodgson and Charlotte Lacey, 36, of Chapel Court, Holsworthy, both deny possession of 1.63 grams of cocaine and 65 grams of heroin with intent to supply. Judge Geoffrey Mercer, QC, fixed a provisional date...

Haul of hi-tech goods and passports stolen in burglary

August 2, 2017, 4:14 am

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Burglars have made off with a haul of hi-tech kit after a raid on a home in Bodmin.The incident took place at a home in Helman Tor View on Friday, July 21.Items stolen included a Silver HP Envy laptop, a Black Sony Vaio laptop, a Black XBOX One, a Silver Cannon DSLR camera, a Silver JVC camcorder, a Black wireless JBL extreme Bluetooth speaker.Read more: Hundreds of hens in desperate need of homes in Liskeard and Redruth could be saved from slaughterAn air rifle, a passport and a drivers licence...

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August 3, 2017, 2:40 am

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Boy racers are causing sleepless nights and misery for many residents as they appear to be carrying out time trials through Falmouth town centre and around the headland.According to some residents drivers are meeting up in Quarry car park and racing through the town centre and around Pendennis Point before returning to the car park to huge cheers.One driver has already received a penalty notice from police for antisocial driving on a public road and if caught again could have their vehicle...

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August 3, 2017, 3:23 am

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Police are appealing for information following a spate of recent vehicle break-ins around the Camborne and Redruth area.Police are on the hunt for witnesses in connection with reports of thefts from vehicles between July 31 and August 2, the majority of which were left unlocked.The first vehicle targeted was a Vauxhall Astra which was parked in Forth Scol, Illogan Highway and had a CD player stolen.An Audi parked in Brunton Road, Pool was entered by unknown means and a charger and cash were...

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August 4, 2017, 8:12 am

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This list of people have all appeared at either Truro or Bodmin magistrates' courts in recent days to be sentenced. Offences range from stealing from Poundland to carrying a weapon in public and the crimes have been dealt with in a range of different ways. ALLAN JOHN THOMPSON, 55, of Killicourt, Gig Lane, Carnon Downs, Truro, pleaded guilty at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on July 28 to using a vehicle without a test certificate and insurance at Carnon Downs on June 5 was fined £440. PETER...

Newquay police had this to say about cliff safety after two...

August 7, 2017, 7:02 am

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Police in Newquay say they have no plans to take any further action over cliff safety following two major incidents in the town.Father Adam Fenton, 32, fell to his death last month following a night out in the resort.His body was discovered at the foot of cliffs on Towan beach in the early hours of Saturday, July 29, after he failed to return from his first night to the pub with pals since being given the all-clear from cancer.Three days later, a woman fell 40ft from a cliff at the same beach....

This is what it feels like to drive at 140mph on the M5

August 7, 2017, 7:27 am

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A video of two police officers responding to an incident by speeding at 140mph on the M5 has sparked a strong debate on social media. Devon and Cornwall Police sergeant Harry Tangye posted a video of himself and a colleague travelling at break-neck speed on the motorway while on their way to an ongoing suspected theft of metal from a scrapyard 15 miles away. The video shows the BMW X5 marked cars, with lights and sirens on, travelling at more than twice the legal speed limit on motorways and...

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Can you be prosecuted for riding a push bike drunk?

August 8, 2017, 4:12 am

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What better way to spend a summer's evening than cycling to the pub?But what are the rules for cycling and drinking alcohol?Firstly, it is illegal to ride a bicycle on a road or other public places while unfit through alcohol.So if under the influence of drink and not in proper control of the bike, you are committing an offence.The advice given is not to drink alcohol if you intend to cycle.Read more: Sales of 'illegal' weight loss products probed in Cornwall - here's what we know so farThe...

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August 9, 2017, 3:53 am

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A PCSO and Scout leader will face trial at Truro Crown Court after pleading not guilty to charges of sexual assault on a young boy and making indecent images of children.Matthew Hopkins, aged 29 from Ivybridge, Devon, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Wednesday morning (August 9).Hopkins faced nine charges, including one count of sexual assault on a boy aged under 13 by touching, which is alleged to have taken place in 2006.Read more: Baby had 24 rib fractures at his time of death, inquest...

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August 10, 2017, 12:22 am

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A convicted rapist and knifepoint robber is on the run and could be in Cornwall, officers have warned. Officers are urging the public to watch out for Robert Stevens, aged 62, who is wanted on recall to prison. Stevens, who also uses the surname Melias, travels widely in the UK and is known in the Avon and Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Hampshire areas, reports Somerset Live . It is reported that he often visits betting shops, homeless charities and church-based support groups for the...

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August 10, 2017, 4:10 am

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The NSPCC has said a four-week-old baby was 'robbed' of his future after being killed unlawfully by his own father, who also took his own life while under suspicion of his murder.Investigations into the death of Cooper Eddie Johnson-Hicks were opened by senior coroner for Cornwall Emma Carlyon on Monday and over the course of three days, heard evidence from more than 20 witnesses.Dr Carlyon stated that Cooper was unlawfully killed and that there was a breach by Mr Hicks in his duty of care and...

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August 10, 2017, 5:59 am

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A peckish burglar raided a podiatrists' biscuit supply before fleeing with cash he stole during a night time break in.Police are appealing for witnesses or anybody with information in connection with a burglary to The Foot Health Practice in Station Road, Redruth.Entry was gained by smashing a granite block into a rear window sometime between 5.30pm on Tuesday, August 8, and 7.45am on Wednesday, August 9.Business owner Paul Bateman said that although the amount of money stolen was relatively...