TEN MINUTES of patience spent trying to calm down a drunken man and send him on his way had no effect when police officers were called to Foxes Field in Penzance on the afternoon of May 12 because of his disturbing behaviour.At Truro Magistrates' Court Stuart Robert John Thomas, 35, of Towednack Road, St Ives, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly.Alison May, for the prosecution, said because of his foul language and ranting, Thomas was eventually arrested.Thomas told the magistrates he...
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Man kept struggling after row in street
AFTER an argument with his girlfriend and family in Madron a 32-year-old man persisted in struggling with police officers when they were called because he was causing a disturbance outside the family home.Roland Alli, living in Plymouth, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to drunk and disorderly behaviour on the Trelawney Estate, Madron, and to resisting Constable Ian Ridge.Jeremy Leaning, for the defence, said after the argument Alli had been sent from the house which upset him, and he...
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Newquay man was almost seven times the drink-driving limit
A NEWQUAY man with a history of drinking petrol died after downing a cocktail of booze – and possibly anti-freeze.Neil Milburn, 45, of Pydar Close, had so much alcohol in his system that it starved the blood supply to his brain, an inquest heard.A post-mortem examination revealed he had 543mg of alcohol in every 100ml of blood – almost seven times the drink-drive limit.Coroner Emma Carlyon told Truro Coroner's Court on Monday it was one of the highest levels she had heard of, while...
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Eight-week curfew for £7k benefit fraudster
A HAYLE woman has received an eight-week curfew after pleading guilty to £7,161.06 housing benefit and council tax benefit fraud.Cynthia Stevens, 63, of Penmare Close, admitted two counts of benefit fraud at Truro Magistrates' Court on May 31.The court heard that she had failed to promptly report to Cornwall Council that she was in receipt of her late husband's occupational pension.Mrs Stevens was sentenced to an eight-week curfew from noon to 9pm on Friday through to Tuesday.She was also...
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Police appeal for information following alleged attack at...
Police are appealing for information following an alleged assault at the Harbour Lights nightclub in Torpoint.
A 20-year-old man was reportedly grabbed by the throat and as a result lost consciousness during the incident, which took place just after midnight on Saturday June 1.
The suspect is described as a white man in his mid-thirties, of large build and was wearing a grey jumper and jeans.
A representative from Devon and Cornwall Police said: "The club was busy at the time of the...
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St Columb man in court after police drug raids
A man from St Columb Major appeared in court today after he was arrested as part of Devon and Cornwall police operation to crack down on drug dealing and property crime.
Alan Dean was before East Cornwall Magistrates in Bodmin charged with six offences relating to the supply of heroin.
Bail was withheld when 47-year-old Dean, of Trelawney Parc, appeared in custody before District Judge Cadbury.
Dean is charged with supplying 6.61g of heroin to a man on May 8; 0.98g on May 13; 1.66g on May...
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Nine bailed after police drug raids
Nine people have been released on bail pending further investigation after raids across Cornwall. More than 80 police officers took part in early morning busts on Wednesday in a targeted operation against suspected drug dealers. Most of the raids took place in Bodmin, although operations were also staged in St Austell, Par, St Columb and St Ives. Seven men and four women were arrested for a range of offences, including supplying class A drugs, thought to be heroin. A 47-year-old man, from St...
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Camborne estate agent Tim Glasson in court for £18k fraud
AN ESTATE agent from Camborne has appeared in court accused of defrauding clients out of more than £18,000.
Tim Glasson of Tim Glasson Estate Agents in Trelowarren Street, was first arrested and released on bail in August last year in connection with allegations of theft.
He is facing 12 charges of abusing his position intending to cause loss or exposure to risk of loss to individuals between 2010 and 2013 in Camborne.
Yesterday at Truro Magistrates Court the 50-year-old of Higher Pengegon...
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TRURORacist threats
GUILTY pleas have been entered by a Truro man to four charges including racially aggravated threatening behaviour.Daniel James Farrier, aged 24 and of Trevethenick Road, Malpas, Truro, also admitted theft, a bail offence and criminal damage.City magistrates adjourned the case to July 31 and allowed bail with a condition of residence and a curfew.
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Knifeman who attacked student has jail term reduced
A DRINK and drug-fuelled knifeman who attacked a Falmouth student has had his 12-year prison sentence slashed by judges at the Court of Appeal.Michael John Garry, 32, of Trevethan Road, Falmouth, was out on licence from a nine and a half-year sentence for three knifepoint robberies when he broke into a student house last May.He burst into Jake Goldsmith's room and threw himself onto the bed, putting a blade to the student's throat and demanding money.Mr Goldsmith fought back and Garry grabbed...
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Knifeman who attacked student has jail term reduced
A DRINK and drug-fuelled knifeman who attacked a Falmouth student has had his 12-year prison sentence slashed by judges at the Court of Appeal.Michael John Garry, 32, of Trevethan Road, Falmouth, was out on licence from a nine and a half-year sentence for three knifepoint robberies when he broke into a student house last May.He burst into Jake Goldsmith's room and threw himself onto the bed, putting a blade to the student's throat and demanding money.Mr Goldsmith fought back and Garry grabbed...
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Knifeman who attacked student has jail term reduced
A DRINK and drug-fuelled knifeman who attacked a Falmouth student has had his 12-year prison sentence slashed by judges at the Court of Appeal.Michael John Garry, 32, of Trevethan Road, Falmouth, was out on licence from a nine and a half-year sentence for three knifepoint robberies when he broke into a student house last May.He burst into Jake Goldsmith's room and threw himself onto the bed, putting a blade to the student's throat and demanding money.Mr Goldsmith fought back and Garry grabbed...
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Footballers arrested after Redruth rape accusation
SEVEN professional footballers have been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in Redruth.The arrests of the first team members of Crewe Alexandra Football Club from Cheshire followed a complaint of serious sexual assault from a local woman in Redruth in the early hours of Saturday.Police confirmed five men were arrested in Cornwall and two detained in Cheshire and taken into custody in Camborne and Newquay.They were all released on bail until September and October, pending further...
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A&P fined for polluting harbour
THE company that runs Falmouth docks has been fined £10,000 for polluting the harbour with toxic substances following an anonymous tip-off.A&P Falmouth was accused of falling "significantly short" of its environmental and legal responsibilities after a visible plume the size of a football field was discharged.The company appeared in Truro Magistrates' Court on Friday to face four charges relating to an incident in September 2011.But these were withdrawn by joint prosecutors...
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A&P fined for polluting harbour
THE company that runs Falmouth docks has been fined £10,000 for polluting the harbour with toxic substances following an anonymous tip-off.A&P Falmouth was accused of falling "significantly short" of its environmental and legal responsibilities after a visible plume the size of a football field was discharged.The company appeared in Truro Magistrates' Court on Friday to face four charges relating to an incident in September 2011.But these were withdrawn by joint prosecutors...
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A&P fined for polluting harbour
THE company that runs Falmouth docks has been fined £10,000 for polluting the harbour with toxic substances following an anonymous tip-off.A&P Falmouth was accused of falling "significantly short" of its environmental and legal responsibilities after a visible plume the size of a football field was discharged.The company appeared in Truro Magistrates' Court on Friday to face four charges relating to an incident in September 2011.But these were withdrawn by joint prosecutors...
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Seven footballers are arrested after woman says she was raped in...
SEVEN professional footballers have been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in Redruth.The arrests of the first team members of Crewe Alexandra Football Club from Cheshire followed a complaint of serious sexual assault from a local woman in Redruth in the early hours of Saturday.Police confirmed five men were arrested in Cornwall and two detained in Cheshire and taken into custody in Camborne and Newquay.They were all released on bail until September and October, pending further...
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Builder denies attempted murder
A JEALOUS builder hunted down his former wife and stabbed her new lover in a frenzied knife attack on their doorstep, a jury heard.Raibeart Browne, 69, tracked down his former wife of 30 years, Sally Gale, and pounced on her Buddhist partner as he answered his front door, Truro Crown Court was told.Browne, from Alexandra Road, Penzance, denies attempting to murder musician Robert Norrington on December 30 last year and breaching two restraining orders not to contact him or Ms Gale.He faces two...
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Builder denies attempted murder
A JEALOUS builder hunted down his former wife and stabbed her new lover in a frenzied knife attack on their doorstep, a jury heard.Raibeart Browne, 69, tracked down his former wife of 30 years, Sally Gale, and pounced on her Buddhist partner as he answered his front door, Truro Crown Court was told.Browne, from Alexandra Road, Penzance, denies attempting to murder musician Robert Norrington on December 30 last year and breaching two restraining orders not to contact him or Ms Gale.He faces two...
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Builder denies attempted murder
A JEALOUS builder hunted down his former wife and stabbed her new lover in a frenzied knife attack on their doorstep, a jury heard.Raibeart Browne, 69, tracked down his former wife of 30 years, Sally Gale, and pounced on her Buddhist partner as he answered his front door, Truro Crown Court was told.Browne, from Alexandra Road, Penzance, denies attempting to murder musician Robert Norrington on December 30 last year and breaching two restraining orders not to contact him or Ms Gale.He faces two...
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