LEE ANDREW DUNN, 29, of Helston Road, Penryn, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to speeding at Scorrier on November 29 and was fined £100.
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PENRYNSpeeder fined
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PENRYNNo insurance
EMILY CAMM, 22, of Woodland Avenue, Penryn, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to using a car without insurance at Truro on March 9 and was fined £110.
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CAMBORNEAssault plea
Sapphire Toni Louise Scott, 23, of Harriets Close, Pengegon, Camborne, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Michael Alway by beating at Camborne last month.Her case was adjourned to October 2 for trial before Truro magistrates.
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FALMOUTHStole wine
JOSHUA JAMES COOPER, 21, of Tresawle Road, Falmouth, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to stealing wine with another person at Falmouth on May 31 and was conditionally discharged for a year and told to pay compensation of £7.
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HELSTONAssault denial
DAMIAN PAUL ABRAHAM, aged 29, of Jubilee Terrace, Helston, denied assaulting Gemma Spark and a child who cannot be named for legal reasons and was remanded on conditional bail by Truro magistrates to stand trial at the same court on September 9.
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ST AGNESBreak-in bid
THIEVES have tried twice to break into the Boots store in St Agnes in the past week.Police said a front window at the shop had been smashed overnight on July 2 and again in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Police said they suspected attempted burglary and asked anybody with any information to call 101.
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TRUROJewellery stolen
A CONVERTIBLE BMW car parked in Truro had its roof slashed and jewellery stolen.Police said the cost of the property stolen, including a Gucci watch and a diamond ring, together with the damage to the car, came to more than £3,000.Anybody with any information about the crime, which took place on Sunday, is asked to contact the police on 101.
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Officer recognised thief's picture
A PROLIFIC thief who stole three wallets from a shop in Falmouth was arrested after some good police work, Truro Magistrates' Court was told.A picture from CCTV images taken at the Fat Face Shop in Church Street matched police intelligence briefing documents and was sent to Penzance where an officer recognised the man she had dealt with for similar offences. Carpenter Clifford Vaughan Townsend, 51, of Chywoone Place, Newlyn, pleaded guilty to the theft of the wallets worth £48 on March...
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Launceston woman pleads guilty to benefit fraud
A Launceston woman has pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining more than £8,000 in benefits from Cornwall Council.
Tanya Maclennan, 28, of St Leonards Road, Lanstephen, entered the plea at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on July 10.
She was convicted of two offences of failing to notify the authorities of changes to her personal circumstances.
MacLennan had failed to update the fact that her partner had gone from part-time employment to full-time. She also failed to declare that she had...
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Judge jails Bankrupt McGowan for "vicious, spiteful"...
A bankrupt businessman who hired a JCB to dismantle his former home because he faced eviction was today jailed for two-and-a half years.
Property developer Christopher McGowan, 50, hired the mechanical digger for his £250,000 wrecking spree at the plush six-acre property.
He "ripped the guts out" of Silver Bow Farm at Greenbottom, near Truro - stripping its fixtures and fittings and crashing through walls, doors, kitchen and bathroom units.
McGowan, of Chacewater, spent 30...
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Faces four charges
ARRESTED at Newquay's Trekenning Holiday Park on Wednesday, a woman charged with four assault offences was released on conditional bail by a district judge the next day.Holidaymaker Jacqueline Ramm, 48, of Beechfield Drive, Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Thursday when she pleaded not guilty to three allegations of assaulting her 19-year-old daughter Saira Ahmed by beating on July 9 and 10, as well as assaulting Police Sergeant Golding on...
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Four times drink limit
A SUSPENDED prison sentence has been imposed on a Notter Bridge woman who drove at St Mellion on July 7 with more than four and a half times the alcohol limit in her breath.Helen Curran, 44, of Notter Mill Country Park, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday last week when she pleaded guilty to driving a Ford Focus at The Glebe with 159 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg.She was given a 20-week prison sentence, suspended for two years with an...
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The 97mph salesman
A SALESMAN in a hurry has been fined by magistrates after pleading guilty to speeding on the A30 Launceston bypass.When he appeared before Bodmin court on Monday , Alan Lamper, 61, of Bosvenna View, Bodmin, admitted that he drove at 97mph on the 70mph road on January 30.Chris Spencer, for the defence, said that Lamper had been on his way to an appointment in South Wales at the time of the offence and had felt under some pressure from his employer to get there on time as the meeting involved the...
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Awarded his costs
A MAN has been awarded costs from the public purse for his travel and overnight stay expenses after travelling to Cornwall from the Midlands for a trial which was dropped on the day by the Crown Prosecution Service.Mark Bickley, 50, of Watling Street, Grendon, Warwickshire, had pleaded not guilty to speeding on the A30 at Fraddon on March 22.He attended Bodmin Magistrates' Court to contest the case on Thursday, July 11.But the court was told by Anita Kennett, for the prosecution, that the...
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Suspended prison sentence
A JUDGE handed a Par man a suspended prison sentence after branding his breach of a community order as "spectacular".Luke Welch, 20, of Manor View, appeared in custody before District Judge Wright on Thursday when he admitted failing to turn up for probation appointments on three dates in May.The court was told that Welch had been sentenced to the community order with six months' supervision and an education, training and employment programme on April 22 for an offence of possessing...
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Driver on his mobile
A STICKER man has been found guilty of using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.Ross Tregunna, 32, accepted that he had the phone in his hand when he was seen by Sergeant Matthew Setchell, but denied that the phone was in use at the time.Tregunna, of St Stephen Road, appeared before District Judge Wright for a trial on July 11 after pleading not guilty to the charge.Anita Kennett, for the prosecution, said that the officer had seen Tregunna using the phone while at the wheel of a Ford...
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Mum sent to cells over ban outburst
AN OUTRAGED mum's furious courtroom outburst over her son's driving ban ended with her being sent to the cells.District Judge Wright told 50-year-old Deborah Stean that she had "wilfully insulted me and the court".Stean's son, Russell McOwen, 25, of North Street, St Columb Major, was disqualified from driving for 56 days by the district judge on Thursday after being found guilty of jumping a red warning light at Lostwithiel level crossing.During a trial at Bodmin Magistrates' Court,...
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Trial date selected
A TRIAL date of August 22 has been set in the case of Roger Marks, aged 36, of Lower Penhalt, Poundstock, Bude, who denies an allegation of domestic violence.Marks appeared before Bodmin magistrates to plead not guilty to a charge of assaulting Victoria Kirby by beating at Bude on January 1.Marks was bailed on condition he does not contact Ms Kirby nor go to an address at Wainhouse Corner.
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Case goes to judge
A LISKEARD man charged with assisting in the retention, removal, disposal or realisation of stolen goods – an RAC card and a set of keys – is to stand trial at Truro Crown Court.Adam Tanner, aged 30, of Bodgara Way, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday last week in connection with the April 3 allegation.He was bailed without conditions and will next appear at a plea and case management hearing on July 24.
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Newquay salon owner spared immediate prison sentence for drunken...
A SALON-OWNER from Newquay who drunkenly hurled a glass at a young woman's head has avoided an immediate jail term after facing her booze problems.Kirsty Wood, aged 29, of Carminow Way, was told in January that she faced jail if she did not take part in an alcohol support and recovery programme.She went on to complete a course with charity Addaction, and on Wednesday Judge John Neligan agreed to suspend a 12-month custodial sentence for two years.He also chose not to impose any court costs after...
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