A WOMAN who was found dead in a car in a lay-by in Looe has been officially named as Leonie Roberts from South Wales.The body of the 28-year-old was discovered in the back of a Ford Mondeo on Friday, June 28.The car had been parked in a lay-by close to West Wayland Caravan Park on the main road between Looe and Polperro.A post-mortem examination has been carried out but did not determine the cause of death. Police are awaiting results from forensic examinations.A 34-year-old man, from...
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Woman found dead in car near looe identified as 28-year-old...
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Four wheels stolen
A VW Golf car left in Goldsworthy Road car park in Wadebridge had all four wheels stolen sometime between 10pm last Thursday night and 8am the following morning.Police are appealing for information about the theft and would also like to hear from anyone offered VW wheels and tyres for sale. They should contact Wadebridge police on 101, quoting crime reference BW/13/479.
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Alcohol stolen
ALCOHOL and a mobile phone were stolen when thieves burgled a house in Furze Hill, Bodmin between 8.30pm on July 5 and noon the following day.They stole a silver Nokia mobile phone, two bottles of Krug champagne, a bottle of Piper champagne and litre bottles of Smirnoff vodka and Bacardi.Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact Bodmin CID calling 101 and quoting crime reference BB/13/1100.
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Fines for thief
A BUDE man who admitted theft and drugs offences has been ordered to pay a total of £260.Owen Lavender, 27, of Treleven Road, Bude, appeared before Bodmin magistrates when he pleaded guilty to stealing a £24.99 memory card from Mark Osbourne of Acnote Computoz Systems Ltd on May 25, and possession of 2.9g and 6.8g of cannabis.He was fined £155 with a victim surcharge of £20 and £85 costs.
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Burglars' haul
THIEVES got away with copper piping and cables along with an ark welder and compressor when they burgled buildings at Tregenna Farm, St Minver.The thefts occurred between July 6 and 10 and police in Wadebridge want to hear from people who may have seen suspicious activity in the area at the time of the burglary.They should phone 101 and qoute crime reference BW/13/473, or ask to speak with PC Taylor at Wadebridge station.
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Trail bin arson
POLICE are seeking help in identifying a group of youths who allegedly set fire to a bin on the Camel Trail in Bodmin.Police said that about 15 youths were seen when the bin at Scarletts Well Park was set alight at around 9.45pm last Thursday.The fire brigade was called and put out the fire but the bin was destroyed.PC Robin Riches is hoping to hear from anyone who knows who was in the group.He can be contacted on 101, quoting crime reference BB/13/1111.
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Swimmer taken ill
A SWIMMER who became unwell after swimming out to a rocky island off the North Cornwall coast had to be taken to hospital by helicopter.RNLI lifeguards and a volunteer lifeboat crew from Port Isaac rescued the 41-year-old who was on Gull Rock, about 500 metres off Trebarwith Strand beach, last Tuesday.He is believed to have been epileptic and suffered a fit.RNLI lifeguards were keeping a watch over the swimmer and became concerned when his wife informed them that he'd been unwell that morning.He...
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Speeder fined
ANDREW Ronald Hawke, 50, of St Kew Highway, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on June 28 to speeding at Carland on January 23 and was fined £35.
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Bikers appear in court
A VIOLENT and scary dispute between three motorcycle clubs that spilled onto the streets of Newquay left a witness so disturbed she "could not dial 999 properly", a court has heard.Karl Burrows, 47, and Liam McTiernan, 46, who are members of the west coast Hells Angels and Paul Hope, 50, and Kieron Vasey, 56, members of The Defiant Few Motorcycle Club Cornwall, stood trial at Truro Crown Court this week accused of causing violent disorder on Bank Street in Newquay on Saturday,...
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Arson inquiry: man is arrested
POLICE have arrested a man after a suspected arson attack on a house in Bodmin which left two women needing hospital treatment.The 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.One of the women received burns and both were treated for smoke inhalation.Police say they believe the fire was started deliberately by setting light to a set of curtains.Police and firefighters from Bodmin and Lostwithiel rushed to the council-owned single-bedroom bungalow in St...
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Jury retires to consider its verdicts in attempted murder case
The jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the case of a Penzance builder accused of attempting to murder his ex wife's new lover.
Raibeart Browne, 69, denies hunting down his fromer wife Sally Gale and stabbing her partner Robert Norrington on the doorstep of their home at Mount Hawke on December 30.
Browne, of Alexandra Road, Penzance, also denies wounding Mr Norrington with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, having an offensive weapon and breaching two restraining orders barring him...
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Dementia carer hit officer in face and squeezed his throat
A MAN who was unhappy with care provided for his mother left messages on the firm's phone which made the proprietor worried for their staff as well as the mother's safety.When a police officer went to the home, the man hit him in the face and put fingers around his throat and squeezed.At Truro Magistrates' Court Neil Cunningham, 37, of Roscadghill Parc, Heamoor, pleaded guilty to assaulting Police Constable Jory, to sending a message and a call likely to cause inconvenience, annoyance or...
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Wadebridge man's death near Royal Cornwall Showground was...
A WELL-KNOWN Wadebridge businessman suffered "catastrophic'' injuries after he was struck by a sports car near the Royal Cornwall Showground.Andrew Jolley, 44, died at the scene after earlier attending a Christmas party at the nearby Quarryman Inn.Mr Jolley, the joint general manager and sales director of the North and Mid Cornwall Advertiser series, was seen staggering from the pub minutes before the collision on the A39 at 7.45pm on December 16, 2011, an inquest in Truro was told.Witness...
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Dad denied access to children broke a door
A FATHER damaged his former partner's door after being prevented from seeing their children on his birthday.At Truro Magistrates' Court Steven William Lewis, aged 28, of Meneth Road, Camborne, admitted causing criminal damage to a door at the home of Jessica Tresidder at Camborne on April 13.A charge of assaulting her by beating was dismissed after the prosecution offered no evidence, Lewis having consented to a restraining order being made.Gail Hawksley, for the prosecution, said the couple had...
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Shoplifter stole vodka for a dare
A VODKA thief told supermarket security staff she had taken the bottle for a dare.Katie Marie Louise Mesley, 25, of Trevethenick Road, Malpas, Truro, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to the theft of the drink valued at £23.70 from Tesco in Truro.Alison May, for the CPS, said the guard had recognised her and watched her on CCTV, seeing her hide the bottle in her clothing and then leave without paying for it. She was drunk at the time.She had a number of previous convictions and...
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Nathan Sully faces second trial
A MAN awaiting trial for alleged arson in Redruth has appeared at Truro Crown Court charged with assault in relation to an alleged robbery.Nathan Sully, 24, of Park Close, Park Bottom, Redruth, is due for trial on October 9 facing a charge of assault with intent to cause robbery.He pleaded not guilty and was released on conditional bail.Sully is also due to appear for trial at court on August 27, along with Julian Ward, aged 42, of Trevelyan Road, Redruth, for a separate alleged offence.Both men...
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Fraudster used friend's phone SIM
A WOMAN who took a friend's SIM card and put it into her own phone made calls to her mother and boyfriend and ran up a bill of more than £400, Truro magistrates heard.When she was asked why she took it she told the police: "I don't actually have a reason."Nakhara Fawn Jacques, aged 19, of Kersey Close, Flushing, admitted fraud with a mobile phone between December and January at Penryn.Alison May, for the prosecution, said the owner of the phone was used to paying £15 a...
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Van driver is given a ban
A REPEAT drink-driver was taken off the road for three years at Truro Magistrates' Court after he admitted driving when he was 15 points over the limit for alcohol in blood.Alison May, for the CPS, said police stopped Kyle Davies, 40, of Bay View, Manaccan, when he was driving a van at Porthleven because he did not seem to be wearing a seatbelt. He was smelling of drink and failed their roadside screening test, later testing at 95 milligrams of alcohol in blood. He had a similar conviction in...
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Paint prints led to culprit
CLEAR footprints in white paint led police from the scene of a crime to the culprit in bed at his home – his face, feet and sheets covered in paint.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Aaron James Lee, 24, then living at Foundry Flats, Hayle, but now of Heamoor, Penzance, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to a Mercedes van to the value of £50 at Hayle on February 8.Alison May, for the prosecution, said police had been called in the early hours and, in the Millpond car park at Hayle, saw the...
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POOLBlades theft
TRURO magistrates adjourned a case involving the theft of four packets of razor blades from Boots in Camborne.Jamie Monteith, 20, of East Pool Park, Pool, pleaded guilty.Graham Calderwood, for the CPS, said police had been notified after CCTV was checked following a report from a member of the public.Monteith's car was searched at Tuckingmill where the stolen blades, worth £69.98, were found.He had previous convictions for shoplifting, theft, criminal damage and drug offences.Monteith is...
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