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Truro woman threatened to rip police officer's head off

August 15, 2013, 10:00 pm
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A WOMAN who drunkenly told a police officer she would rip his head off in Truro city centre has been given a chance to sort her life out. Katie-Marie Mesley, 25, of no fixed abode, appeared at Truro Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with being drunk and disorderly at Green Street bus station on July 25. Mesley admitted the offence, which the court heard occurred after she had been refused service at Tesco supermarket. Alison May, for the CPS, said police officers had been called to the food...

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Crash driver asked his girl to take rap

August 15, 2013, 10:00 pm
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A HELSTON man who tried to cover up a car crash he caused, roped in family members to get him away from the scene and then lied to the police, has been jailed.Jaymeen Vadgama, 29, of Truthall Barn, was jailed for ten months at Truro Crown Court on Friday after admitting to driving without due care and attention and perverting the course of justice.Elaine Hobson, for the Crown Prosecution Service, told the court that Steven Dagger had been driving in Hayle on April 18 when he saw a Ford Transit...

Crash driver asked his girl to take rap

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Erratic Truro driver had astronomical level of alcohol in her...

August 15, 2013, 10:00 pm
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A THEATRE company production manager had an "astronomical" amount of alcohol in her system when she drove through Truro so erratically that numerous drivers reported her to the police, a court has heard. Maria Baker, 36, was working in Truro on the play Pitmen Painters on July 27 when she was spotted by other motorists at about 6pm driving a friend's Nissan X-Trail at the Treliske roundabout across the middle of a lane, driving very slowly and holding a number of other vehicles up. She appeared...

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Police scrambled to man making animal noises at Newquay Library

August 16, 2013, 8:24 am
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Police were called to an incident involving a man making animal noises at Newquay library this afternoon. At 3.45pm officers were called to Manor Road where they discovered a man making animal sounds outside the town's library, a representative form Devon and Cornwall Police said. The man was incoherent and officers suspected he may be under the influence of drink or drugs. Paramedics were also called to the scene.

Police scrambled to man making animal noises at Newquay Library

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Elderly man who drove the wrong way down a one way street...

August 16, 2013, 8:28 am
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An elderly man was detained by a member of the public this afternoon after he was seen driving the wrong way down a one way street. A representative from Devon and Cornwall Police said the man was seen driving erratically and in the wrong direction on a back road between Torpoint and Anthony. A member of the public stopped the man and called the police. It is thought the elderly driver may have suffered a medical episode while driving. Two police cars and an ambulance were called to the scene...

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Elderly woman trapped in car following two vehicle collision near...

August 16, 2013, 8:31 am
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An elderly woman was left trapped in her car following a two vehicle collision in Lanlivet this afternoon. The woman was in so much pain she could not move to get out of the vehicle, a representative from Devon and Cornwall Police said. The crash, which involved a white Fiat 500 and a white Vauxhall Astra, happened on a back road near Lanhydrock at around 4pm. Police officers and paramedics were called to the scene.

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Redruth man tasered by police on Truro night out

August 16, 2013, 11:02 am
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A SATURDAY night out in Truro for a Redruth father ended with him being shot twice by police with a taser gun after he became involved in a fight, a court has heard. Benjamin Beesley, 21, was with his brother, his girlfriend and other friends on the night of June 1 into the early hours of the following day, drinking in Truro when he caught the attention of police after being kicked out of a club. Alison May, for the Crown Prosecution Service, told the court that nightclub staff had told officers...

Redruth man tasered by police on Truro night out

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Boy, 15, 'cheered himself up' with bulldozer joyride

August 15, 2013, 10:00 pm
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A TEENAGER from Truro who went joyriding in an eight-tonne bulldozer "to cheer himself up" has walked free from court.The 15-year-old boy also pleaded guilty to threatening people with a 10-inch butcher's knife at playing fields on a separate occasion.Magistrates said that both incidents could have led to somebody being killed.The youth court at Truro Magistrates ruled that the 15-year-old should remain anonymous despite an appeal from the West Briton to name him.The court heard the...

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Guilty plea

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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KEITH JOHN BRISKHAM, aged 50, of Higher Whiterock, Wadebridge, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on August 9 to speeding at Truro on September 1 and was fined £80.
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Charge denial

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A NEWQUAY man is to stand trial accused of transferring criminal property.Guntar Vilcins, aged 29, of Grosvenor Avenue, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Monday to deny transferring £6,421.80 on January 11, 2011, which he knew or suspected to be criminal property. Vilcins was granted unconditional bail pending the setting of a trial date.
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No paperwork

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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NATHAN LAWRENCE MARCHESE HUGHES, aged 18, of Hendra Heights, St Dennis, pleaded at Truro Magistrates' Court on August 9 to using a vehicle without insurance at Treliske on June 4 and was fined £110 and banned from driving for a year. He also admitted twice having an inappropriate licence and another insurance offence, for which he was fined a further £220, and also having no test certificate.
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Trial avoided

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A PAR man admitted assaulting a woman and causing her actual bodily harm when he appeared at Truro Crown Court on Monday.Paul Turpin, aged 35, of Polmear Parc, was due to stand trial for assaulting Danielle Lamb on January 5, but changed his plea at the last minute. The case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report and he is due to appear again on September 16 for sentencing.
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Tag broke off

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A ST STEPHEN man who broke his curfew tag when he kicked a wall in frustration after an argument with his girlfriend was brought before Truro Magistrates' Court for breaching a court order made for assault and criminal damage on July 12.Tyler Byford, aged 19, of Fore Street, admitted breaching a curfew and interfering with the tag.Mike Gregson, his solicitor, said the offences arose because his girlfriend had ended their relationship, as she wanted them to go out in the evening together but his...
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A lesson for a thief

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A PROLIFIC shoplifter who targeted businesses in Redruth and St Austell has been jailed for a year in a bid to convince him of the seriousness of his actions.Neil Woodside, 28, described as a menace to the shopkeepers of Cornwall, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced for five separate shop thefts.The court heard Woodside, formerly of Cosgarne Hall in St Austell, had a history of shoplifting, with 19 offences dating back to 1999.Alistair Verheijen, for the prosecution, said...

A lesson for a thief

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Odour was cannabis

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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POLICE were alerted to a cannabis-growing operation after reports of a strong smell coming out of a Bodmin house, a court has heard.Former landscape gardener Stephen Smith was found to be growing up to 90 marijuana plants with a potential yield of £8,700 when officers raided his house on January 21 following the tip-off.When he appeared at Truro Crown Court last Tuesday Smith, aged 50 and of Western Terrace, admitted producing the drug, possessing it with intent to supply, dishonestly...
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Driver is jailed for his lies

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A YOUNG Bude man who tried to avoid being prosecuted for driving without insurance landed himself in much bigger trouble by lying to the police, a court heard.Jon Foulston, of Downs View, was jailed by Truro Crown Court on Monday after admitting perverting the course of justice.Phillip Lee, for the prosecution, said Foulston, aged 22, tried to evade responsibility for driving an uninsured car, after it was involved in an accident, by telling the police that it had been stolen.Simon Dolphin, a...
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Key link in drugs plot gets six years

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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A MAN linked to a gang from Newquay which attempted to flood Cornwall with cocaine, cannabis and amphetamine worth £1 million has been jailed for six years.John Patrick Kennedy, aged 34, of Stonleigh Pavilions, Bryan Road, Huddersfield, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced for his role in a conspiracy in 2010 which involved a network of 20 dealers in Cornwall.Judge John Neligan told the court Kennedy provided a main point of contact for part of the network, which ...

Key link in drugs plot gets six years

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Property returned

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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POLICE say thousands of pounds worth of stolen goods have been reunited with their owners.On August 10 and 11 around 50 burglary victims visited Saltash police station in an attempt to identify items stolen from their homes.A representative from Devon and Cornwall Police branded the initiative a huge success."Thousands of pounds worth of, what we believe to be, stolen property has been reunited with their owners. We are really happy with the result."
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Ornaments stolen

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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BETWEEN August 4 and August 7 a number of stone ornaments were taken from a farm in the Newquay area, say police.One whole stone mushroom, two stone mushroom tops and one stone trough were stolen.Anyone with information about the offence is being asked to contact Newquay police on 101 and quote crime number GN/13/1675.
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Lexus vandalised

August 20, 2013, 11:30 pm
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POLICE are appealing for information after a black Lexus was damaged at a car park in Polperro.Devon and Cornwall Police said extensive damage was caused to the bonnet and bumper of the vehicle on Thursday, August 8, between 4.20pm and 4.40pm.Anyone with information is being asked to call the police on 101 quoting crime reference number BE/13/442.
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