A COURIER who carried cash from a family-run heroin dealing operation in Bodmin to a Liverpool drugs gang has escaped an immediate jail sentence.Kevin Knox made two trips to meet members of the Wood family, who were suppliers of drugs to North Cornwall and were under police surveillance.Knox's Peugeot car was spotted making a series of trips to the West Country which police believed were part of a massive conspiracy in which more than £1 million of heroin was trafficked to Tiverton, Torbay...
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Drugs cash courier gets suspended jail term
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Drugs cash courier gets suspended jail term
A COURIER who carried cash from a family-run heroin dealing operation in Bodmin to a Liverpool drugs gang has escaped an immediate jail sentence.Kevin Knox made two trips to meet members of the Wood family, who were suppliers of drugs to North Cornwall and were under police surveillance.Knox's Peugeot car was spotted making a series of trips to the West Country which police believed were part of a massive conspiracy in which more than £1 million of heroin was trafficked to Tiverton, Torbay...
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University governor fined for speeding at 100mph
A GOVERNOR at Falmouth University and partner in City law firm Slaughter and May has been fined by magistrates after admitting speeding at more than 100mph on the A30 Bodmin bypass.Bertrand Louveaux, 46, of Ellerby Street, London, pleaded guilty before Bodmin court on Monday to driving a Porsche 911 eastbound at 101.5mph on the 70mph stretch of dual carriageway.Louveaux was stopped at about 5am on July 10 by an officer on duty in a marked police vehicle, the court was told.Louveaux, who had a...
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Screen is damaged
ON SUNDAY between 1am and 4am criminal damage was caused to the windscreen of a silver VW Passat parked on a driveway on Fernhill Road in Newquay. Anyone with information is being asked to call police on 101 quoting reference GN/13/2099.
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Office is targeted
POLICE are appealing for information after a window was smashed at the offices of a Newquay estate agent.Some time between 6pm last Wednesday, September 19, and 8.45am the following morning a side window was broken at Newquay Property Centre on East Street.Anyone with information regarding this crime is being requested to contact the police on 101, quoting crime number GN/13/2079.
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Thieves target club
POLICE have appealed for information about the theft of TV and computer equipment from the Lakeview Country Club at Lanivet.Two 32in Panasonic TVs, two Panasonic DVD players and a MacBook Pro laptop with a 15in screen were stolen between September 4 and 5.Anyone with information is being asked to call PC Kenny at Bodmin on 01208 892339 quoting reference BB/13/1533.
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Seeking witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a disturbance and fight next to Bodmin and Wenford railway at approximately 2.45am on Saturday, September 14.Witnesses can call police on 101 and quote BB/13/1510.
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Severely damaged
POLICE are still appealing for information after a silver-coloured VW Golf parked on the upper level of Priory car park was severely damaged sometime between 5pm on Friday, August 30, and 9am on Sunday, September 1.Any information to police on 101 quoting BB/13/1411.
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Play youth rugby
NEWQUAY Hornets Rugby Football Club under-14s (Year 9) is looking for youngsters who wish to play club rugby.Club training sessions are at Newquay Sports Centre on Wednesdays between 6pm and 7.30pm and Sundays between 10am and noon. If you would like more information, contact Caroline on 07976 853532.
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Peugeot targeted
A RED Peugeot 106 hatchback has been damaged in Jenkins Court, Michell Avenue, Newquay.Damage was caused to the driver's door and audio system and personal items were stolen, sometime between 3pm on Wednesday, September 18, and 5.30am the following day.Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting GN/13/2077.
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Damaged overnight
A NISSAN Micra was damaged overnight at St Michael's Road in Newquay.Police are appealing for information following the incident, which happened sometime between 9pm on Tuesday, September 17 and 7.50am the following day.Damage was caused to the silver-coloured vehicle and a window was broken on the driver's side.Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 101 quoting GN/13/2070.
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Regatta crimewave
THE NUMBER of reported crimes in Fowey increased dramatically in August, say police.In the course of the month officers dealt with a total of 21 crimes, compared to 3 in July and 8 in June.PCSO Linda Thomas said the spike was normal during the town's annual regatta."There was very low-level marine crime but a high number of assault crimes," she told the town council."It's still a very nice place to live. You're all very lucky."
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Family seeks answers after Nicola's death
A MOTHER of three who underwent routine keyhole surgery to remove her gall bladder died 12 days later at her home in Bodmin.Nicola Jane Peters, who had no previous history of coronary problems, died of a heart attack caused by a blood clot.Her sudden death prompted her grieving family to request Cornwall coroner, Dr Emma Carlyon, to investigate whether the 38-year-old had been prescribed the wrong medication during her time in hospital.The box containing her pain relief pills had the name...
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Victims tell court of their suffering
THE four victims of a serial sex attacker have relived their ordeals in court at his trial.The women, of different ages and backgrounds, described their suffering at the hands of Jeremy Hawke.The first described being raped by him on three occasions and managing to repel a fourth attack in 1995 by screaming, telling the jury at Truro Crown Court he threatened to kill her or her children if she told anyone about what was happening.Describing one of these rapes Mary McCarthy, for the prosecution,...
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Air gun charge man is cleared
A NEWQUAY man accused of shooting his neighbour with an air rifle has walked free from court after being acquitted of a series of charges.Cole West, aged 31, of Keynvor Close, Newquay, who appeared at Truro Crown Court on Thursday for trial, had lived in the flat below Samuel Hawkins for around three years but the pair had never got on, the court heard.Philip Lee, for the prosecution, told the jury that on March 17, 2012, an argument erupted which left an air rifle pellet so deeply lodged in...
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Penzance rapist's past made him what he is, judge is told
DETAILS of a Penzance rapist's past might help explain why he raped one woman twice and sexually assaulted two others, a court has heard.On Monday, 30-year-old Craig Caddy was due to stand trial at Truro Crown Court accused of seven sex offences.At the last minute, he changed his plea to guilty on four of the charges, including two of rape, which the prosecution accepted.Caddy was living on Alexandra Terrace in Penzance when the attacks took place in 2010 and 2011 but has since moved to the...
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Do you know these women?
Police want to speak to the two women seen in this CCTV image in relation to shoplifting incidents at Wilkinson's in Falmouth. Officers believe a pair of thieves took up to £800 worth of cosmetics during at least three visits to the store in August and September. Anyone with information should call 101 and quote reference: GP/13/1760.
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Man bottled and bit the friend he 'loved to bits'
A HAYLE man who bit the ear of a friend he said he loved to bits told the police it had been a crime of passion.The friendship had been severely damaged by what happened, although the pair remained in contact, Philip Gordon John Hill's solicitor told Truro magistrates.Hill, 47, of Loggans Close, Hayle, pleaded guilty to assaulting Christopher Taylor at Hayle on July 18.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said Hill had hit Mr Taylor over the head with a bottle and then had bitten his ear, leaving...
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'A 21st birthday party that went horribly wrong'
A 21ST birthday night out for a Hayle personal trainer went "horribly wrong" when he punched his former boss because he was upset about his former girlfriend being in the same pub.On May 31, Charlie Bizley had been celebrating the milestone with family in Newquay before going for drinks with his friends.Bizley, of Lethlean Lane, Phillack, Hayle, a former employee at Bertie's nightclub, left the venue because he became uncomfortable watching his former partner, Faye Nicholson, who also...
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Cannabis used as pain relief
TAKING cannabis to relieve his long-standing back pain because nothing else worked led a St Keverne man to Truro Magistrates' Court where he was fined £150 for possessing the illegal drug.Dennis Covington, 48, of North Corner, St Keverne, pleaded guilty.He told the magistrates he smoked cannabis for pain relief.His doctors had been unable to help him, he had been told an operation might not work and could leave him in more pain, and he found the drug was his only relief."I don't know...
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