Boy, 16, admits to growing cannabis
FIVE small cannabis plants were found in a windowbox on the windowsill of a 16-year-old Bodmin teenager's bedroom, a court has been told.The boy appeared before Bodmin Youth Court on Monday when he...
View ArticleAccused jailed for befouling his cell
SMEARING faeces in a police cell and threatening an officer have earned a five-week prison term for a man who had previously led a policeman on a high-speed car chase.John Davis, 35, was also banned...
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Notorious Paul Restall is told stay away from Newquay town centre...
A NOTORIOUS thief and persistent troublemaker has been warned to stay away from Newquay town centre or face five years in prison.Paul Restall is already banned from at least 17 businesses in Newquay...
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Would-be Penzance killer Raibeart Browne could have his sentence...
A JEALOUS builder from Penzance who subjected his former wife to a year of harassment before trying to kill her new lover could have his jail term increased. Raibeart Browne, 70, who was convicted in...
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A heartless crime
DETECTIVES have hit out at a cold-hearted thief who broke into the rectory of St Petroc's Church in Bodmin and stole property belonging to the Reverend Canon Graham Minors.The burglary happened on...
View ArticleAlleged debt led to Anthony Vincent threatening family in...
A DISPUTE over an alleged debt flared up in a Camborne street when two men came face to face, Truro magistrates heard.Anthony Vincent, 46, of Carnarthen Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to using...
View ArticleAlleged shoplifter had previously said aliens told him what to...
AN ALLEGED shoplifter had previously said to his doctor that he was told what to do by aliens, magistrates heard.Sebastian De Sousa, 36, of Rescorla Court, Hayle, pleaded not guilty to stealing three...
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Release of thief outrages victim
THE victims of a thief who stole thousands of pounds from their small business have said crime does pay – after she was released from prison having served only four months of her 16-month...
View Article999 operator heard child crying as Ross Honer, of Camborne,...
A 999 CALL operator could hear a man and a woman arguing and a child screaming before the phone went dead, Truro magistrates heard.When another call was made Sophie Prior said her partner had assaulted...
View ArticleMANHAYFined £665
JOSEPH ZACHARY ROCHESTER, 28, of Manhay, Helston, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to taking a vehicle without consent when damage was caused to Randle Thomas Solicitors in Wendron...
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FALMOUTHCCTV appeal
POLICE are asking for help identifying this man, who is suspected of stealing two electric Oral B toothbrushes, valued at almost £100, from the Wilkinson store in Falmouth.The offence is alleged to...
View ArticleMan told not to contact ex-wife and son
A 70-YEAR-OLD man from Redruth has been given a restraining order by Truro magistrates which forbids him from contacting his son and his former wife.James Milne Watt Moodie, of Treruffe Terrace,...
View ArticleVandals destroy five memorials
FIVE commemorative benches installed in memory of past members of a sports club have been destroyed in an act of "mindless vandalism".The benches were set atop a mound so spectators could watch the...
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Man jailed for 17 years after motiveless knifing
THE teenaged victim of a crazed knife attack has been left suffering violent flashbacks of the night he woke up to find a smiling Aaron Odgers standing over him with a carving knife.The boy was just 16...
View ArticleCAMBORNEMan attacked
POLICE are investigating after a man was allegedly assaulted by three other men at a shop in the centre of Camborne.The incident happened at Trevithick Road's Poundland shop at around 3pm on Monday,...
View ArticleREDRUTHHotel fire tackled
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at a hotel in Redruth on Sunday.A fire broke out in the laundry room of the West End Hotel just before 10pm.Crews from Redruth and Camborne attended and were able to...
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Cannabis 'gardener' was taped talking on phone to drug kingpin
A CANNABIS- GROWER has been spared a jail sentence for his part in a major drugs ring, which included working as a "gardener" during a harvest in Penzance.Christopher Snow, 29, whose address was given...
View ArticleArmed robber Shane Zolla from Truro spotted by teenage victim in...
AN ARMED robber was caught when one of the two 15-year-old boys he had threatened with a metal bar in Falmouth later spotted him in the street.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was out...
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Armed robber Shane Zolla from Truro spotted by teenage victim in...
AN ARMED robber was caught when one of the two 15-year-old boys he had threatened with a metal bar in Falmouth later spotted him in the street.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was out...
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Accountant accused of defrauding companies of £150k
AN accountant defrauded two of his clients out of more than £150,000, a court has heard.David Pennington, of Bollingey, near Perranporth, went on trial at Truro Crown Court accused of 15 counts of...
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