Admits arson attack
A ST AUSTELL woman has admitted setting fire to a housing association property.Appearing at Truro Crown Court on Wednesday, Francesca Jones, 22, of Eastbourne Road, pleaded guilty to arson on a Stonham...
View ArticleMan stole holdall
KARL WILSON, 49, of Barn Street, Liskeard, has been ordered to pay £540 compensation after pleading guilty to stealing a holdall and contents belonging to Thomas Miller on July 13 at Liskeard. Wilson,...
View ArticleWounding alleged
MAXWELL STANLEY, 22, of Cliff Road, Newquay, has been sent to Truro Crown Court on conditional bail charged with wounding Samuel Bridges with intent to do him grievous bodily harm at Newquay on...
View ArticleDriver banned
TIMOTHY HEWITT, 20, of Upper Eastcliffe Road, Par, has been banned from driving for 14 months and fined £250 with £85 costs and a £25 victim surcharge after pleading guilty to driving a Ford Fiesta on...
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Cashier left traumatised after meat cleaver threat
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing after a female assistant in a North Cornwall shop was left "extremely shocked" after being threatened on Wednesday by a man carrying a meat cleaver and a knife.Police have...
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Dog sniffed out Nicholas Townsend's £5,000 drugs crop in...
A POLICE dog being taken for a walk sniffed out cannabis plants being grown near Helston.Nicholas Townsend, of Pednavounder, Coverack, was found to be cultivating the Class B drug in a shed near his...
View ArticleVan driver cleared of mobile phone charge
MAGISTRATES found a security guard not guilty after he was accused by police of using his mobile phone while driving his van.Christopher Jane, 33, of Miers Close, Plymouth, already had nine points on...
View ArticleBreak-up led to Andrew Michael Webber assaulting girlfriend and...
WHAT started out as a farewell drink for a man who had been staying with a couple at their home turned into a tussle which left him and his female host injured, Truro magistrates heard.Andrew Michael...
View ArticleThreatened to 'slash' the police if he was arrested
A TRURO man who told a police officer: "I'll put your head in a cement mixer" when advised to calm down after being abusive in the early hours, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to using...
View ArticleFalmouth police interview three people in possession of drugs
THREE people have been caught in possession of drugs in the Falmouth area during two stop-checks by patrol officers. The three have been interviewed and issued with either a warning or a caution.
View ArticleTRURORape denial
A TRURO man is set to stand trial accused of raping and sexually assaulting a girl aged under 13. At Truro Crown Court Christopher Teague, 33, of St Clements Close, denied one count of raping the girl...
View ArticleNot guilty plea entered
SIMON JOHNSON, 36, previously of Double T Trading, Tregenna Hill, St Ives, and now living in Manchester, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to three offences of assaulting Sarah Logan, on...
View ArticleSaid she had knives
A WOMAN who took off her top, exposing her breasts to police officers when they were dealing with her at the roadside, where she was in a drunken state, told them: "I have knives."At Truro Magistrates'...
View ArticleSmashed window after he saw ex-partner with man
AFTER his girlfriend broke off their three-year relationship, and he then saw her with another man in her home, a Penzance man confronted him saying: "Having a good time with my girlfriend? You are...
View ArticleHomeless, so took tent
A HOMELESS man who wanted to buy a tent to live in was given money for an advertised £39 offer on one at Halfords and went there, only to find they were sold out.However, instead of paying for another...
View ArticleAround the courts
MATTHIAS VIRGIL BILLINGER, 38, of Cliff Road, Mousehole, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on December 4 to drink-driving at Penzance on August 24. He was fined £300 and banned from...
View ArticleImmigration officials arrest three
THREE people have been arrested during raids by Home Office immigration enforcement in the Penzance area.Acting on intelligence received, officers visited Dynasty restaurant at Perranuthnoe, and Little...
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Cash stolen from charity shop in Camborne
POLICE are appealing for information after thieves stole cash from a charity shop in Camborne. It is understood that the offenders posed as customers and entered the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust Shop...
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Suspected theft at Asda Penryn
ONE of these women is suspected of stealing some cash from Asda supermarket in Penryn in December 3 at around 12:45pm. If anybody can identify either of the females, contact PC James Alexander at...
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Valuables stolen from six cars in Bodmin
Police in Bodmin are warning vehicle owners to be vigilant after at least six cars were broken into last night. Valuables were taken from the vehicles parked in Green Lane and Halgavor View. Police say...
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