Drink-driver caused death of pensioner, 77
A MOTHER has admitted causing the death of a Tresillian pensioner by careless driving when under the influence of alcohol.Tamara Milby, of St James View, St Columb, pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court...
View ArticleAttacker saved from jail term by his daughter
AN ILLOGAN father who held a knife against his partner's throat and punched her has escaped jail despite having two previous convictions for domestic violence.Matthew Maw, 30, of Coronation Road, was...
View ArticleIndecent images
A 67-YEAR-OLD Pool man has admitted downloading more than 2,000 indecent images of children to his computer.At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Anthony Edwards, of Agar Road, admitted 12 counts of making...
View ArticleFather alerted police after son burgled his home twice
A FATHER who found his son had burgled his home called the police and turned him in, leading to his arrest on Christmas Eve.It wasn't the first time the son had stolen from him; earlier he had taken...
View ArticleShoplifter faces recall to prison after mascara theft
A SHOPLIFTER with previous convictions was due to be recalled to prison because of his recent offending, Truro magistrates heard.Dean Karl Lennox, 33, of Basset Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleResort initiatives
UNRELENTING police and community campaigns against drink-fuelled crime have helped to repair Newquay's reputation.The resort, famed for its surfing beaches, suffered a storm of negative publicity five...
View ArticlePOOLTo stand trial
DAVID Michael Abernethy, 26, of Fore Street, Pool, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Paul Scriven and Melanie Amiable at Redruth on September 23.He is due to appear at Truro...
View ArticleCAMBORNENot guilty plea
A CAMBORNE man has denied breaking into a house and stealing two televisions, a DVD player, an iPod and jewellery including an engagement ring.At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, David Thompson, 22, of...
View ArticleTRUROGBH is alleged
A TRURO man is set to stand trial accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.At Truro Crown Court on Friday Arron Toy, aged 27 and of Mitchell Hill in the city, pleaded not guilty to...
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Bait dogs are traumatised survivors of a vicious 'sport'
TIED up, tortured almost to death, abandoned in boxes and set on fire – this is the fate of dozens of helpless dogs across Cornwall used as part of an illegal underground fighting syndicate.Redruth...
View ArticleBait dogs are traumatised survivors of a vicious 'sport'
TIED up, tortured almost to death, abandoned in boxes and set on fire – this is the fate of dozens of helpless dogs across Cornwall used as part of an illegal underground fighting syndicate.Redruth...
View ArticleBait dogs are traumatised survivors of a vicious 'sport'
TIED up, tortured almost to death, abandoned in boxes and set on fire – this is the fate of dozens of helpless dogs across Cornwall used as part of an illegal underground fighting syndicate.Redruth...
View ArticleTRUROThe last trump
A THIEF who stole a tin of "fart spray" and two packets of balloons from a shop in Truro has been fined £70 by magistrates.Ian Matthew Palmer, aged 43, of Fore Street in Pool, swiped the unusual...
View ArticleTeenager admits drunken attacks
A MAN faced with two charges of assault at Penzance had committed both of them without any provocation, District Judge Richard Blake heard at Truro.Nathan Ryan Burt, 19, of Polmeere Road, Penzance,...
View ArticleMan with £4,565 debts to pay £5 a fortnight
A MAN facing court debts of £4,565 dating back to 2011 told District Judge Richard Blake no one could get blood from a stone, and his efforts to pay off the money at the rate of £1 a week had been...
View ArticleJilted lover in court for assault of his ex
AN ARGUMENT over the use of social networking on a laptop led to the appearance before Truro Magistrates' Court of a Penzance man who admitted to assaulting his former partner Jennifer Maxwell.Mark...
View ArticleDrug user is warned
A PREGNANT serial shoplifter has been warned by a district judge that unless she mends her ways she could lose her baby to care services.Victoria Louise Kati, aged 38, of Morrab Road, Penzance, blamed...
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Police release images of Penzance bike theft suspect
BRITISH Transport Police have released CCTV images of a suspect in the theft of a specialist mountain bike from a train travelling from Penzance just after Christmas.Officers said they wanted to speak...
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Meter tampering "widespread'' in Bodmin
Police are warning Bodmin residents of the dangers of tampering with gas and electricity meters. Officers believe the criminal offence is widespread within the town. They discovered people fiddling...
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Knife boy had insect zapper modified into 'stun gun'
AN INSECT "zapper" modified into a stun-gun was found in the bedroom of a 14-year-old boy after he had been found armed with a 12-inch knife in Launceston.The boy, formerly living in Launceston,...
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