Black car is hunted
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the driver of a black sports car who approached young girls in Truro.The driver approached two girls aged 8 and 9 in separate incidents in the city at the...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help identifying shoplifter in Wilkinson...
Officers from Camborne Police Station have appealed for help identifying a man in relation to a shoplifting incident at Wilkinson Redruth. The theft took place on the afternoon of Sunday May 18 and the...
View ArticlePolice appeal to witnesses of incident in lane
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an incident in a lane on Tuesday. The incident happened in Callie Lane, Perranwell at around 4.30pm and involved an altercation between a man...
View ArticlePolice warn Cornish fans ahead of tonight's World Cup kick off
DEVON and Cornwall Police are advising football fans to have fun but drink responsibly during this summer's World Cup, which kicks off tonight. During previous football tournaments incidents of...
View ArticleElderly woman defrauded of £130,000 as bogus scammers...
Police are warning elderly residents of west Cornwall about a scam after a woman in her 70's was defrauded of £130,000. Offenders posing as police have been targeting homes in Helston and west Cornwall...
View ArticleVictim Nigel Laity tells of family's trauma of Redruth burglary...
A father who pursued a burglar in his underwear has spoken of the lasting effect that the break-in has had on his family. 26-year-old Robert Llewellyn was last week jailed for two and a half years at...
View ArticleFalmouth man Alan Hayward hit girlfriend then fellow party guest
A GUEST who fell asleep at a party, woke up, punched his partner in the face and attacked another man with a bottle has been given six months to prove he is serious about changing his life or face...
View ArticleBanned driver Martin Denton from Mullion swapped seats with...
A BANNED drink-driver who took to the road because he felt trapped at home then swapped seats with his partner when he was spotted behind the wheel, magistrates heard.Martin Denton, 56, of St Mellans...
View ArticlePolice want to speak to Praa Sands dog walker
THE Police want to speak to a woman who walks her dogs on Praa Sands, to help with an ongoing investigation. Officers in Helston said they are looking to talk to the woman who regularly walks in the...
View ArticleWoman left shaken by attempted robbery in Truro
A woman was left shocked after a man tried to snatch her mobile phone from her hand as she walked in Truro last Friday. The incident took place near the Londis store in Penwerris Road shortly after...
View ArticlePolice appeal for information following a string of bike thefts...
Police are appealing for help finding two stolen bicycles. The bikes were taken at some point on Friday June 6 at an address in Tuckingmill. Police suspect that they may have been offered for sale...
View ArticleCamborne man Justin Hutchinson denies GBH and fraud
A CAMBORNE man is set to stand trial accused of attacking a woman and defrauding her. At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Justin Hutchinson, 40 of Dorchester Court, pleaded not guilty to counts of causing...
View ArticleRedruth man Kyle Chilman to stand trial accused of rape
A 26-YEAR-OLD Redruth man is set to stand trial accused of raping a woman. At Truro Crown Court on Friday, Kyle Chilman, of Clinton Road, pleaded not guilty to one charge of having raped a woman, who...
View ArticleSix bikes stolen from Falmouth in the last week
POLICE are asking cyclists to lock up their bikes after a spate of thefts in Falmouth. Over the last week, five bikes have been stolen in the town and one taken from Mylor Bridge. A black and grey...
View ArticleMarie Helen Dwyer stole tea money from Truro-based Cornwall Rural...
A FINANCIAL assistant employed by a Truro-based charity stole more than £3,000 from the petty cash and tea funds to pay her rent and telephone bill.Marie Helen Dwyer, aged 29, of Fore Street, Newquay,...
View ArticleCoffee shop could replace Falmouth police station front office
A COFFEE shop could replace Falmouth police station's front office as part of a raft of changes to local policing ahead of funding cuts. Inspector Steve Lenney said he had been negotiating with...
View ArticleOne in four motorists driving through Penryn committed an offence
ONE in four motorists driving through Penryn had committed an offence, according to a police who conducting stop checks on Tuesday. Out of 97 vehicles, 15 were found with faults ranging from bald tyres...
View ArticleHayle dealer Paula Matthews jailed for two years after police...
A HEROIN dealer from Hayle has been jailed for two years for her part in the illegal drug trade in the town, which was uncovered after a police operation infiltrated a drug ring. Paula Matthews, 39, of...
View ArticleMother's 'hell' at hands of online stalker Robert Jeffery from...
A PREGNANT Camborne woman feared her stalker might attack her during six months of "psychological hell" after an obsessed acquaintance started a campaign of online abuse. Vindictive Robert Jeffery, 36,...
View ArticleFacebook hate campaign ends in jail for Christopher Chynoweth,...
A DAD has urged others subjected to harassment to seek help after his son's tormentor was jailed for three years for waging a campaign which ended in torching their cars.Glyn Arthur's 19-year-old son...
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