Cornwall is 'being failed' in the fight against alcohol-fuelled...
Cornwall is being failed by Government policy when it comes to tackling the scourge of alcohol-fuelled crime, police commissioner Tony Hogg has warned the Prime Minister.In a letter to David Cameron,...
View ArticleDrunks could be billed for time spent in police cells
Drunks could be charged for the time they spend in police cells sobering up according to Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg.The announcement comes after figres revealed alcohol is thought to have...
View ArticleVIDEO: Crimewatch to appeal over mystery of Alan Jeal's death
The mystery surrounding the death of Wadebridge man Alan Jeal will be broadcast on BBC's Crimewatch programme tonight – five months after his body was found. The show, broadcast at 9pm on BBC1, will...
View ArticleThreatening Stephen Collick of Helston told shop staff he...
A VISITOR who caused problems in a shop threatened the owner and staff, saying: "I eat little boys like you for breakfast."Stephen Collick, 45, of Park Close, Nancegollan, Helston, admitted at Truro...
View ArticleHayle man Gareth Lloyd might go to jail for assault and weapon...
A HAYLE man, who has admitted assaulting four people in one night and having a weapon – a sock filled with stones – on him has been warned he might go to jail. At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Gareth...
View ArticleAmbulance needed to treat 77-year-old woman after Camborne bag...
An elderly woman was left needing ambulance treatment after her handbag was violently snatched.The 77-year-old Camborne woman was walking down Mitchell Lane yesterday morning when she was approached by...
View ArticleOperation Goodnight six year anniversary: Redruth still...
PENSIONER Ann Mitchell was scared to leave home after dark. The quiet Redruth suburb she moved into more than 35 years earlier had become an estate rife with vandalism, gangs and drug-dealing.Rogue...
View ArticleWanton or furious driving alleged
ROBERT HALL, 50, of St Clement, Truro, was before Truro magistrates facing two charges.They alleged that he caused bodily harm to Jacob Burt and Darren Dutch by wanton or furious driving in a Land...
View ArticleDean Harvey of Helston admitted disorderly behaviour at Penzance
A HELSTON man who pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to behaving in a disorderly manner at Penzance on May 29 had 50 previous convictions.Dean Harvey had been met at Penzance bus station by his...
View ArticleBanned driver Robert Alfred Sellars from Helston jailed for...
A BANNED driver was jailed after he got behind the wheel to take his pregnant niece to hospital to give birth.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Robert Alfred Sellars, 51, of Kingsley Way, Helston, pleaded...
View ArticlePolice wish to find man in images
POLICE have released CCTV images in connection with a burglary at a Perranporth community centre.The images show a man at the Memorial Hall in Perranporth who police believe could be connected with a...
View ArticlePENRYNRape charge
JONATHAN Scott Stanbury, 53, of College Hill, Penryn, entered no plea at Truro Magistrates' Court where he faced an allegation of rape at Penryn on January 26. His case was sent for trial at Truro...
View ArticleST KEVERNENo insurance
COLIN JAMES CHINERY, 35, of the Penmenner Estate, St Keverne, was convicted in his absence at Truro Magistrates' Court of using a vehicle without insurance at Heamoor on March 30, fined £100 and banned...
View ArticleTRISPENExtra hours
A TAXI driver who failed on five occasions to turn up for unpaid work ordered by a court for offences of fraud told Truro magistrates he had "gone off the rails" because of a domestic situation.James...
View ArticleDriver 'victim of an attack'
A PEDESTRIAN allegedly assaulted a motorist near Falmouth Rugby Club, according to a police crime report.Information about the incident at Dracaena Avenue opposite the recreation ground at 2pm on June...
View ArticleExpensive sound equipment stolen during Love Riot event
A THIEF made off with three expensive speakers during a packed event.The theft took place at Crasken Farm on the outskirts of Helston during the Love Riot event, which attracts revellers from across...
View ArticlePORKELLISMan fined
JOZEF DAVID CHARLES SZLITKUS, 23, of Halwin Crescent, Porkellis, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to possessing cannabis at Porkellis on April 26 and was fined £365.
View ArticleFALMOUTHTyre is slashed
A SILVER Vauxhall Astra parked on Acacia Rd overnight on July 14 had a tyre slashed. Witnesses are being asked to call police on 101, quoting reference CR/089939/14.
View ArticleFALMOUTHBike is taken
A BLACK Pinnacle Lithium hybrid bike was stolen from the Admiral's Quay area of Falmouth on July 5 between 7.50pm and 8.05pm.Anyone with information is being asked to call 101: reference is CR/090170/14.
View ArticleAssault at Toast in Falmouth
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a man at a Falmouth bar.The incident took place at around midnight on Sunday at Toast.Anyone with information is being asked to call 101, quoting...
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