CAMBORNEGBH charges
AGRICULTURAL workers Mantas Chazanavicius, 18, and Jonas Grocas, 19, both of Black Rock, Camborne, appeared before Truro magistrates charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Kane McIlroy and Jake...
View ArticlePONSHARDENMotor missing
AN OUTBOARD engine was stolen from Ponsharden foreshore overnight on July 23.The 3.5hp Mercury has no kill cord, the top seal is starting to come away from the case, the clamping screws on the engine...
View ArticleMAWNAN SMITHSpeeding fine
ANTHONY DALTON, aged 70, of Penwarne Road, Mawnan Smith, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to a charge of speeding and was fined £75.
View ArticleJailed fraudster Deborah Matthews from Falmouth still employee of...
A CONVICTED fraudster is still employed as a manager at a Cornish autism charity, despite being jailed. Deborah Matthews, of Falmouth, was sent to prison last month for dishonestly spending thousands...
View ArticleConcern that restorative justice is used for serious cases in...
The number of crimes punished using restorative measures reached almost 10,000 in Cornwall and Devon last year. New figures released by Devon and Cornwall Police showed 9,487 cases were dealt with in...
View ArticlePolice chiefs want feedback on 101 non-emergency phone number
Police chiefs are calling for feedback on the controversial 101 non emergency telephone number.Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has launched a review of the 101 service amid ongoing concerns...
View ArticleLast chance for young Falmouth man Luke Pentecost who avoids jail...
A YOUNG Falmouth man who was spared jail last year after causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to a double-decker bus and committing a series of crimes while on bail has walked free from court...
View ArticleBenefits cheat who lived in Callington and St Erme Louise Reilly...
A BENEFITS cheat was caught when investigators mounted surveillance on her home after she claimed the father of her children was not living with her. Suspicions were first raised about Louise Reilly,...
View ArticleWinning the war: Camborne Police announce decrease in reports of...
Increased high-visibility police patrols have seen a decrease in anti-social behaviour in Camborne Town Square.Officers began targeting the area last month after numerous people came forward to...
View ArticleFalmouth man Trewen Kevern, 21, charged with murder of David...
A second man has been charged with the murder of a former driving instructor who was found dead at a disused Cornish mine. Trewen Kevern, 21, of Ashfield Road, Falmouth, has been jointly charged with...
View ArticleFake £50 notes seized in Redruth
POLICE are asking shopkeepers in Redruth to be vigilant after seizing a number of fake £50 notes.Officers say the fraudsters typically use the fake notes to buy small items, usually under £10 in value,...
View ArticleFalmouth man Trewen Kevern, 21, appears in court accused of...
A YOUNG man from Falmouth has appeared in court accused of murdering a former driving instructor who was found dead in a disused Cornish tin mine. Trewen Kevern, who appeared before Truro Magistrates'...
View ArticleThieving carer Debra Barkle, of Camborne, was caught stealing...
A PILFERING carer from Camborne was caught stealing from a 91-year-old's purse after cameras were set up to spy on her. After breaching a "high degree of trust", Debra Barkle, 54, of Tremarle Home...
View ArticleKenneth Yarworth of Nancegollan died 12 days after accident
A PENSIONER who had a minor collision after hitting a wall in his car died suddenly in hospital 12 days later.Kenneth John Yarworth, from Nancegollan, was taken to hospital after the crash in April...
View ArticleCamborne Police crack down on anti-social behaviour in Commercial...
INCREASED high-visibility patrols and reducing the sale of three-litre bottles of strong cider have helped cut antisocial behaviour in Camborne's Commercial Square, say police.Officers began targeting...
View ArticleKill plot man's sentence cut
A "DANGEROUS and angry" father who plotted to kill his estranged wife and mother-in-law after distracting police from St Austell with home-made bomb blasts has had his sentence cut on...
View ArticleNo pleas given
JAMES HITCHINGS, aged 19, of Percuil View, St Mawes, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to charges of criminal damage to his father Richard Hitchings' property at Truro on July 13 and...
View ArticleRough sleeper David Teesdale of Camborne gets court order for...
A ROUGH sleeper angry at being moved on by police officers sought revenge by cutting brake pipes on a police van.At Truro Magistrates' Court David Teesdale, of Basset Street, Camborne, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleScammers targeting the elderly
ELDERLY victims are being left traumatised by phone scammers who have defrauded them out of their life savings, according to Falmouth police.PC Chris Vincent is appealing to relatives of elderly and...
View ArticleBenefits couldn't meet alcohol bill
UNABLE to survive on state benefits with his need to feed his drinking habit as well as eat, a Truro man stole from shops.At the city's magistrates' court Taig McGinley, aged 51, of City Road, admitted...
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