FALMOUTHDrug death
A FALMOUTH man overdosed on heroin after leaving a rehabilitation centre where he had undergone treatment for alcohol addiction, an inquest has heard.Roger Cecil Whitford, 28, from Dracaena Avenue,...
View ArticleMITCHELLDouble arson
FARM machinery worth more than £45,000 was damaged in two separate arson attacks at the same location within a few days.The first incident at Hendra Farm, Mitchell, occurred between midday on Christmas...
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Camborne man prosecuted after being found in the street with...
POLICE stopped a 27-year-old in the street because they could smell drugs on him - and found him in possession of £1 worth of cannabis.At Truro Magistrates' Court Darren Arthur Young, of Newton Road,...
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Police appeal over Helston Tesco shoplifting allegation
THE police have today released a picture of a man they want to speak to in relation to an allegation of shoplifting in Helston.The picture has come from CCTV footage from the town's Tesco...
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Man forces emergency train stop at Truro
British Transport Police are warning of the dangers of trespass after a man stood on the tracks in front of an approaching train at Truro railway station.Officers have now released CCTV images of a man...
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Four men arrested in Cornwall on suspicion of murder
FOUR people from Cornwall have been arrested in connection with a murder in Cambridgeshire.The arrests were made in Looe and Redruth and are linked with the murder of Jess Smith on New Year's Day.Mr...
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Cornwall murder arrests: Four released on police bail
Four people arrested in Cornwall in connection with a murder in Cambridgeshire have been released on police bail.The arrests were made in Looe and Redruth last Thursday and are linked with the murder...
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Police appeal over bomb hoax call made to Truro College
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the person who made a hoax call claiming a bomb had been placed at Truro College last week.While the college did not have to be evacuated, police officers were...
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Redruth man Leslie Merton denies indecently assaulting five girls
A 70-YEAR-OLD man accused of sexually assaulting five girls over a 20-year period showed a number of them a pornographic version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, a court has heard. Leslie Merton,...
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Former diocese officer charged
THE FORMER communications chief for the Bishop of Truro has been charged with sex offences against children. Jeremy Dowling, 76, of Church Path, Bude, is due to appear before Bodmin magistrates on...
View ArticleSearch is under way for college bomb hoax caller
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the person who made a hoax call claiming a bomb had been placed at Truro College. While the college did not have to be evacuated police officers were rushed to...
View ArticleDenies assault
MICHAEL John Simpson, 30, of Mount Ambrose, Redruth, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to assaulting Tracey Mitchell at Penzance on November 8 and to causing damage to her property.The...
View ArticleDriver Leigh Anthony Prynn from Truro fell asleep due to...
A DRIVER fell asleep at the wheel after taking medication for arthritis and overturned his flatbed works truck, Truro magistrates heard.Leigh Anthony Prynn, 46, of Trelander East, Truro, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleSmell of cannabis in car park led officers to user David Crooks'...
A CANNABIS-user drove off as police approached his van after catching a whiff of the drug.The officers found 29.69 grams of cannabis in a plastic bag, worth £290 on the street, inside driver David...
View ArticleTRUROHarassment
BENJAMIN THOMAS REYNOLDS, aged 28, of Chyvelah Ope, Gloweth, Truro, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to harassing Kelly Minahan during December at Truro and was given a community order for...
View ArticleTRUROLaptop stolen
POLICE are appealing for information after a laptop computer was stolen from a Truro flat.The Sony Vaio computer, worth about £400, was taken from the property in Falmouth Road between 9pm and 4.20am...
View ArticleChristopher Lee Hustler of Perranwell Station seen staggering...
A WITNESS tipped off police after seeing a man staggering from his car with a bottle of booze in his hand.Christopher Lee Hustler, aged 70, of Trewinnard Road, Perranwell Station, pleaded guilty at...
View ArticlePRAA SANDSAdjournment
AT TRURO Magistrates' Court Robert Carter, 44, of Praa Sands, formerly of St Nazaire Terrace, Swanpool Road, Falmouth, denied assaulting Danielle Le Blond at Falmouth on December 8 and 14. The case was...
View ArticleHELSTONSummary trial
KAREN SHAW, aged 48, of Church Cottages, Sithney, Helston, pleaded not guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving at Sithney on December 12, allegedly with 94mcg alcohol in her breath, more...
View ArticleTRUROMan jailed
A 24-year-old man who fell out with his girlfriend sent her an abusive message on Facebook and threw stones at the windscreens of cars belonging to her family.Jarrod Westlake, of Bosvigo Road, Truro,...
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