£200,000 lost in alleged fraud
A CHARITY which helps rehome dogs has lost more than £200,000 in an alleged fraud.Police have arrested two people on suspicion of fraud and theft in connection with K9 Crusaders based in...
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DYLAN Hill, 18, of Parc an Tansys, Camborne, appeared before District Judge Kevin Gray at Truro Magistrates' Court charged with intentionally inciting a 14-year-old child to be involved in pornography...
View ArticleTRURODriver guilty
A CARELESS driver crashed his vehicle at Scorrier and had to be released by firefighters, Truro magistrates heard.Afterwards, Connor Dean Maddern told the police he could not remember anything of what...
View ArticleREDRUTHCrash injuries
POLICE are appealing for information about a car crash which left two elderly people from Helston in hospital with serious injuries.The incident involved a silver Ford B-Max, a silver Peugeot 306 and a...
View ArticleHELSTON Bound over
A TEACHER involved in what the prosecution at Truro Magistrates' Court described as "a very minor incident" with her ex-husband outside her school has been bound over for six months to keep the peace...
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Private landlord Adam Penstraze prosecuted for failing to repair...
A LANLORD has been prosecuted after failing to repair a leaking roof over a ten-month period, leading to a partial ceiling collapse.Adam Michael Penpraze admitted failing to comply with an official...
View ArticleBoy, 15, dealing in drugs
A 15-YEAR-old Penzance boy's drug activity was described at Truro Youth Court as an example of drug dealing between young people.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted supplying...
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Daytime burglar raids Camborne home
An opportunist burglar broke into a Camborne house yesterday afternoon, making away with several precious possessions.The criminal snuck into a property on Holman Avenue between 12:30pm and 4:30pm...
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Cornish bard Leslie Merton had police caution for child porn,...
A CORNISH bard accused of sexually assaulting five young girls had previously been cautioned by police for accessing child pornography on the internet, a court has heard. Leslie Merton, who went on...
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Cornish bard Leslie Merton facing lengthy prison sentence after...
A CORNISH bard is facing a lengthy prison sentence after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting five girls over a 20-year period. Author and poet Leslie Merton, was convicted of 20 counts of...
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Penzance boy, 15, was dealing drugs to friends
A 15-YEAR-old Penzance boy's drug activity was described at Truro Youth Court as an example of drug dealing between young people.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted supplying...
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​Camborne drug courier jailed for attempting to bring £6,00...
A drug courier has been jailed after he was stopped for speeding on his way to Cornwall with £6,000 worth of cocaine.Christopher Beare, 29, of West Charles Street, Camborne, was paid £150 to transport...
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Police on highest terror alert after attack warning and Cornwall...
Cornwall's police could be taking extra measures when patrolling the streets, after Britain's officers were put on the highest ever terror alert.Police across Britain have been put on high alert - and...
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...
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Police appeal after man exposes himself in hospital car park
POLICE are appealing for information after a man exposed himself in a hospital car park.The incident happened last Monday January 12 between 9.05pm and 9.15pm in the public car park at Royal Cornwall...
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Cornish Bard Leslie Merton jailed for 13 years for 'depraved'...
A Cornish bard with a "sinister and depraved" side to his personality has been jailed for 13 years for sexually assaulting five young girls over a 20-year period. Redruth author and poet Leslie Merton,...
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Figures show drop in Christmas drink driver in Devon and Cornwall
THE number of drink drivers who blew over the limit on roads in Cornwall and Devon over the festive period has fallen this year, according to recent figures.The results of Devon and Cornwall Police's...
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Illogan man Scott Evans admits breaching restraining order
A 29-YEAR-OLD from Illogan could be facing a jail term after he admitted again breaching a restraining order made to keep him away from his partner. At Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, Scott Evans, of...
View ArticleBreak-ins are connected – police
POLICE are appealing for help after a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries.They believe three incidents within the space of a few days in the Feock area are linked.On January 12 between 3am and...
View ArticleRoyal Marine Kyle Grace of Helston caught drink driving
A ROYAL Marine was so alarmed that he had been found to be a drink-driver and at the effect it would have on his life that he volunteered for an alcohol education course, Truro magistrates heard.Kyle...
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