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Gweek Collins brothers avoid prison in farm animal suffering case...
TWO brothers have today avoided going to prison after they were sentenced for a catalogue of neglect and suffering of animals on their farm.Thomas James Collins, 67, and Paul Anthony Collins, 50, were...
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Former employee Slawomir Dabrowski of Camborne stole from staff...
A FORMER employee stole from staff at a hotel in Camborne.Slawomir Dabrowski, 31, of North Roskear Village, Camborne, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to three shoplifting offences and one of...
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Police officer Christopher Higgs jailed for defrauding women to...
A disgraced police officer has been jailed for more than five years for defrauding women to feed his gambling addiction.Christopher Higgs, 30, a police officer with Devon and Cornwall Constabulary,...
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HIGGS: Trusted police officer jailed for scamming thousands from...
ONCE a trusted son, brother and friend who was at the heart of the Helston community, Christopher Higgs' monumental fall from grace has culminated in a prison sentence for conning thousands of pounds...
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HIGGS: Victim shares her story of the bent cop
A VICTIM of PC Christopher Higgs has told the West Briton how his deception changed her life forever – leaving her with problems trusting people and financial worries.She also said the police initially...
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HIGGS: Victim's partner vents frustration in blog
IN A BLOG posted on February 6, 2012, the partner of one of crooked PC Christopher Higgs' victims took to the internet to vent his anger.The man writes that he had recently returned after serving with...
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HIGGS: Charges explained
DESCRIBED as a "monster" in court, Christopher Higgs was sentenced to five years and three months in prison on Tuesday for 16 offences committed between 2009 and 2012. The father of one was given 36...
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HIGGS: Cornwall and Devon police reaction
DEVON and Cornwall Police and the Crown Prosecution Service reacted to the sentencing of PC Christopher Higgs.Police officers on the force for which Higgs served as a police officer for almost ten...
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Fishing buoy artwork stolen while drying outside in Perranuthnoe
A student from Truro and Penwith College has had a distinctive piece of artwork she created for her HNC Art final project stolen.Chelsea Bowman, 19, had drawn and painted a characterful face on an old...
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Police appeal for witnesses after Camborne supermarket attack
Police are appealing for witnesses after an alleged assault at Tesco in Camborne left a 49-year-old man needing stitches for a cut eye.The incident took place at noon on Friday, March 20 at the store...
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Camborne police appeal for assistance after early-hours hit and...
POLICE are appealing for information after a hit and run collision in Camborne.The silver hatchback, possibly a Peugeot 207, was seen to drive off after colliding with two parked vehicles near...
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Where will the police be using mobile speed cameras this Easter?
POLICE will be out and about over the Easter holidays with mobile speed cameras - but at which locations will they be parking their vans?Some of the locations that the Devon and Cornwall Safety Camera...
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Do you know these men? Police appeal after serious assault at...
Police investigating a serious assault at a Royal Blood gig in Plymouth have issued these CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.A 50-year-old man was left...
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Livestock found close to death as a result of farmer Michael...
A FARMER has admitted animal welfare charges after a number of sheep in his care were found to be emaciated to the point of being close to death.Animals on the small-holding run by Michael Hart, aged...
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COURT LISTINGS: Who has appeared before magistrates - April 7th,...
The following cases have appeared before Truro magistrates in the past week: PHILIP WILLIAM MOUNA, 71, of Hanover Court, Penzance, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on March 23 to...
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Woman, 51, admits random vandalism attack on stranger's home
A Helston homeowner was left feeling violated after a total stranger broke into the property and cased thousands of pounds worth of damage.Denise Bicknell, 51, of Wheal Rose, Porthleven, pleaded guilty...
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Penryn boxer Jacob Jensen broke man's jaw in a street attack
A TRAINED boxer was "cuckolded" by another young man who was left with a broken jaw after an altercation between the pair on the streets of Falmouth.Jacob Jensen, aged 23, was angry with Jacob...
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VIDEO: Police appeal after Falmouth vandal attack
Police in Falmouth are trying to trace a vandal who climbed into a garden, smashed a large plant pot, before throwing the plant into the road. The incident, which took place on Tuesday at around...
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Wine accident led staff to thief at Aldi in Camborne
HIS knocking over a bottle of wine in Aldi, at Camborne, drew the attention of staff to a man who turned out to be a shoplifter, Truro magistrates heard.Anton Andreyevich Tsaikin, from Estonia, aged...
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Falmouth man fined for abusing PCSO
A homeless Falmouth man landed himself in custody for the weekend after abusing a PCSO while drunk in Falmouth.The incident took place on Saturday, when Michael Richards, 38, of no fixed address, made...
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