Fraudster Katrina Jones' 'betrayal has left me traumatised' says...
FOR Sue Smith, the case of 'Kate David' has been a personal nightmare.First she lost her husband after a hard-fought battle against cancer and dementia.Then she found herself almost losing the charity...
View ArticleK9 Crusaders fraudster Katrina Jones spent at least £40k...
ON THE face of it Kate David was a perfect fit for a small charity like K9 Crusaders – she said she loved dogs, was a qualified accountant and wanted to help a charity.But it was too good to be true –...
View ArticleMore than 40 police officers suspended for offences including sex...
MORE than 40 officers and staff have been suspended by Devon and Cornwall Police over the past three years for matters ranging from dishonesty and disrespect – to allegations of sexual assault and even...
View ArticleAnger problems led boyfriend into car chase with his partner
A BOYFRIEND with drinking and anger problems chased his partner in her car, smashed her mobile phone and punched a friend of hers.Aaron Dean Futcher, 20, of Chapel Hill, Brea, pleaded guilty at Truro...
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MICHAEL JOHN ROWE, 66, of Maple Court, Townsend, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to drink-driving at Townsend on May 10 and was fined £450 and banned from driving for 23 months.
View ArticlePolice issue warning over missing guns following garden centre...
MISSING air weapons and pellet guns from a large-scale burglary at a garden centre near Truro could pose a serious risk to the public.Police in Truro want to recover the outstanding weapons, having...
View ArticleMen fined over £7,000 for Lanner "deathtrap" car...
TWO traders who knowingly sold a "deathtrap" vehicle with 25 defects have been ordered to pay more than £7,000 by Truro magistrates.Ian Lewis, from Lanner, and Nigel Rees, from Longdowns, were both...
View ArticleDad jailed for a series of alcohol-related offences, including...
A 35-YEAR-OLD drunken father who left his toddler son near the edge of a railway platform in a pushchair without the brake on has been jailed for 14 weeks.David Feeley (pictured right) had admitted a...
View ArticleRedruth criminal dies in prison
A CAREER criminal from Redruth has died whilst serving time in prison.Nelson Richards, 51, of Boscarn Park, Tregajorran was jailed for five years back in February after being found guilty of swindling...
View ArticleRedruth mother Amanda Large fined for failing to turn up for jury...
A MOTHER who failed to turn up for jury service at Truro Crown Court when she was required to has been fined £20 and ordered to serve as a juror in the future.Amanda Large, 46, of Monument Way,...
View ArticlePolice 999 operators hear 20-minute drunken domestic assault as...
POLICE 999 operators heard a woman being assaulted by her drunk partner for 20 minutes after she called for help and left the phone off the hook.Prosecutor Alison May, for the CPS, told Truro...
View ArticleBalaclava-clad man allegedly sprayed bleach-like substance onto...
POLICE are investigating following reports a balaclava-clad man sprayed what is believed to be a bleach-like substance onto a woman's face.Officers say the alleged assault happened at the victim's home...
View ArticleHave you seen Andrew Clarke? Police are looking for him after he...
Police are appealing for the public's help to trace a 31-year-old man who is wanted for breaching his court bail conditions.Andrew Clarke, who has links with Cornwall and Plymouth, is charged with...
View ArticleAttack victim Ricky Sutton jailed for breaking man's jaw with axe
THE VICTIM of a bloody attack on the streets of Falmouth has been jailed for six years for committing the same offence on another man.Last year Ricky Sutton suffered a suspected broken jaw when he was...
View ArticleDarren Rousen, 43, of Camborne, pleaded not guilty to going...
DARREN ROUSEN, aged 43, of Basset Street, Camborne, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of going equipped for burglary at Launceston on April 27.The case against him was adjourned until August 10 for a...
View ArticleHayle art dealer David Carter admits claiming paintings were by...
A HAYLE-based art dealer has admitted selling fake paintings purporting to be by famous artists and claiming that that works in his West Cornwall gallery were valued at up to £60,000.David Carter, of...
View ArticleGALLERY: the artwork at the centre of art gallery fraudster David...
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View Article'Whore, lesbian and gold-digger' among 200 harassment messages...
MORE than 200 text messages were sent to a neighbour by a man who mistakenly thought she was his girlfriend.Jealous Stuart Walker called Rachel Marie Lyne a 'whore', threatened to "make her pay" and...
View ArticleCare worker Anthony John Pascoe, from Hayle, jailed for sexual...
A CARE worker has been jailed for going to the home of a woman and having sex with her despite knowing about her learning disabilities.Anthony John Pascoe, 56, of Gwithin Towans, Hayle, groomed the...
View ArticleCan you help police find the "vacuum thief" who stole a...
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a vacuum cleaner in Falmouth.Officers say the vacuum was stolen from the Wilkinson store in Market...
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