REDRUTHCrime rate falls
RECORDED crime fell by almost a half in Redruth last month compared to the same period last year.There were 56 incidents reported to the police between February 20 and March 18, a drop of 43.The most...
View ArticleGREENBOTTOMCase adjourned
A CASE in which Adrian Michell, 48, of Greenbottom, is accused of assaulting his next-door neighbour Peter Andrassy by beating on January 29 has been adjourned by Truro magistrates to April 22 for a...
View ArticleTRUROSpeeder fined
KEIRAN SINNOTT, 38, of Bodmin Road, Truro, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on March 8 to speeding at Carland on January 13 and was fined £165.
View ArticleCAMBORNEImage charges
DEREK Champion, 34, of Cameo Court, South Roskear Terrace, Camborne, entered no pleas at Truro Magistrates' Court to 11 charges of making indecent photographs of children and three charges of...
View ArticleHELSTONCase dropped
CHARGES against a Helston woman accused of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety by using the public communications network in the town on August 17 have been dismissed.Alison May, who...
View ArticleCAMBORNEBurglary charge
A DEFENDANT from Camborne accused of burgling a locked barn at Boscrege Farm, Ashton, on November 20 and stealing items including a trailer is to stand trial at Truro Crown Court.Appearing before Truro...
View ArticleBurglar awaits sentencing
SUCH was the mess a burglar made in the office of Cornwall Animal Ambulance Trust at Hayle, ransacking cabinets and drawers, and strewing stock everywhere, that it took staff a day to clear up after...
View ArticleMan stole four bottles of spirits from store
ANSWERING his urge for heroin a Hayle man purposely went to Marks & Spencer at Hayle where he stole four bottles of spirits worth £80 Truro magistrates heard.A member of the public alerted staff to...
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Engineer assaulted his girlfriend and her two sons
A MARINE engineer who assaulted his girlfriend and her two adult sons was now separated from her and had no interest in contacting her, Truro magistrates were told.He was Stephen Andrew Pearce, 37, of...
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Arsonists target St Austell rubbish bin
ARSON is the suspected cause of a rubbish bin blaze in St Austell yesterday evening. A fire engine was called to the incident in Truro Road at about 8pm. Crew members used a jet hose to tackle the...
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Tate removes work by Cornish artist Graham Ovenden
Acclaimed art gallery the Tate has removed work by disgraced Cornish artist Graham Ovenden after he was found guilty of child sex offences on Tuesday. The gallery was displaying images of 34 prints by...
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Liskeard break-ins prompt police warning
Liskeard police are urging people to keep their homes and vehicles secure following a spate of break-ins in and around the town.A representative from the police said: "There has been an increase in...
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Man assaulted in serious attack in Redruth
A man was seriously assaulted outside the Spice of Life pub in Redruth.Two men were sat on a bench outside the pub, near the Zone night club, when they were approached by a man who verbally abused...
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Man assaulted rail staff on broken down train near Gunnislake
Police are searching for a man who assaulted a member of rail staff on a broken down train near Gunnislake on Thursday February 21.Today officers have released a CCTV image of a man they think can help...
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Man's head slammed against window in "unprovoked attack"...
A MAN has been arrested following an alleged attack in which a 53-year-old man had his head slammed against a shop window in Market Place, Penzance on Saturday night.The victim, from Penzance, was...
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Stereo stolen from Penwithick flat
POLICE are appealing for information after a £150 stereo was stolen from a Penwithick home. The pair of 4ft Beng speakers were taken from a flat in Chapel Court between 5pm on Friday, March 22, and 9am...
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Jason Ross of Penryn in court for trashing mother-in-laws...
A woman whose Falmouth home was trashed by a relative has been left terrified. Shirley Lower came home in January to find a "scene of utter devastation". Furniture had been smashed, glass was strewn...
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£1,875 worth of power tools stolen from Mevagissey homes
POLICE are appealing for information from anyone who has been offered stolen power tools. Two homes on Polkirt Hill, Mevagissey, were burgled between Tuesday, March 12, and Thursday, March 14.Those...
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22-year-old St Austell man arrested for dangerous driving
A 22-YEAR-OLD St Austell man was arrested for dangerous driving and afray on Monday, April 1, after a road traffic incident. He is currently on police bail pending further enquiries.
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Renewed calls for victim of man harassing women in Falmouth to...
Police have renewed their calls for victims of a man harassing women in Falmouth to come forward. As reported in the West Briton two weeks ago the man driving a white van had shouted lewd comments at...
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