VERDICT: John Rosewarne guilty of child sex abuse
A RETIRED farmer has been found guilty of sexually abusing a naïve schoolgirl on a Helston farm. John Rosewarne, 63, of Pencarn Parc, Four Lanes, Redruth, was tried 35 years after he exploited his...
View ArticlePolice appeal: scaffolding stolen from Camborne
POLICE in Camborne are appealing for help after a significant amount of scaffolding equipment was stolen from a property.The theft, which includes scaffolding poles, fixings and planks that are...
View ArticleNewquay police release photo of man wanted in connection with...
POLICE in Newquay have released a photo of a man they are keen to trace in connection with an assault.Officers are looking to arrest Frazer Rogers, 28, who has been linked to an alleged assault that...
View ArticleTrago Mills suspected thief
POLICE are searching for a woman who stole £80 of goods from Trago Mills, near Liskeard.After her card was declined at the checkout, she left the shop with the items saying she would return with cash....
View ArticleDrugs baron who splashed the cash is to repay just £13,00...
A drugs baron who posed with a £900,000 pile of money has been ordered to repay only £13,781.92.Michael Welch ran a major drug smuggling operation and was a big-time cocaine dealer who lived the high...
View ArticleFairground assault in Par prompts police appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses of an assault near a Par fairground. St Austell officers said someone was assaulted by a group of people in the Cornish Market World area of Par Moor Road at about...
View ArticleRedruth hit by spate of criminal damage to cars
Vehicle owners in Redruth are being urged to be vigilant following a spate of criminal damage to cars in the town.Cars have been "keyed" and wing mirrors knocked off, particularly in the Sandy Lane,...
View ArticleThieves steal lead from the tower of St Stythians Church
Thieves have stolen lead from the roof of St Stythians Church for the fifth time.They struck last Thursday evening from the tower just hours after it had been installed.Local people raised thousands of...
View ArticleCrime on the decline in Truro according to annual police figures
Police in Truro have confirmed that overall crime in Truro has reduced by nearly 10 per cent compared to figures from last year. According to official police statistics, overall crime has dropped from...
View ArticleYoung mum 'off her face' on drugs left baby alone
A YOUNG mother who left her baby alone in his cot while she went out drinking and taking drugs had since had the 20-month-old taken away from her, Truro magistrates heard.After worried neighbours...
View ArticleCamborne PC given bravery award after disarming Redruth a man...
A COURAGEOUS policeman who disarmed a man threatening to cut his own throat has been honoured for his bravery.In November 2011 PC Geoff Streatfield was called to help housing association staff evict a...
View ArticleCamborne PC given bravery award after disarming Redruth a man...
A COURAGEOUS policeman who disarmed a man threatening to cut his own throat has been honoured for his bravery.In November 2011 PC Geoff Streatfield was called to help housing association staff evict a...
View ArticleCamborne PC given bravery award after disarming Redruth a man...
A COURAGEOUS policeman who disarmed a man threatening to cut his own throat has been honoured for his bravery.In November 2011 PC Geoff Streatfield was called to help housing association staff evict a...
View ArticleFALMOUTHCars damaged
POLICE are investigating damage caused to two vehicles in Falmouth. Overnight on April 6 in Acacia Road, a black Audi A3 was scratched and in Oakfield Road, a blue Renault Clio was scratched.
View ArticleMAWNAN SMITHHandbag stolen
THE theft of a handbag from a car at Mawnan Smith has led to renewed calls for people not to leave valuables in their vehicles.A rock was used to smash a rear window of the silver Peugeot which was...
View ArticleSnakes stolen from St Agnes shed
POLICE want to hear from anyone who has been approached to purchase a snake "under suspicious circumstances".The appeal follows a series of thefts of reptiles from a shed in St Agnes between November...
View ArticleMan charged
A MALE seasonal worker, said to be in his mid-twenties, was over the weekend charged with two common assaults after a midnight incident on Bryher. PC Faye Webb said that because of adverse sea...
View ArticleAdjourned
TRURO magistrates have adjourned the case against a Penzance man facing drugs charges pending a trial at the city's Crown Court on May 21.Ashley Paul Pearce-Bugden, 38, of the Boscaswell Estate,...
View ArticleBenefits overpayment
A PENZANCE woman who falsely claimed thousands of pounds in benefits has been given a 12-month conditional discharge.At Truro Magistrates' Court on April 12 June Osmand, aged 51, of Mount's Bay Road,...
View ArticleDrunkard dialled 999
A MAN who called police officers to a telephone kiosk in Penzance by dialling 999 told them he was planning to continue ringing that number for the rest of the night.After complaining about pains in...
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