Heroin pair guilty
TWO drug users might have used their benefit money to buy drugs in bulk because it was cheaper, Truro Magistrates' Court was told.Amanda Arji, aged 51, and Craig Philip Payne, aged 34, of Foxes Fields,...
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UPSET because he felt staff at Wetherspoons in Penzance whom he considered were his friends had not told him one of their colleagues was seeing his partner, a St Ives man behaved threateningly towards...
View ArticleMum had kept son's attacks on her secret
THE mother of a man accused of assaulting her told police that although he had attacked her in the past she had always covered up for him.Before Truro magistrates was James Ian Osborne, aged 30, of...
View ArticleCases in brief
DARIN ALAN SMITHAM, aged 43, of Higher Green Street, Newlyn, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on April 8 to resisting a police officer at Penzance on March 17 and was put under curfew...
View ArticleAbuse victim is angry at the law over attacker's excuses
A DOMESTIC abuse victim has hit out at the justice system for allowing her attacker to have his day in court while she was left without a voice.Theodora Land spoke to The Cornishman after former...
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Family's heartbreak over poisoning fears
A DEVASTATED family believe their cat was deliberately poisoned and are warning other pet-owners to be aware.Tammy Surridge, from Treveneth Crescent, Newlyn, had to put five-year-old Roxy to sleep...
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Police seek man after Truro railway staff threatened
British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for the public's help to identify this man following an incident at Truro railway station. Officers have released CCTV images in the hope that...
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VIDEO:Falmouth man lets handbrake off bus in boatyard
This shocking video shows the moment when a man released the handbrake of a double-decker bus - sending it careering downhill. The bus smashed into a car and a boat at the Ponsharden park-and-float...
View ArticleDeadly snakes stolen from St Agnes
Massive deadly snakes have been stolen from a house in St Agnes. Police said three snakes were stolen from a shed on Lawrence Road in the coastal village. The snakes have been identified as an adult...
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Police arrest Launceston man over sex assault on girl, 15
A man has been arrested following an alleged sexual assault on a teenage girl. The 33-year-old man from Launceston was taken into custody after two 15-year-old girls were approached by a man in the...
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"Good Samaritan" returned a large amount of cash to...
POLICE in Camborne would like to hear from the "good Samaritan" who found an envelope with a large sum of money in it, and handed it back to the force. The unmarked envelope, which contained more than...
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Camborne benefit cheat Linda Waterhouse spared jail
A CAMBORNE woman has been spared jail despite fraudulently claiming nearly £13,000 in benefits. Linda Waterhouse, aged 45, of Park Road received a six month prison sentence suspended for twelve months...
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Teenage girl threatened at Looe railway station
British Transport Police officers are searching for a teenage girl who threatened a 17-year-old at Looe railway station, at around 5pm on April 8.Investigating officer, PC Mike Phillips, said: "At Looe...
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43-year-old St Austell man arrested on suspicion of smashing...
A 43-YEAR-OLD St Austell man has been arrested for allegedly causing damage to a police van with his head. The window of the vehicle, parked at the town's police station in Palace Road, was smashed...
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Police appeal after motorbike stolen from Par
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorbike was stolen from Moorland Road in Par. The black Yamaha WR125 was taken overnight on Wednesday, April 17, while it was parked on the road. Call...
View ArticleCornwall's sentencing figures are revealed
Magistrates in Cornwall are more than twice as likely to send someone to prison than in other parts of the country, new figures reveal.South West MPs have joined the call for greater equality in the...
View ArticleSpirits stolen
A SHOPPER alerted staff to a heroin-user who ran out of Marks & Spencer with four bottles of spirits worth £80, Truro magistrates heard.Matthew Michael Morris, 38, of Grist Lane, Hayle, pleaded...
View Article'Moment of stupidity' by sail-maker
A "MOMENT of stupidity" could lead to a Falmouth sailmaker being out of a job after being disqualified as a drink-driver, his solicitor Paul Simons told Truro magistrates.Neal Brenton, 40, of...
View ArticleSoon back in court
SHORTLY after he had been given a conditional discharge in court for criminal damage, a man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly.David Richard Williams, 37, of Park en Venton, Mullion, pleaded...
View ArticleFailed to report her earnings
A HELSTON woman was given a 12-month conditional discharge at Truro Magistrates' Court after admitting housing benefit and council tax benefit fraud totalling £4,071.Kirsty Marie Dunkley, 25, of...
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