Generous store thief
A MAN stole two bouncy castles and a gas barbecue to amuse children playing in a Callington street in a "Robin Hood" gesture, a court heard.Daniel Danvers, aged 31, of Therlow Road, Plymouth, also had...
View ArticleArea of curfew is extended
A BODMIN teenager who breached her curfew 39 times in 8 days has had it extended by a week as a punishment – but magistrates also agreed to increase the area covered by monitoring equipment.Karen...
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Police appeal for evidence in dolphin death inquiry
POLICE investigating the death of a young dolphin off the North Cornwall coast were yesterday due to question the owners of three boats thought to have harassed a group of the mammals at the weekend.A...
View ArticleDrink-driver banned
A TWO-YEAR driving ban has been imposed on a 65-year-old Lostwithiel drink-driver.Colin Gooch, of Grenville Road, appeared before Bodmin magistrates on Tuesday last week when he pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleCarnival ends in youth disturbance
SIXTEEN police officers were called to an altercation in Delabole on Saturday – hours after the carnival had finished.A group of around 30 boys and girls – some as young as 13 were involved in the...
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'Pilfering Paula' is back in the dock for stealing village hall...
THE manager dubbed 'Pilfering Paula' after stealing from the post office where she worked has been said to have "ruined" her village by taking thousands of pounds from the village hall.At Truro Crown...
View ArticleTRUROTools stolen
POLICE want to speak to witnesses after thefts of power tools in Truro and surrounding areas.Police have identified four thefts between July 10 and 16 in St Mawes, Tregony and St Clements.Angle...
View ArticleTree surgeon spared jail for cannabis production
A NEWQUAY tree surgeon who turned a room in his house over to cannabis production has escaped jail.Rory Smith, 26, was given a suspended sentence after he admitted to growing the plants at his home...
View ArticleMan denies affray claim
A 50-YEAR-OLD man has denied using or threatening unlawful violence at Camborne.Last Wednesday, at Truro Crown Court, Dean Crowner of Roscroggan Chapel, Camborne, pleaded not guilty to one charge of...
View ArticleDenies burglary
A BODMIN man denied a charge of burglary when he appeared by prison video link at Truro Crown Court last Wednesday.Darren Tomkiss, 34, of Hillside Park, is accused of entering as a trespasser a...
View ArticleBail conditions
A 50-YEAR-OLD man made no plea when he appeared before a judge at Truro Crown Court on an allegation of burglary, last Wednesday.Charles Masters, of Tremena Road, St Austell was placed on bail on the...
View ArticleCrown Court hearing date
A CAMELFORD man has appeared at Truro Crown Court accused of a series of sexual and violent offences.Michael Hatchell, of Hill View, Valley Truckle, appeared at the court on Wednesday last week,...
View ArticleEarnings reduced eligibility for benefit
A MADRON woman has pleaded guilty to receiving more than £4,500 in benefits after failing to notify Cornwall Council that her earnings had increased.Deborah Rodger, aged 48, pleaded guilty at Truro...
View ArticleDrunken man 'danger to himself'
A DRUNKEN man who called an ambulance after jumping or falling downstairs at Hayle told police he intended to throw himself out of a window.At Truro Magistrates' Court Ceith Jeffrey McAllister, 43, of...
View ArticleWinch allegation
A BODMIN man is accused of intending to pervert the course of justice by removing the identifying features on a stolen winch.Jonathan Orchard, 37, of Vivian Road, who is also accused of dishonestly...
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SUN CREAM valued at nearly £700 had been stolen by a shoplifter from Boots, it was alleged at Truro Magistrates' Court.Claudette Olney-Bell, 39, of Mount Pleasant, Alverton, Penzance, pleaded not...
View Article'Dry' driver was over the limit
A ST IVES drink driver stopped after being reported to the police told the officers she had not had anything to drink for 24 hours.At a police station she registered 58mcg alcohol in breath, 23 points...
View ArticleREDRUTHMan accused
A REDRUTH man has appeared at Truro Crown Court accused of attempting to murder a 16-year-old boy.Aaron Odgers, 24, of Southgate Street, is charged with trying to kill the victim, who cannot be named...
View ArticleMan made extreme porno images
A CALLINGTON man has admitted 25 counts of making and distributing indecent images of children and of possessing extreme pornographic images.Michael Johns, 52, appeared at Truro Crown Court from...
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'Relentless and obsessive'
EVERYTHING possible was done to stop a pensioner who became so obsessed with his former wife after she left him that he subjected her to a year of harassment before trying to murder her new lover,...
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