Dumper truck joyriders 'utterly irresponsible'
TWO "utterly irresponsible" teenagers went on a "joyride" in a six-tonne dumper truck causing thousands of pounds of damage at a new development in Camborne.Jordan Cooper, 19, of Chapel Road, and a...
View ArticleFALMOUTHItems stolen
POLICE are seeking witnesses after mobile phones and guitars were stolen from a home on Penarth Road, Falmouth.During the early hours of August 22 an iPhone, HTC phone, Black Knight bass guitar, Round...
View ArticleFALMOUTHCars damaged
POLICE investigating a spate of damage to cars in Falmouth are appealing for witnesses.Four incidents have taken place between August 17 and 24, the majority overnight.In Chard Terrace a car's panel...
View ArticleLaw firm settles out of court over bullying claims
A TRURO legal firm has settled with a former employee over allegations a lead partner bullied her and told her not to have a relationship or babies.Former Follett Stock solicitor Kate Baker's claims of...
View ArticleReward on offer after kittens are dropped from car on busy bypass
A REWARD is being offered after kittens were dumped from a moving car on the Penryn bypass and killed.Animal-lovers have put forward £400 for information leading to the arrest of people involved in the...
View ArticleFALMOUTHDamaged cars
CARS parked on a street in Falmouth were damaged by somebody walking over them, police have said.Police are appealing for information after the incident overnight on August 16 to 17 in Stratton...
View ArticleCat killer sentenced
A MAN who shot a cat at close range with an air rifle has been given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay costs of £4,000 by Truro Magistrates. Andrew Perkin, 41, of Boscarnek, St Erth, was...
View ArticlePasty shop robbery
A MAN escaped with £100 in cash in a pasty shop hold-up.The robber threatened a woman working at the Cornish Oven Pasty Shop in Illogan and forced her to hand over the cash.The man was wearing a black...
View ArticleWoman 'bitten in face on night out'
A YOUNG woman from Falmouth was left with an open and bleeding wound after being bitten in the face during a night out, a court heard.Abi Ellis, 20, of Penarrow Close, went on trial on Tuesday at Truro...
View ArticleJail term for man with £1.6k of drugs
A 22-YEAR-OLD Redruth man found with more than £1,600 worth of cannabis and cocaine on him has been jailed.Jamie Hammond, whose address is listed as care of Hawkey's Mews, failed to turn up at his...
View ArticlePolice warn as bike thefts continue
BIKES are continuing to be targeted by thieves, despite police advising owners to make their property more secure.Last week, The Cornishman reported that nine bikes had been stolen since the start of...
View ArticleBenefit fraud allegations
FACING three allegations of benefit fraud involving an alleged sum of £37,000 a Madron man had his case adjourned to Truro Crown Court on September 20 when he appeared at Truro Magistrates'...
View ArticleWould-be teacher 'bit woman in self-defence'
A YOUNG woman from Falmouth was left with an open and bleeding wound after being bitten in the face during a night out, a court heard.Abi Ellis, 20, of Penarrow Close, went on trial on Tuesday at Truro...
View ArticleTruro stalker Darren Blee detained in custody
A Truro man has been detained in custody after stalking and harassing a young woman. Darren Blee, 22, from Treyew Road, hid in bushes and jumped out in front of a car in his pursuit of Pippa Dowson....
View ArticleWould-be teacher who bit woman guilty of assault
A WOULD-BE teacher from Falmouth who attacked another girl on a night out by biting her face has been ordered to carry out unpaid work. Abi Ellis, 20, of Penarrow Close, who is planning to take up a...
View ArticleMother forced to move after ex-husband's threats
A MOTHER had to change her job, her home and her phone number, and move her daughter to another school, because of the threatening and distressing text messages from her former husband, despite a...
View ArticleRoad rage attack in Truro leaves man in fifties injured
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his fifties was injured in a road rage attack in Truro. A row between two motorists flared up on the Highertown road outside the Aldi supermarket....
View ArticleBride's father jailed after revenge attack on cheating son-in-law
HER WEDDING day was one of the happiest of her life but Sarah Penhaligon's dreams were shattered when her new husband told her on their honeymoon that he had met someone else and was leaving...
View ArticleHelp: Who is man in CCTV footage?
DO YOU recognise this man, pictured left? It is believed he was involved in a violent attack at a Newquay hotel and police are appealing for help to identify him.Stephen Thatcher was with a second man,...
View ArticleDiesel theft from HGV
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a diesel theft that occurred between August 9 and August 15 from a heavy goods vehicle at an industrial unit on Moorland Road, Indian Queens.Anyone with...
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