Case dropped
GRAHAM PATRICK COUSINS, 57, of Blisland, had a case against him discontinued at Truro Magistrates' Court on August 13. He had been charged with speeding at Redruth on April 28.
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PATRICK COUGHLAN, 73, of Higher Bore Street, Bodmin, was convicted in his absence at Truro Magistrates' Court on August 23 of failing to give information to the police on March 18 and was fined £600.
View ArticleBoss keeps his licence
A BODMIN factory manager has retained his driving licence despite driving at 80mph in a 50mph area of the A38 in the Glynn Valley.Magistrates decided not to ban 46-year-old Arthur Chaffe after hearing...
View ArticleCar found on its roof
A CAR found on its roof in Lanivet had been bought earlier the same night in a Bodmin pub and then driven by a banned driver who could remember nothing about the purchase.Joshua Bristow, who was...
View ArticleFound guilty
CHRISTOPHER Anthony Lewis Whyte, 27, of Quintrell Road, Newquay, pleaded not guilty but was convicted at Truro Magistrates' Court on August 12 of using threatening behaviour at Truro on May 13 and was...
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Break-ins revealed by burglar
A SERIAL burglar who was caught after targeting a St Austell family home for electronic equipment has revealed details of eight other break-ins he carried out.At Truro Crown Court on Friday Matthew...
View ArticleSequined attacker must pay £1,000
A MAN has been found guilty of assaulting a man while wearing a sequined top and bottomless trousers on his Newquay stag night.Luke King, 32, went on trial last Tuesday at Truro Crown Court accused of...
View ArticleWheel nuts removed
SOME time between 4pm and 8pm on Sunday, August 18 a silver Volkswagen transporter van, parked, secured and unattended in Trethellan Hill, Newquay, had four wheel nuts removed from the front passenger...
View ArticleFlat burgled
POLICE are appealing for information following a burglary at a flat in Callington.A representative from Devon and Cornwall Police said thieves targeted the flat in Penlee Close sometime between 2pm on...
View ArticleVandals strike hotel
A HOTEL in Port Isaac was the target of vandals in the early hours of last Tuesday.Three people were arrested and released on bail. Detectives believe the attack may be linked to a recent burglary of...
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Illegal employees found at takeaway
TWO illegal workers from China have been arrested following a Home Office operation in Bodmin.Acting on intelligence, immigration enforcement officers raided the Peking Palace takeaway in Turf Street...
View ArticleAssault provoked by rude comments
LOSING his temper because he thought a stranger was being rude to him led a man from Helston before Truro magistrates.Aaron Lee Hawkins, 23, c/o Trelawney Road, Helston, pleaded guilty to assaulting...
View ArticleDrink-driver sorry for getting in car
A WOMAN who told the police she had acted on impulse and driven her car after drinking said she should have just walked out of the door after an argument at home.On her drive she hit a parked car,...
View ArticleTRUROOut of control
MARGUERITA LOUISE DOWNEY, aged 47, of City Road, Truro, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court to being drunk and disorderly at St Ives on August 9 and was fined £100. She also admitted a...
View ArticleIllogan man's suspended jail sentence for benefit fraud
AN ILLOGAN man has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail, suspended for 12 months, and given a six-month supervision order after he admitted benefit fraud of more than £12,000.Peter Everett, 52, of...
View ArticleArson suspected after brewery fire
ARSON is suspected following a fire at the Old Brewery in Redruth where crews from three towns were called to put out the blaze.Smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of the derelict building at...
View ArticleTrio facing trial over money laundering accusations
THREE people appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday accused 14 counts of money laundering.Wesley Watton, 31, of Dawpool Court, Chester, Vicky Murphy, 32, and Philip Clowes, 30, both of Harriet Row,...
View ArticleVan driver's carelessness killed cyclist Paul, 54
A VAN driver has admitted causing the death of a Camborne cyclist by driving without due care and attention.Paul Kemsley, 54, died after a collision between his bike and a van as he was riding along...
View ArticleBoat theft
A RIGID inflatable boat (RIB), complete with outboard motor and trailer, has been stolen from Pendra Loweth, Goldenbank. It is a Red Flatacraft Force 4G with a Yamaha 60HP outboard engine.
View ArticleCAMBORNECharges denied
A 20-YEAR-OLD Camborne man has been accused of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog by swinging it around by its collar on a lead at Camborne on June 8.Ben Kevin Rendle, of Wellington Close, pleaded...
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