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BBC News
15-07-2025
- BBC News
Man, 18, appears in court after Cornwall bottle assault
An 18-year-old man has appeared in court after a man was seriously hurt in a Cornish and Cornwall Police said Oliver Palmer, from Trenant Road in Looe, had been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a man was hit on the head with a incident took place in the area of Fore Street, Looe, at about 00:35 BST on Sunday 13 July. Police said the victim, a local man, remained in Palmer appeared at Bodmin Magistrates' Court on Monday, where he was remanded on conditional bail and told to attend a hearing at Truro Crown Court on 15 August.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- BBC News
Man, 51, admits causing man's death in Cornwall crash
A man has admitted causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in Kingcombe, 51, of Collin Close, Plymouth, also pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following the crash on the A388 near St Dominick on 27 December, court heard Paul May died and three others including two women and a man suffered serious James Adkin imposed an interim driving ban and said Kingcombe would be sentenced later this month. He said Kingcombe should be prepared for a "long custodial sentence".
BBC News
03-07-2025
- BBC News
Man caught with 1kg of cocaine in van in Cornwall jailed
A man caught with a kilogram of cocaine in his van in Cornwall has been jailed for four years and six Crown Court heard Carl Hourston, 41, was stopped by police on the A30 in Innis Downs in February 41, of Addison Road, Irlam, Manchester, admitted to possessing cocaine with intent to Lewis Aldous said the drugs had a street value of £80,000. Mr Aldous said Hourston was directed to deliver the drugs from Liverpool to court heard he was a street dealer but unaware of the scale of the operation. Ramsay Quaife, defending, said he was "fed up with his life" and had been an indebted James Adkin said there was an element of county lines offending and Hourston had played a "significant role in the operation".He said people trying to expand their criminal empire into the South West must be deterred.
BBC News
26-06-2025
- BBC News
Woman steals more than £110k from Looe family bakery
A former bakery manager who stole more than £110,000 from a small family-run Cornish bakery has been handed a suspended jail Horsfield, 55, took money from Looe Bakery, Looe, across an eight-year period, Truro Crown Court heard. Jurors were told the thefts nearly put the bakery out of of Eddystone Walk, St Martin, Looe, was jailed for two years, suspended for two years, and ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid Malcolm Gibney said her actions were a "glaring breach of trust". Prosecutor Ramsay Quaife said grandmother Horsfield had been a friend of the bakery owner, Tonia Lewis. However, Ms Lewis had suspicions about the books and watched CCTV and caught Horsfield taking money from the till. 'Bare greed' Rupert Taylor, defending, said: "She is ashamed at what she has done. Everyone in the small town where she lives knows she is a thief. "It has ruined her life but she has no one to blame but herself."Mr Taylor added Horsfield was "bemused" at her own "bare greed".Mr Gibney said Horsfield had been struggling financially and had "helped herself out of the till" over many said: "Everyone knows you are a thief. It became too easy." Horsfield admitted theft by an employee to the value of £111,296 belonging to Looe bakery between January 2014 and February 2022.A Proceeds of Crime hearing will be held at a later date and the court heard Horsfield, now working as a cleaner, has paid back £1,700 so defendant, who has no previous convictions, claimed she had stolen £71,000 but the court accepted it was more than £100,000.
Sunday World
23-06-2025
- Sunday World
Dramatic 45km sea chase in boat full of cocaine results in three arrests
The video shows the moment two speed boats carrying €21.5m of coke ran up on a beach before the men fled Three men who were caught with a boat full of cocaine following a 45km chase at sea have been convicted. Two Englishmen, Peter Williams (43), Scott Johnston (38) and Edwin Yahir Tabora Baca (33) with an address in Barcelona, Spain, were arrested by border patrol officers on September 13th 2024. Officers, who spotted their boat on the horizon while carrying out an operation off the coast of Newquay, Cornwall, suspected the boat had drugs on board. It was suspected that the rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), had collected the drugs from a larger ship at sea. As authorities approached the boat, it sped off, resulting in a 28-mile chase, during which the crew were spotted throwing packages into the water. When the RHIB ran aground on Gwynver Beach, Penzance, the three men aboard attempted to flee on foot but were caught when Border Force officers pursued them. Some of the cocaine seized (Image: NCA) Six large bales containing 230kg of high-purity cocaine, worth €21.5m, were recovered from the sea Prosecutor Frederick Hookway previously told Truro Crown Court that images discovered on Edwin Tabora Baca's phone showed eleven bags of cocaine aboard the vessel, meaning at least 150kg of the drug was not recovered by authorities. The court also heard that the drugs were brought across the Atlantic on a cargo ship from South America, before being dumped into the sea in watertight bales. The drugs were fitted with GPS tracking for the smaller vessel to locate and recover the drugs. Four other men, who helped plan and organise the collection of the cocaine, have also been jailed. Alex Fowlie (35), Bobbie Pearce (29), Michael May (47) and Terry Willis (44) were identified as co-conspirators following a National Crime Agency investigation involving the processing of phone data and CCTV footage. Fowlie, of Chichester, purchased the boat, and officers uncovered audio messages on his phone detailing further plans to collect drugs at sea just days after the RHIB ran aground. In one message he advised a contact he could collect up to 'one tonne', claiming that there was 'zero f**king risk.' Pearce, May and Willis' roles included lying in wait on the Cornish coast on September 13th, where they expected the cocaine would be dropped off to them. The RHIB aground on Gwynver Beach, Penzance, All seven men initially denied any wrongdoing, with Tabora Baca even claiming to be a tourist who had accepted an invitation from the other two men on the boat to go fishing. Five of the men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import Class A drugs. Terry Willis also pleaded guilty to money laundering and possession of a firearm following the recovery of a revolver and ammunition at his home. Scott Johnston and Michael May pleaded not guilty, but were today found guilty of conspiracy to import Class A drugs, following a two-week trial. The seven men are set to be sentenced for their roles in the plot 'The NCA leads the UK's fight to combat the illegal drugs trade, working with partners to protect the public,' NCA Senior Investigating Officer, Barry Vinall, said. 'This cocaine would have caused really significant harm had it made it onto the streets but thanks to vigilant and determined Border Force officers it will be the drugs that are destroyed, not lives. 'Together, the NCA and Border Force have ensured that seven pivotal drug importers face justice and that organised criminals won't make the millions in profit they expected to from this haul.' Duncan Capps, Senior Director of Border Force Maritime added: "It is the job of Border Force to protecting our border and keeping communities safe. Our officers were fantastic and displayed incredible skill during the 28-mile pursuit, despite the suspects' attempts to get rid of evidence. "Border Force will continue to work alongside the NCA to prevent dangerous drugs reaching our streets and will ensure criminals caught smuggling face the full force of the law."
