Some 19 criminal acts and offences have taken place in court buildings themselves so far this year, it has been revealed.
Information provided by Devon & Cornwall Police shows at up until July, 19 acts took place in courts around the two counties.
These included criminal damage, possession of drugs, violence with injury and, in Exeter Magistrates Court, possession of an offensive weapon. That incident with a knife was said to have occurred in May.
Some six incidents are said to have taken place in court in Truro courts, four in Plymouth, three in Torbay, two in Exeter's courts, two in Bodmin and one in Barnstable.
Details were provided under the Freedom Of Information Request Act and do not include offences of failing to surrender to a court.
The full list.
| Jan 14 | Violence without Injury | Common assault |
| Jan 14 | Public Order Offences | Use threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour to cause harassment / alarm / distress |
| Feb 14 | Violence without Injury | Assault court security officer, courts act 2003, |
| Feb 14 | Criminal Damage | Destroy / damage property of a value unknown - building not dwelling |
| Feb 14 | Public Order Offences | Contempt of court |
| Feb 14 | Other Offences | Intimidate witness in civil proceedings |
| Feb 14 | Violence with Injury | Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm |
| Mar 14 | Other Offences | Threat to damage / destroy property |
| Mar 14 | Non Notifiable | Communications act 2003 |
| Apr 14 | Criminal Damage | Destroy / damage property of a value unknown - building not dwelling |
| May 14 | Possession of Weapons | Possess knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place - criminal justice act 1988 |
| May 14 | Non Notifiable | Communications act 2003 |
| May 14 | Public Order Offences | Use threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour to cause harassment / alarm / distress |
| May 14 | Public Order Offences | Distribute / display visible representation with intent to cause fear of / to provoke violence |
| May 14 | Public Order Offences | Use threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour to cause harassment / alarm / distress |
| Jun 14 | Public Order Offences | Use threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour with intent to cause fear of / provoke unlawful violence |
| Jun 14 | Non Notifiable | Wilfully interrupt court proceedings / otherwise misbehave in court - contempt of court act 1981 |
| Jun 14 | Possession of Drugs | Possess a controlled drug of class b - other |
| Jul 14 | Criminal Damage | Criminal damage to property under £5000 - other |
