FROMTHECOURTS
Cases heard in Reading and Slough Magistrates Court in recent weeks
AWOKINGHAM-based man has pleaded guilty to trespassing with intent to steal.
Nicholae Rotaro, 23 and from Nine Mile Ride, admitted entering Colours Hair Salon in Sandhurst on October 8, 2018.
He was ordered to pay £250 compensation and undertake
160 hours’ of community service.
In addition, Reading Magistrates Court ordered him to pay £400 costs and £85 to victim services, at a rate of £100 permonth.
Rotaro appeared at the court on July 23.
AWOODLEYman has been banned from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to drug driving.
Gareth Phillips, 26 and from Redwood Avenue, was stopped by police on BadgerWay on January 3. A test found that he had a form of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his bloodstream.
In addition to the ban, Phillips was ordered to pay a fine of £120, costs of £85 and £32 to victim services.
A 39-YEAR-OLD fromWoodley has been fined £733 for drink driving inWoodlands Avenue.
Annika Louise Johnston, from ShackletonWay, was stopped by police on February 5.
A breath test revealed that she had 131 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
In addition to the fine, Johnston is banned from driving for 36months. This will be reduced by 36weeks on completion of a safe driving course.
She also has to pay £90 to victim services and £85 costs.
A RISELEYman has pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour and given an 18-month conditional discharge.
Michael Peter Jones, 20 and from Part Lane, appeared before Reading Magistrates Court on July 31, where he admitted being inWoodley on February 6, and using threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviourwithin the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress thereby.
Jones was ordered to pay £85 costs and £22 to victim services.
A SPENCERSWOOD man who failed to stop when police ordered him to have been banned from driving for 20 months.
Kristoffer Paul ArthurWhite, 31 and fromApplebyWalk, pleaded guiltywhen he appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on August 12.
The incident took place on January 26 this year on Reading’s IDR and Basingstoke Road.
A breath test revealed that he had 176micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
He also failed to stop on the exit to the Reading Oracle car park despite being ordered to do so by a police constable in uniform.
White’s driving ban will be reduced by 20 weeks on completion of a safe driving course. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and £90 to victim services, and he is under curfew until October 20. Between the hours of 8pm and 5am seven days a week, White must stay at his ApplebyWalk home.
AWOMAN from Dudleywas found to be more than three times over the drink-drive limit when police stopped her in Charvil.
Amanda Jane Venner, 59 and from Marine Crescent in Stourbridge, pleaded guilty to the offence when she appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on August 14.
The incident took place on the Old Bath Road on January 30 this year. A breath test revealed that she had 252 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath – the legal limit is 80 micrograms.
Venner has been banned from driving for 27months. This will be reduced by 27weeks on completion of a safe driving course.
She must also pay costs of
£85 and £90 to victim services.
A READING woman has been fined £100 after pleading guilty to stealing from a garage.
Hannah Halstead, 33 and from Oxford Road, visited the BP in Lower Earley on May 21 where she stole bacon worth £37.90.
At a hearing at Reading Magistrates Court on August 17, Halstead was fined £100, and ordered to pay £32 to victim services.
AWOKINGHAMwoman has been banned from getting behind the wheel for six months after pleading guilty to drink driving.
Eleanor Louise Doyle, 34 and fromWescott Road, was stopped by police on June 13, along London Road.
A breath test revealed that she had 126micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Doyle appeared at Reading Magistrates Court on August 17, where she was fined £384 in addition to her ban, and also ordered to pay £85 costs and £38 to victim services.
DRINK DRIVING has seen a Woodleyman banned from motoring for 12 months.
Matthew Stuart Rowleywill have this reduced by 12 weeks if he undertakes a safe driving course.
Rowley, 30 and from Headley Road, was stopped by police on Faringdon Road, Earley, on June 14. A breath test revealed that he had 42 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Rowleymust pay a fine of £80 and £34 to victim services. He appeared in court on August 17.