Man steals £400 of Adidas clothing from local store
TWO POLICE OFFICERS - GRIMSBY COURT ROUND-UP
STEALING hundreds of pounds worth of items from shops around Grimsby, carrying a knife in public and burgling a pub - these are just some of the offences dealt with by magistrates in Grimsby in recent days.
While some cases were adjourned to be tried at a later date and others sent to Grimsby Crown Court, magistrates still handed out prison sentences, hefty fines and community orders to people from across northern Lincolnshire. Here are some of the cases heard by Grimsby Magistrates’ Court last week.
Steven Avis, 30, of no fixed abode
indicated pleas of guilty to ten counts of theft from a shop in which he stole Adidas clothing worth £400 from Boyes, two bottles of alcohol from Asda, meat steaks worth £88 from Aldi, alcohol worth £66 from Co-op, wash pods and wash powder from B&Q, 17 jars of coffee worth £110 from B&M and razors from Boots, among other items.
He also indicated a plea of guilty to the possession of a weapon in a public place and pleaded guilty to burglary of a shop and one count of criminal damage. He was jailed for one month.
Mark Taylor, 46, of Brereton Avenue,
Cleethorpes indicated a plea of guilty to the possession of a knife in a public place, namely the Swashbuckle pub in Cleethorpes.
He was given a community order with 100 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Ryan McDonald, 36, of no fixed abode
indicated a plea of guilty to the burglary of a building, namely The Queensway in Scunthorpe. He was handed a 12-month suspended sentence, ordered to comply with drug rehabilitation and pay £400 in compensation.
Kelly Burton, 40, of Shelley Avenue,
Grimsby pleaded guilty to one count of assault by beating against a police officer and one count of common assault, also against a police officer. She was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £200 in compensation.
Simon Godwin, 52, of Wellington Street, Grimsby
pleaded guilty to sending a racially aggravated voicemail that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character. He was fined £916 and ordered to pay £200 in compensation.
Peter Finn, 43, of no fixed abode
pleaded guilty to intentionally using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour, thereby causing the victim or another harassment, alarm or distress. He also indicated a plea of guilty to fraud by false representation after he used another person’s contactless bank card. He was jailed for four weeks.
James Balderson, 39, of Highfield Grove, Brigg
changed a previous plea of not guilty to guilty for driving whilst under the influence of a controlled drug. He was disqualified from driving for three years, fined £150, ordered to pay £135 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £60 victim services surcharge.
Luke Hynes, 34, of no fixed abode
pleaded guilty to driving without the appropriate licence, driving without insurance and failing to provide a specimen of blood when asked by police to do so. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months, fined £192 and ordered to pay a £77 victim services surcharge.
Matthew Carter, 31, of no fixed abode
indicated pleas of guilty to three counts of theft from a shop, in which he stole £80 worth of shampoo, perfume worth £75 and other products worth £40 from Boots in Scunthorpe. He was jailed for one month.