2917 RC court July 3 - July 8

DAVID STUART DUNCAN, 47, of Woburn Close, Caversham, guilty of failing to provide a specimen of urine on February 20, 2017 at Loddon Valley Custody Suite. He was committed to prison for 12 weeks, suspended for 12 months. Reason because he failed to give a sample and had an accident. A rehabilitation order was made, he must attend appointments with a responsible officer and carry out 160 hours unpaid work. He was ordered to pay victim services £115, pay £620 costs and disqualified from driving for 30 months. He was also guily of possessing Zopiclone a class C drug.

JAMIE JOHN BELSHAW, 41, of Salvation Army Hostel, Reading, admitted stealing money to the value of £15 to £20 belonging to Reading Museum on June 7, 2016. He was committed to prison for eight weeks, suspended for 12 months, ordered to pay compensation of £10 and £300 costs.

DARREN THOMAS LAYNE, 44, of Stanshaw, Reading, admitted stealing money to the value of £15 to £20 belonging to Reading Museum on June 7, 2016. He was committed to prison for six weeks, suspended for 12 months, ordered to pay compensation of £10 and £200 costs.

CHANEL SPRINGER, 33, of Coronation Square, Reading, admitted travelling on a Great Western Railway train without paying the £14 fare on August 27, 2016. A £14 compensation order was made.

AFTAB QAYUM, 38, of London Road, Reading, admitted burglary by entering The Thirsty Bear pub on Kings Road, Reading on July 1, 2017 and stole two bottles of whisky worth £85. A rehabilitation order was made, he must attend appointments with a responsible officer. He was ordered to pay £85 compensation and pay victim services £85. He admitted stealing a mobile phone and half a packet of cigarettes worth £84 from a motor vehicle on June 28, 2017 and was ordered to pay £84 compensation.

REBEKAH ROSE MARY GILLESPIE, 23, of Skipper Gardens, Reading, admitted stealing meat and wine products worth £50 from the Co-op, on Broadway, Thatcham on November 9, 2016. She admitted stealing alcohol worth £42.50 from Waitrose in Thatcham on November 16, 2016. She admitted stealing two packs of meat worth £18 from the Co-op, on Broadway, Thatcham, on March 29, 2017. For these offences she was committed to prison for 14 weeks and ordered to pay victim services £115.

MARTIN JOHN GIBBONS, 32, of Vincent Road, Thatcham, admitted being in possession of cannabis, a class B drug on March 15, 2017. He was fined £30, pay victim services, £30 and £85 costs.

ABDUL AHAD, 60, of Pell Street, Reading, guilty of wilfully obstructing a Police Constable in the execution of their duty on March 23, 2017. He was fined £110, pay victim services £30 and £620 costs.

MATTHEW DAVID BULLION, 32, of Caversham, admitted being drunk and disorderly on Station Road, Reading, on June 18, 2017 and was fined £120. He admitted criminal damage to a perspex van cage belonging to Thames Valley Police at Beech Lane, Lower Earley on June 18, 2017. He was fined £120 and ordered to pay £250 compensation.

JAMES FRANCIS ANTHONY LAWRENCE, 43, admitted driving an Iveco van on November 8, 2015 with a faulty braking system, steering, wheels and tyres, suspension, vehicle structure and rear lighting system that its use involved a danger or injury to any person. He was fined £100. and disqualified from driving for six months.

He was proved to be using a hand held mobile phone while driving on Watlington Street, Reading, on June 14, 2016. He was fined £100, pay victim services £30 and costs of £900. He is disqualified from driving for six months. He was proved to using a hand held mobile phone on Church Street, Caversham, on January 24, 2017 and was fined £100.

JAHVON JELANI EDWARDS, 25, of Pangbourne Street, Reading, admitted drug driving a Seat Ibiza on Whitley Wood Road, on May 19, 2017. He was fined £440, pay victim services £44 and £85 costs. He is disqualified from driving for 12 months.

DONNA RENNIE, 34, of Oddfellows Road, Newbury, admitted being in possession of heroin, a class A drug In Newbury on May 11, 2017. On the same day she also admitted being in possession of crack cocaine, a class A drug. For these offences she was discharged conditionally for 12 months, pay victim services £20 and £40 costs.

HANNAH KATE HOWARD, 35, of Crane Wharf, Reading, admitted stealing alcohol worth £152 from Asda on April 27, 2017. She was ordered to pay victim services £30 and £85 costs. She was also fined £30 for failing to surrender to custody at Berkshire Magistrates' Court having been released on bail in criminal proceedings on May 11, 2017.