The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

June 13:

Sonia Marie Coombes, 42, of Willow Street, Reading. Failure to comply with a community protection notice. Fined £30. Costs £30.

Christopher Joseph-Evans, 34, of Willow Street, Reading. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Fined £80. Costs £30.

Christopher John Phipps, 37, of Westland, Thatcham. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £29. Costs £85. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Community order made.

Antonio Paul Barber, 32, of Oxford Road, Reading. Use threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Imprisoned for 12 weeks.

Eleasha Blake, 21, of Rosedale Gardens, Thatcham. Possession of a blade of sharply pointed article in a public place. Fined £30. Costs £30.

Grzegorz Drews, 38, of Hornbeam Drive, Earley. Driving whilst disqualified. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Community order made. Costs £85.

Ryan Anthony James Dye, 37, of Ambrook Road, Whitley. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 20 weeks, suspended for 18 months. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 20 weeks concurrent, suspended for 18 months. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 20 weeks concurrent, suspended for 18 months. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 20 weeks concurrent, suspended for 18 months. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 20 weeks concurrent, suspended for 18 months. Compensation £2,071.51. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 20 weeks concurrent, suspended for 18 months. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 20 weeks concurrent, suspended for 18 months.

Daniel James Beechey, 41, of St Georges Avenue, Newbury. Drunk and disorderly in a public place. Fined £100. Costs £115.

Michael Alvin Coventry, 42, of Northumberland Avenue, Reading. Produce a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis). Fined £80. Costs £115.

Max Anthony Dewhurst, 25, of Bishops Green, Newbury. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for three years. Fined £683. Costs £153. Commission of a further offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence order. No action taken on breach. Fined £125.

Hayley Patricia Lyons, 28, of Hayden Square, Reading. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis. Disqualified from driving for 14 months. Fined £120. Costs £115.

Kian Middleton, 18, of Blagdon Road, Reading. Possession of a blade of sharply pointed article in a public place. Imprisoned for three months, suspended for 12 months. Costs £200. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis). Fined £75.

Alex Richard James Stalker, 25, of Cygnet Close, Thatcham. Assault by beating. Fined £212. Compensation £75. Costs £115. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis resin). Fined £50.

Edes Dutra Torelli, 37, of The Quantocks, Thatcham. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £430. Costs £128.

Charlene Marie Williams, 38, of Whitley Wood Road, Reading. Theft from a shop. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105.

Finlay Williams, 18, of Cold Ash, Thatcham. Drunk and disorderly in a public place. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105.

Toni Cray, 31, of Rosemary Crescent, Sonning Common. Driving without third party insurance. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points. Fined £150. Costs £115.

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