The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

July 31:

Jaroslaw Kurpiewski, 51, of Send Road, Caversham. Assault by beating. Fined £210. Costs £117.

Trevor Antony Ball, 48, of Donnington Square, Newbury. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £154.50. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £100.99. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £139.50. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £255.99. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Community order made. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £9.85. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £17.51. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £42.25. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £117.35. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Community order made. Criminal damage. Community order made. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £139.79.

Kuldip Singh Hargun, 50, of Pheasant Close, Winnersh. Racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress by words or writing. Fined £150. Compensation £150. Costs £30.

Michael Brown, 48, of Pitts Lane, Earley. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £568. Costs £141.

Narinder Mahil, 50, of Tilehurst, Reading. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 16 months. Fined £120. Costs £117.

Jordan Mills, 21, of Usk Road, Tilehurst. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Fined £120. Costs £117. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Restraining order made. Compensation £50.

August 1:

Beverly Hogarth, 54, of Beenham. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Fined £340. Costs £119.

Thomas Pakharn Lama, 25, of Swansea Road, Reading. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £339. Costs £118.

Richard Peaty, 35, of Stoney Lane, Ashmore Green. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 36 months. Fined £415. Costs £126.

David Taaru, 33, of Basingstoke Road, Reading. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 16 months. Fined £323. Costs £117.

Martin Armstrong, 53, of Bridport Close, Earley. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 26 months. Community order made. Costs £175.

Michael Fidler, 28, of Woodbury, Lambourn. Theft by employee. Compensation £483.

Karl Michael Jones, 24, of Newlyn Gardens, Reading. Racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress by words or writing. Community order made. Costs £170.

Andzej Volodko, 31, of Fairwater Drive, Woodley. Driving whilst disqualified. Disqualified from driving for six months. Community order made. Costs £175.

August 2:

Darren John Basden, 45, of Brixham Road, Whitley. Assault by beating. Imprisoned for six weeks, consecutive. Costs £115. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Imprisoned for two weeks, consecutive. Original offence in respect of which a suspended sentence order was made. Suspended sentence of imprisonment of 18 weeks, suspended for 12 months, implemented as a sentence of 14 weeks.

Jamie White, 30, of Winton Road, Reading. Assault by beating. Imprisoned for 12 weeks, suspended for 24 months. Restraining order made. Compensation £300. Costs £215. Original offence in respect of which a conditional discharge order was made. Imprisoned for six weeks, suspended for 24 months.

Ricky Lee, 38, of Dee Road, Reading. Common assault of an emergency worker. Fined £60. Costs £130.

Joey Cole, 25, of Southend Road, Reading. Racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress by words or writing. Fined £94. Compensation £100. Costs £215.

Ryan David Rolfe, 30, of Foxglove, Thatcham. Driving a large goods vehicle when maximum gross weight was exceeded. Fined £220. Costs £180.

Michelle Wright, 32, of St Clements Close, Earley. Owner of a dog in a highway without collar inscribing name and address. Fined £40. Costs £130. Failure to have a dog microchipped in first 21 days as owner. Fined £30.

Nathan Alleyne, 21, of Bramshan Road, Reading. Travelling on a train without paying railway fare. Fined £220. Compensation £6.70. Costs £190.

Andrei Alexandru Popa, 25, of Southampton Street, Reading. Travelling on a train without paying railway fare. Fined £220. Compensation £6.60. Costs £190.

Martin James Rownlands, 47, of Clarendon Gardens, Newbury. Travelling on a train without paying railway fare. Fined £440. Compensation £6.70. Costs £204.

Aime Christine Stevens, 27, of Mole Road, Sindlesham. Travelling on a train without paying railway fare. Fined £220. Compensation £15.70. Costs £190.

Simon Thomas Williams, 33, of Bath Road, Padworth. Travelling on a train without paying railway fare. Fined £220. Compensation £8.10. Costs £190.

Juraj Beno Ltd, Claremont Crescent, Newbury. Keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. Fined £220. Costs £200. Keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. Fined £220. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £46.47. Costs £200.

Joseph Mansky, 22, of Rotherfield Close, Theale. Keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. Fined £220. Costs £200.

James David McGowan, 35, of Beverley Road, Tilehurst. Failure to comply with off-road notice whilst driving on a public road. Fined £220. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £23.34. Costs £200.

August 5:

Conor John Joseph Fuller, 28, of Falcon Avenue, Shinfield. Assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105. Assault by beating. Discharged conditionally for 12 months.

Marisha Jade Burrows, 33, of Redlands Road, Reading. Assault by beating. Community order made. Costs £85.

Nicholas John Prior, 60, of Sandhurst Road, Finchampstead. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis as the driver of a vehicle. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Fined £500. Costs £820.

Barry Gosney, 31, of Brunswick Street, Reading. Failure to comply with supervision requirements following release from a period of imprisonment. Community order made. Costs £60.

Christopher Charles Hazell, 39, of St Peters Road, Reading. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Imprisoned for two weeks, suspended for six months.

August 6:

Amy Brady, 27, of Romany Lane, Tilehurst. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Community order made. Compensation £983.40. Costs £285.

August 7:

Barry Patrick Darcy, 31, of Marsh Road, Thatcham. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis as the driver of a vehicle. Imprisoned for 14 weeks, suspended for 12 months. Disqualified from driving for 24 months. Costs £615.

Wayne Greenough, 49, of Bracken Copse, Inkpen. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £120. Costs £117.

Kofi Mensah Darkwah, 34, of Oxford Road, Reading. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 14 months. Fined £400. Costs £125.

Kerron Andrew Annetts, 39, of New Lane Mill, Tilehurst. Failure to co-operate with a preliminary test as part of a motor vehicle offence. Fined £100. Costs £230. Failure to stop a mechanically propelled vehicle when required by a constable or traffic warden. Fined £50. Driving a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Fined £50. Using a vehicle on a road or in a public place without third party insurance. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £150.

August 8:

Anne Harman, 65, of Polehampton Court, Twyford. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £100. Costs £30.

Matthew Ramsey, 46, of Brisbane Road, Reading. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for six weeks. Compensation £219.99. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 16 weeks, consecutive. Compensation £1,200. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for eight weeks, consecutive. Compensation £600. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 14 weeks, consecutive. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Imprisoned for two weeks, consecutive.

Matthew Nutt, 25, of St Johns Road, Reading. Harassment without violence. Community order made. Restraining order made. Fined £85. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Community order made.

Aidan David Anns, 27, of Usk Road, Tilehurst. Possession of a controlled drug of Class A (cocaine). Fined £313. Costs £115.

Ryan Chard, 38, of Staverton Road, Reading. Drunk and disorderly in a public place. Fined £92. Costs £117.

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