The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

August 8:

Kavan James Jordan, 21, of Highdown Avenue, Emmer Green. Driving over the drug-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for one year. Fined £120. Costs £115.

Fazia Khan, 36, of Ryhill Way, Lower Earley. Keeping a vehicle which was unlicensed. Fined £146. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £62.50. Costs £85.

Angela Mary Sheller, 43, of Northway, Newbury. Theft from a shop. Discharged conditionally for six months. Costs £106.

Muhammed Baig, 38, of Amity Street, Reading. Possession of a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place. Imprisoned for six months, suspended for 24 months. Costs £890.

August 9:

Tracey Barrett, 44, of Caroline Street, Reading. Failure to comply with the requirements of a Community Protection Notice. Discharged conditionally for six months. Costs £145. Failure to comply with the requirements of a Community Protection Notice. Discharged conditionally for six months. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court. Discharged conditionally for six months.

Jamie Richard Borecki, 36, of Holberton Road, Whitley. Drunk and disorderly in a public place. Discharged conditionally for six months. Costs £70. Failure to surrender to Loddon Valley Police Station Magistrates’ Court. Discharged conditionally for six months.

Dean Andrew Porter, 35, of Zinzan Street, Reading. Send a letter, communication or article conveying a threatening message. Community order made. Restraining order made. Costs £170.

Julie Meehan, 47, of Hagley Road, Reading. Failure to give information relating to the identification of a driver/rider of a vehicle when required. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £120. Costs £115.

Darren Fordyce, 46, of Badgers Rise, Woodley. Use a colour television without a licence. Fined £220. Costs £150.

Omer Malik, 35, of Beecham Road, Reading. Use a vehicle for hire when not licenced as a public hackney carriage. Fined £400. Costs £390.

Nicola Petty, 29, of Knowle Road, Woodley. Use a colour television without a licence. Fined £76. Costs £130.

August 12:

Darren Hatton, 45, of Owen Road, Newbury. Use threatening or abusive words, behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Costs £115. Assault by beating. Imprisoned for 18 weeks, concurrent. Restraining order made. Assault by beating. Imprisoned for 26 weeks. Restraining order made.

Anthony Peter McAndrew, 27, of Bramshaw Road, Tilehurst. Driving without third party insurance. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £500. Costs £135.

Clive Grantham, 57, of Eelko Place, Newbury. Failure to comply with the community requirement of a suspended sentence order. Fined £600.

August 13:

Keith Stanley Dawson, 47, of Inkpen Close, Reading. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 16 months. Fined £900. Costs £175.

Jamie White, 30, of Winton Road, Reading. Harassment – breach of a restraining order on conviction. Community order made. Costs £175. Commission of a further offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence order. Fined £300.

Christopher Anthony Bennett, 47, of Wantage Road, Reading. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Community order made. Compensation £100. Assault by beating. Community order made.

Umar Farooq, 31, of Cumberland Road, Reading. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £500. Costs £500.

Housseynatou Mane, 52, of Bath Road, Reading. Driving without third party insurance. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £660. Costs £151.

Jason Edward Darrell Ward, 48, of Chatteris Way, Reading. Driving over 60mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £700. Costs £155.

Tinotenda Chigona, 24, of Tilney Way, Earley. Driver of a vehicle which failed to stop after a road accident. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £30. Costs £30.

August 14:

Andrew James Humphreys, 26, of Cholsey Road, Thatcham. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Community order made. Compensation £100. Costs £175.

Kamran Latif, 41, of Field Road, Reading. Burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal. Imprisoned for 12 weeks, consecutive. Burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal. Imprisoned for 12 weeks. Compensation £444. Fraud by false representation. Imprisoned for six weeks, concurrent. Failure to comply with the supervision requirements following release from a period of imprisonment. Imprisoned for one weeks, concurrent.

Pawel Adamczyk, 34, of Prince of Wales Avenue, Reading. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Imprisoned for four months. Disqualified from driving for 38 months. Costs £615.

Ricky Nyall Dutton, 26, of Corwen Road, Tilehurst. Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Driving record endorsed with five penalty points. Fined £100. Costs £230.

Dan Ardeleanu, 33, of Western Elms Avenue, Reading. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 22 months. Fined £350. Costs £120.

Liam Rhys Benham, 27, of Flyingdales, Thatcham. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 24 months. Community order made. Costs £175.

August 16:

Stephen Wayne Whitfield, 51, of Rhine Close, Caversham. Failure to surrender to custody at Berkshire Magistrates’ Court. Fined £50. Driving over the drug-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. over the drug-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £120. Driving without third party insurance. Fined £200.

Kamran Hussain, 30, of Wokingham Road, Earley. Affray. Community order made. Costs £170.

Ramzan Hussain, 37, of Wokingham Road, Earley. Affray. Community order made. Costs £170.

Frank James Trussler, 34, of Wokingham Road, Reading. Driving without third party insurance. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £200. Costs £115.

Shaquille Richardson, 24, of Dalton Close, Tilehurst. Driving without third party insurance. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £440. Costs £129.

Stuart Mark Coventry, 33, of Newton Road, Hungerford. Deposited controlled waste on land without valid environmental permit. Fined £100. Costs £330. Failure to prevent the escape of waste. Fined £100. Deposited controlled waste on land without valid environmental permit. Fined £100. Failure to prevent the escape of waste. Fined £100.

August 19:

Jade Victoria Russell, 31, of Orts Road, Reading. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for four weeks. Costs £115.

Royston Richard Denny, 38, of Brixham Road, Reading. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words, behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Fined £225. Costs £115.

Jerry Foumboua, 27, of Regis Park Road, Reading. Driving without valid insurance. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £141. Costs £30.

Dean Springer, 51, of Conningham Road, Reading. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £100. Costs £30.

Philip Anthony Chalmers, 22, of Manor Park Drive, Finchampstead. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Fined £141. Costs £60.

Jiri Chrz, 36, of Stockton Road, Reading. Original offence in respect of which a community order. Imprisoned for four weeks, suspended for 12 months. Costs £75.

Danielle Diane Evelyn Saynor, 27, of Eddleston Way, Tilehurst. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Community order made. Fined £40. Costs £60. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Community order made. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Community order made. Original offence in respect of which a community order was made. Community order made.

Miles Alexander Wilson, 18, of Kingswood Road, Reading. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Fined £66. Costs £60.

August 20:

Allan Clark, 31, of Bowden Gardens, Newbury. Theft by employee. Community order made. Compensation £1,202.88. Costs £85.

Luke James Paul Richardson, 24, of Hunters Hill, Burghfield Common. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words, behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Fined £75. Costs £117. Fined £75.

George Stelea, 33, of Newstead Rise, Reading. Driving over 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points.

Charly Fox, 20, of Mayfair, Tilehurst. Assault by beating. Community order made. Restraining order made. Compensation £100. Costs £300.

Callum Peter Hawkins, 23, of Kennet Heath, Thatcham. Use threatening, abusive or insulting words, behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Community order made. Assaulting an emergency worker by beating. Community order made. Compensation £75. Costs £250.

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