The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Courts:

January 15:

LUIZ FREIRE, 29, of Albany Road, Reading, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £13 at Reading Station on October 11, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £13 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

ANDREW GOULD, 37, of Longbarn Lane, Reading, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £20.60 at Reading Station on October 10, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £20.60 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

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MARCUS PHILLIPS, 31, of Rhine Close, Caversham, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £2.80 at Reading Station on October 15, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £2.80 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs. 

LILLIE SIMMONDS, 19, of Park Lane, Tilehurst, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £6.70 at Maidenhead Station on October 17, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £6.70 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

DANIEL THORP, 36, of Freemans Close, West Berkshire, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £6.70 at Kintbury on October 10, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £6.70 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

JIALING TIAN, 21, of Queen’s Walk, Reading, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £23.55 at Reading Station on October 11, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £23.55 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

ETHAN URWIN, 19, of Narrowmine Drive, Reading, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £25.10 at Reading Station on October 13, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £25.10 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

DANIEL WOODBRIDGE, 50, of Short Street, Pangbourne, convicted of failing to pay for a train ticket worth £52.65 at Reading Station on October 14, 2019. Fined £440. Also ordered to pay £52.65 compensation, £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

January 18:

Reading Chronicle:

ANDREI SIRBU, 20, of Southampton Street, Reading, admitted stealing perfume and jewellery worth £411 from Debenhams on St David’s Way, Cardiff, on December 19. Also admitted stealing perfumes and cosmetics worth £261 from Boots in Coventry on December 18, and admitted failing to surrender to Coventry Magistrate’s Court on January 13. Sentenced to 11 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months, due to severity of offence. Also ordered to pay £128 victim surcharge and £170 total court costs. 

LENON EMYDIO, 34, of Prospect Street, Reading, admitted failing to provide a specimen for analysis to police in Reading on September 26. Given a community order including 180 hours unpaid work. Also ordered to pay £95 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 18 months.

AMY MIDLANE, 27, of Floyer Grove, Shinfield, admitted drink-driving on the A33 Reading on December 19. Found to have 118mcg alcohol per 100ml breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg. Fined £850. Also ordered to pay £85 victim surcharge and £85 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 24 months. 

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ANTHONY CAUNTER, 36, of Little John’s Lane, Reading, admitted failing to comply with supervision requirements after being released from prison by not attending supervision appointments on August 24, September 4, and September 7. Fined £100. Also ordered to pay £75 court costs. 

January 19:

KINGSLEY HAUGHTON, 44, of Barnsdale Road, Reading, admitted stealing whisky worth £36 from Sainsbury’s in Reading on December 24. Also admitted failing to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court on January 4. Sentenced to seven weeks in prison suspended for 12 months total, due to severity of offence.  

DAVID MOORE, 41, of Kings Road, Reading, admitted breaching a restraining order on January 18. Sentenced to eight weeks in prison, due to severity of offence.

LUKASZ OTTO, 40, of Liverpool Road, Reading, convicted of committing fraud by using credit cards belonging to a care home to buy goods on Amazon between October 20, 2019, and December 4, 2019. Given a community order including curfew requirement. 

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