The following cases were heard at Reading or Slough Magistrates’ Courts.

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March 19 to 25

JASON HARRIS, 40, of Du Cane Road, London, indicated guilty to trespassing a building, namely All Sorts of Pets in Reading, between September 27 and September 29 last year with the intent to steal. He was jailed for two months and ordered to pay £600 in compensation.

JONATHAN WARD, 24, of The Meadway, Tilehurst, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words with the intent to cause a person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against them on January 21 last year in Reading. He was given a community order to complete 250 hours of unpaid work and 20 days of rehabilitation activity. There was also an order for £85 in court costs and a victim surcharge of £95.

ASHLEY RICHARDSON, 35, of Mowbray Drive, Tilehurst, pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article, namely a locking knife, in Norcot Road, Tilehurst on February 3 this year. He was fined £507 and an order was made for the knife to be forfeited and destroyed. There was also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £203.

NORBERT DERDA, 34, of Clare Road, Maidenhead, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without third-party insurance on February 24 this year in Bath Road, as well as failing to surrender to the police station. He was given a 10-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months. He was also disqualified from driving for 20 months and ordered to complete 250 hours of unpaid work. There was also court costs of £85.

ANTHONY MEE, 48, of Northborough Road, Slough, indicated guilty to stealing a speaker and a pair of sunglasses to a value unknown between May 14 and May 17 last year. He was given a period of conditional discharge for 13 months. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £26.

LUKE DELECIA GIBBONS, 33, of Whitaker Court, Thatcham, indicated guilty to assaulting an emergency worker, namely a police constable, on August 28 last year. He was fined £250. There was also court costs of £85.

CHARLES MORAN, 30, of Knights Way, Emmer Green, indicated guilty to possessing a quantity of cannabis in Henley on November 25 last year. He was fined £492 and an order was made for the drugs to be forfeited and destroyed. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £197.

MARTIN LAWRENCE, 19, of Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, pleaded guilty to stealing a vape pen to the value of £8 from another person on August 19 last year, using threatening/abusive/insulting words with intent to cause another person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against them, as well as failing to answer to police bail on March 9 this year. He was given a community order to complete 60 hours of unpaid work. There was also court costs of £85.

KULAN UMASELVAN, 51, of Hythe Park Road, Egham, pleaded guilty to being in charge of a motor vehicle with namely 69 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on January 13 this year in Windsor as well as failing to surrender to court. He was fined £120 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. There was no order for costs.

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