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

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May 12

ALFIE HAWKINS, 19, of The Granthams, Lambourn, Hungerford, pleaded guilty to damaging an internal wall and drill to the value of £150 on March 26, and damaging internal doors to an unknown value on March 21. He indicated guilty to threatening to damage property by saying, ‘I will burn the house down’ on March 21 as well as sending a public electronic communications network message that was grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing on March 21. He was given a community order to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 25 days of rehabilitation activity. There was also a victim surcharge of £114.

KINGSLEY HAUGHTON, 47, of no fixed abode, indicated guilty to 13 counts of theft across Reading. The details are on November 11, he stole five steaks costing £88.55 from Marks & Spencers; on October 31 he stole four purses costing £223 from John Lewis; on June 29 last year he stole several purses costing £319 from John Lewis; on January 16 he stole two bottles of Courvoiser brandy costing £66 from Sainsbury’s; on April 4 he stole a bottle of alcohol costing £40 from Sainsburys and a bottle of brandy to an unknown value; on January 3 he stole two bottoles of Courvoiser brandy costing £66 from Sainsbury’s; on January 7 he stole two bottles of Courvoiser brandy costing £66 from Sainsbury’s; on January 17 two bottles of rum of an unknown value from Sainsbury’s; on November 13 last year he stole four purses costing £360 from John Lewis; on October 25 last year he stole five purses costing £427 from John Lewis; on January 5 he stole three bottles of Courvoiser brandy costing £00 from Sainsbury’s; and on April 29 he stole two handbags costing £669 from John Lewis. He also indicated guilty to one count of assault by beating on April 15 this year in Reading. He was jailed for 19 weeks. There was also a victim surcharge of £154.

RYAN CROCKER, 33, of Calbroke Road, Slough, was found guilty of assaulting a police constable on November 26, 2021 in Windsor. He was given a community order to complete 100 hours of unpaid work. There were also court costs of £965 and a victim surcharge of £95.

DAVID PRATER, 48, of Christie Heights, Newbury, indicated guilty to possessing a Class A drug, namely cocaine, on February 17 this year in Newbury. He was fined £100 and an order was made for the drugs to be forfeited and destroyed. There was also a victim surcharge of £40.

TONY RIPACANDIDA, 36, of Hemdean Road, Caversham, was found guilty of two counts of being in charge of a motor vehicle with a proportion of specified controlled drug, above specified limit, on January 24 last year in Reading. He was fined £420 and 10 penalty points were added to his driving record. There were also court costs of £775 and a victim surcharge of £42.

LUKE WEATHERLEY, 34, of Rodway Road, Tilehurst, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen for testing on March 18 this year in Lower Earley. He was given a community order to complete 25 rehabilitation activity days and was disqualified from driving for 20 months, reduced by 20 weeks. There were also court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £114.

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