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

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May 26

TRACEY PENFOLD, 36, Upton Park, Slough, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive, insulting words, behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence on May 3 in Slough as well as assaulting a police officer on the same day. She was jailed for 30 weeks. There was no order for costs.

YULIYAN STOYANOV, 43, of Dawlish Road, Reading, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Reading on May 10 with 51 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath as well as failing to surrender to police/court bail on May 24. He was disqualified from driving for 14 months, reduced by 14 weeks for a course, and fined £200. There were court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £80.

DAVID MARSHALL, 44, of no fixed abode, pleaded using threatening, abusive words, behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress guilty at The Swan Public House on May 7 last year. He was given a period of conditional discharge for 12 months. There were court costs of £300.

ROBERT COOK, 42, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to damaging a laptop on May 23 this year to the value of under £5,000 belonging to Thames Valley Police. He was jailed for four weeks. There was no order for costs.

ANTHONY JONES, 50, of Upton Close, Slough, pleaded guilty to one count of common assault on May 24 this year in Slough, as well as one count of using threatening, abusive, insulting words, behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress on the same day and one count of assault by beating on the same day. He was jailed for 18 weeks.

ALEXANDER BENNETT, 35, of Leverkusen Road, Bracknell, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Bracknell on August 28 last year with 76 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. He was handed a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. There were court costs of £600.

DARREN GRANT, 47, of Cressingham Road, Reading, was found guilty to four counts of theft. The details are on January 18 he stole a £460 coat from Cotswold Outdoor ltd in Reading, on January 24 he stole coats to the value of £615 from the same store, on February 3 he stole men’s coats to the value of £1,110 from the same store, and on February 18 he stole men’s coats to the value of £920 from the same store. He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to police/court bail on May 23 this year. He was jailed for 43 weeks. There was no other order for costs.

SHANE HARPER, 32, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to three counts of using threatening, abusive, insulting words, behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence at the BP Garage in London Road, Reading on May 12 this year as well as damaging a lottery stand on the same day. He was jailed for 16 weeks. There was no other order for costs.

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