A string of offenders from across Berkshire have been jailed during October for crimes ranging from child cruelty and drug dealing to shoplifting and breaching a stalking order.
Courts handed down prison sentences to offenders based in Reading, Newbury and Slough during the month.
Here is a round-up of some of the latest cases:
STEVEN REEVES
Steven Reeves, 77, from Newbury, was jailed for 34 weeks after breaching a Stalking Prevention Order.
Reeves was sentenced at Reading Crown Court after breaching the order on October 6.
The Reading Chronicle reported on October 23 that the 77-year-old had been sent to prison for the breach in Newbury.
KIERON ROSIER
Kieron Rosier, 42, of Newtown Road, Newbury, was jailed for 39 weeks after repeatedly targeting the same supermarket.
Rosier pleaded guilty to three counts of shoplifting at Tesco in Pinchington Lane following offences on September 23, 28 and 30.
The offences were committed while Rosier was already subject to a suspended sentence for previous shoplifting.
Rosier was arrested and charged on October 1 before pleading guilty and being sentenced at Reading Magistrates’ Court on October 2.
Police said hundreds of pounds worth of goods had been stolen during the offences.
SHANE O’CONNOR
Shane O’Connor, 21, of Beatty Drive, Reading, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for drug dealing.
O’Connor had pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, as well as being concerned in the supply of cannabis.
Police arrested O’Connor at an address in Coronation Square on June 10, where officers found digital scales and cling film.
Two mobile phones were thrown from a window before the arrest, with deleted messages relating to drug supply later recovered from one of the devices.
Police also found £2,230 in cash. O’Connor was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on October 23.
JOSHUA GRANT
Joshua Grant, 32, of Ashampstead Road, Reading, was jailed for five years and six months for offences including child cruelty and robbery.
Grant admitted a child cruelty offence and was convicted of robbery and theft following a trial.
The court heard that Grant caused serious injuries to a 25-day-old baby in March 2023. The baby suffered two broken ribs, bruising and haemorrhaging to the brain, spine and eyes.
Grant was also convicted over a robbery at Tesco in Bath Road, Reading, in January 2026, during which a security guard was punched in the face.
Grant was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on October 26.
UMAR ZAMAN
Umar Zaman, 26, of Montague Road, Slough, was jailed for four years and eight months after police seized drugs, cash and high-value items from the home address.
Police executed a warrant in September 2025 and recovered 1.2kg of suspected Class A drugs, almost 30g of cannabis, more than £13,000 in cash, nine mobile phones and two Rolex watches.
Zaman pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, namely heroin and crack cocaine, and one count of acquiring criminal property.
Zaman was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on October 23.
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