Weekly round-up of convictions at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:

December 9

  • Isaac Peters, 39, of Lindsey Court, High Wycombe. Criminal damage. Fined £120. Costs £115.
  • Awais Ali, 26, of Grenfell Avenue, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B. Fined £123. Costs £115.
  • Adil Tariq, 23, of Underwood Road, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B. Fined £133. Costs £115.
  • Tammy Towner, 39, of The Acres, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Costs £170.

December 12

  • Stephen Hale, 63, of Washington Court, Marlow. Disqualified from driving for 16 months. Fined £120. Costs £115.
  • Annabel Smith, 40, of Desborough Road, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105.
  • Kevin Chadbone, 53, of Cheviot Close, High Wycombe. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £25.
  • Debbey Hardy, 54, of Laburnum Road, High Wycombe. Owner/ person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury. Fined £120. Compensation £50. Costs £115. Warned that the dog must be destroyed unless kept under proper control by being on a lead and muzzled when taken outside for 12 months. Owner/ person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, not causing any injury. Fined £80. Warned that the dog must be destroyed unless kept under proper control by being on a lead and muzzled when taken outside for 12 months. Owner/ person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, not causing any injury. Fined £80. Warned that the dog must be destroyed unless kept under proper control by being on a lead and muzzled when taken outside for 12 months.

December 13

  • Michael Norris, 62, of London Road, High Wycombe. Driving over the speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £60. Costs £30.
  • Stefan Bumbaru, 26, of Bellingdon Road, Chesham. Driving a motor vehicle over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Fined £150. Costs £115. Driving without insurance. Fined £150.
  • Paul Dockerty, 34, of Cumbrian Way, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for eight weeks. Costs £115. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for eight weeks, concurrent. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for eight weeks, concurrent. Original offence in respect of which a Conditional Discharge was made. Imprisoned for eight weeks, concurrent. Joana Smith, 39, of Fagnall Lane, Winchmore Hill. Failed to provide specimen for analysis. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £300. Costs £115.
  • Robyn Underwood, 31, of Malvern Close, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled drug of Class A. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B. Discharged conditionally for 12 months.
  • Abid Zaman, 44, of Chiltern Avenue, High Wycombe. Criminal damage. Imprisoned for one week, concurrent. Possession of a weapon with intent to cause criminal damage. Imprisoned for two weeks, consecutive. Possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. Imprisoned for two weeks, consecutive. Driving a motor vehicle over the drug-drive limit. Imprisoned for eight weeks, consecutive. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B. Imprisoned for two weeks, concurrent.
  • Santhanam Kanagarajah, 46, of Layters Avenue, Chalfont St Peter. Failed to provide a specimen for analysis. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £615. Costs £145.
  • Abid Zaman, 44, of Chiltern Avenue, High Wycombe. Threat to damage, destroy property. Imprisoned for two weeks, concurrent. Costs £115. Use threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear or/ provoke unlawful violence. Imprisoned for 14 weeks. Have an article with intent to destroy or damage property. Imprisoned for two weeks, concurrent.

December 15

  • Edward Ray, 34, of Ripley Close, High Wycombe. Use threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear or/ provoke unlawful violence. Fined £266. Costs £115.
  • Robert Bentley, 21, of Waller Road, Beaconsfield. Assault by beating. Fined £90. Costs £30. Assault by beating. Fined £90. Costs £85.

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