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

August 31

  • Matthew Craker, 47, of Rawlings Lane, Seer Green. Driving over the speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £40. Costs £30.
  • Simon Davies, 29, of London Road, Loudwater. Sending an offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing message or matter via a public communication network. Community order made. Costs £170.
  • Chelliah Srishanmuganatharn, 64, of Holtspur Avenue, Wooburn Green. Failure to stop after a road accident. Fined £259. Costs £530. Driving on a road/ in a public place without due care and attention. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £259.

September 1

  • Dhia Al-Asady, 64, of Warren Wood Drive, High Wycombe. Keeping an unlicensed car on a public road. Fined £92. Costs £60. Ordered to pay vehicle excise back duty of £17.09.
  • David Newman, 69, of The Beeches, Wendover. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 36 months. Fined £108. Costs £115. Failure to surrender to custody at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £36.

September 4

  • David Mueller, 24, of Longcroft Avenue, Wendover. Theft – other – including theft by finding. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £85. Fraud by false representation. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Compensation £23.35. Compensation £22.79. Compensation £3. Compensation £1.60. Compensation £18.49.
  • Romas Petkus, 29, of Pinstone Way, Denham. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for three years. Community order made. Costs £85. Driving whilst disqualified. Community order made. Driving on a road/ public place without third party insurance. Fined £170.
  • Clare Rawlings, 36, of Victoria Crescent, Iver. Being the owner of a dog which was dangerous and not kept under proper control. Ordered that the dog must be destroyed if not kept under proper control – including being kept on a fixed lead of two metres or less, held by a person aged 16 or over and muzzled when in public - for two years. Costs £500.
  • Gourav Sharma, 28, of Neale Close, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £180. Costs £115.
  • Daniel Richards, 39, of Park Street, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 10 weeks. Compensation £120. Costs £735.
  • Ramandeep Dhaliwal, 26, of West End Lane, Stoke Poges. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £623. Costs £837.

September 5

  • Mitchum Penn, 44, of Dellfield, Chesham. In charge of a vehicle over the drink-drive limit. Driving record endorsed with ten penalty points. Fined £350. Costs £535.
  • James Checker, 32, of Cressex Road, High Wycombe. Assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm. Imprisoned for 26 weeks, suspended for 18 months. Compensation £2,000. Costs £735.
  • Shaun Walker, 32, of Waterside, Chesham. Harassment – breach of a restraining order on conviction. Imprisoned for six weeks, concurrent. Costs £200.
  • Loralie Jeneson, 29, of Edmonds Road, Lane End. Failure to promptly notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change in circumstances. Community order made. Costs £170.

September 6

  • Graham Osment, 37, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Burglary other than dwelling – theft. Imprisoned for six weeks, suspended for 12 months. Compensation £40. Costs £160. Possession of a knife blade/ sharp pointed article in a public place. Imprisoned for six weeks, suspended for 12 months.
  • Robert Woodley, 33, of Pheasant Drive, High Wycombe. Contravention of Environmental Protection Act. Fined £461. Costs £503. Contravention of Environmental Protection Act. Compensation £50.

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