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

June 23

  • Charlie Rudge, 20, of The Parkway, Iver Heath. Assault by beating. Fined £145. Costs £400.
  • Nicholas Blake, 35, of Mill End Road, High Wycombe. Harassment – breach of restraining order. Restraining order made. Community order made. Costs £170.
  • Paul Bufton, 33, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Fined £80. Costs £115.

June 25

  • Simon Choate, 41, of Little Marlow Road, Marlow. Theft from a shop. Fined £40. Costs £115.

June 27

  • Augustus Tucker, 24, of Highfield Road, Princes Risborough. Possession of a Class B controlled drug. Fined £235. Costs £85. Driving without a licence. Fined £115. Driving record endorsed. Driving without insurance. Fined £350. Costs £35. Driving record endorsed with eight penalty points.
  • Oliver Nelson, 21, of New Road, Tylers Green. Drink driving. Disqualified from driving for 14 months. Fined £180. Costs £115.
  • Daniel Thompson, 29, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Assault by beating. Fined £75. Costs £105.
  • Shahzad Hussain, 40, of White Hart Street, High Wycombe. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Community order made. Costs £560.
  • Jack Brambleby, 25, of Roberts Ride, Hazlemere. Criminal damage. Fined £80. Costs £115.
  • Harvinder Singh, 35, of Redhill, Denham. Failure to provide a specimen for analysis. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. Fined £8,500. Costs £740.

June 28

  • David Jones, 49, of Beacon Close, Beaconsfield. Criminal damage. Fined £80. Compensation £45. Costs £115.

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