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

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.

December 16

  • Jason March, 49, of Yew Tree Close, Beaconsfield. Theft from a shop. Fined £80. Costs £105.
  • Antonio Douglas, 28, of Main Road, Naphill. Failure to comply with requirements of community order. Order to continue. Fined £100.

December 19

  • Mohammed Asif, 48, of Spearing Road, High Wycombe. Driving a motor vehicle over the drug-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Fined £120. Costs £115. Failure to surrender to police/ court bail at the appointed time. Fined £40.
  • Claire Coakley, 48, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Use threatening or abusive words, behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £60.
  • Damian Hackett, 37, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Begging in a public place. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £60.
  • Matthew Smith, 27, of London Road, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Costs £170. Failure to comply with requirements of community order. Order to continue. Costs £170.

December 20

  • Matthew Warman, 24, of Narcot Road, Chalfont St Giles. Driving over the speed limit. Fined £116. Costs £30. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points.
  • David Kendall, 64, of Frances Street, Chesham. Driving a motor vehicle over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £120. Costs £115.
  • David Shurrock, 25, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Begging in a public place. Fined £40. Costs £30.
  • Alistair Tate, 44, of The Phygtle, Chalfont St Peter. Criminal damage. Fined £92. Compensation £25. Costs £85. Racially/ religiously aggravated intentional harassment/ alarm distress – verbal or written. Community order made. Compensation £75. Costs £85.
  • Liam Bates, 23, of Totteridge Road, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the notification requirements of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Fined £120. Costs £30.
  • Samantha Montgomery, 48, of Redwood Place, Beaconsfield. Driver of a vehicle failed to stop after a road accident. Fined £440. Costs £494.
  • Arshad Hussain, 25, of Eaton Avenue, High Wycombe. Failure to provide specimen for analysis. Disqualified from driving for three years. Community order made. Possession of a controlled drug of Class A. Community order made. Costs £410. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B. Community order made.

December 21

  • Robert Alexander, 43, of Boughton Way, Little Chalfont. Driving a motor vehicle over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 32 months. Community order made. Costs £170.
  • Martin Doran, 45, of Waterside, Chesham. Driving a motor vehicle over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 24 months. Fined £726. Costs £155.
  • David Pujeh, 21, of West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Fined £30. Costs £50.
  • Jervasie Shurety, 47, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Costs £50.
  • Samantha Donnelly, 38, of The Penningtons, Amersham. Theft from a shop. Fined £50. Compensation £112.50. Failure to surrender to custody at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £25.
  • Zachariah Kotlarz, 23, of Brambleside, Loudwater. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order to continue. Fined £150. Costs £50.

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