Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court

February 1

Rafal Milkowski, 32, of Weedon Close, Chalfont St Peter. Driving whilst disqualified. Committed to prison for 10 weeks concurrent suspended for 24 months. Disqualified from driving for 54 months. Driving motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit. Committed to prison for six weeks suspended for 24 months. Costs £200.

Rafal Milkowski, 32, of Weedon Close, Chalfont St Peter. In charge of a motor vehicle when alcohol above limit. Fined £120. Costs £85. Disqualified from driving for six months.

February 4

Sam James, 24, of Horton Avenue, Thame. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £1,500. Costs £500. Disqualified from driving for 24 months.

Harry Griffiths, 19, of Layters End, Chalfont St Peter. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £274. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 22 months. Obstructing/resisting a constable in the execution of duty. Fined £183. Compensation £50. Using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance. No separate penalty – driving record endorsed.

Anthony Nurse, 29, of Middle Meadow, Chalfont St Giles. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Compensation £78. Costs £85.

Joe Poots, 18, of Frieth Hill, Frieth. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £120. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 20 months.

Denholm Bateman-Price, 26, of Stoke Poges Lane, Stoke Poges. Driving with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the limit. Fined £60. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 16 months. Driving motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the limit. Fined £60. Disqualified from driving for 16 months.

February 5

David Ashwin, 20, of Park Place, Amersham. Racially/religiously aggravated common assault/beating. Community order made. Compensation £100. Costs £585.

Lee Carter, 27, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Drunk and disorderly in a public place. Fined £40. Costs £115.

Farrukh Bashir, 47, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Costs £170. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Compensation £69.

Farrukh Bashir, 47, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Community order made.

Matloob Hussain, 51, of Sussex Close, High Wycombe. Use threatening/abusive words/behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Fined £230. Costs £115. Drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road/in a public place without due care and attention. Fined £115. Driving licence endorsed with three points.

Angela Simpson, 40, of Hillway, Amersham. Driving when the proportion of a controlled drug exceeded the specified limit. Community order made. Costs £170. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Angela Simpson, 40, of Hillway, Amersham. Theft from a shop. Community order made. Theft from a shop. Community order made.

February 6

Matthew Freeman, 41, of Buckingham Close, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Committed to prison for six weeks, suspended for 18 months. Commission of a further offence during the period of a suspended sentence. Order to continue.

Chloe Rose, 19, of Lesters Road, Cookham. Driving with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the limit. Fined £380. Costs £123. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Piara Sehajpal, 65, of Honeysuckle Close, Iver. Damage/destroy breeding site/resting place of a protected wild animal (brown long-eared bat). Fined £500. Costs £135. Damage/destroy a breeding site/resting place of a protected wild animal (pipistrelle bat). Fined £500.

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