Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates' Court:

April 30

Keith Bourton, 65, of Clifford Road, Princes Risborough. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £200. Costs £85. Disqualified from driving for 46 months. Failure to surrender to custody at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £40. Failure to surrender to custody at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £40.

Keith Bourton, 65, of Clifford Road, Princes Risborough. Theft from a shop. Fined £80. Costs £115. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 40 months.

Gavin Carville, 31, of Bath Road, Taplow. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Compensation £300.

Matthew Smith, 18, of Thorney Lane North, Iver. Theft from a shop. Fined £40. Compensation £9. Costs £115.

May 1

Morgan Thackwell, 18, of James Close, Marlow. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £100. Costs £300.

Sarah Smith, 28, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with supervision requirements imposed following release from prison. Fined £40. Costs £60.

Horace Price, 51, of Crest Road, High Wycombe. Depositing controlled waste on land without an environmental permit. Fined £200. Costs £430.

May 2

Dean Turner, 43, of Lindsay Avenue, High Wycombe. Assault by beating. Fined £246. Costs £115.

Michael Maughan, 34, of Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court. Order to continue. Fined £10.

May 3

Toby Blackwell, 26, of Conegra Road, High Wycombe. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Compensation £312. Using abusive or insulting words or behaviour/disorderly behaviour to cause another personon harassment, alarm or distress and is racially aggravated. Committed to prison for 16 weeks suspended for 18 months. Compensation £200. Costs £115.

May 7

Ashley Murray, 29, of Cherry Tree Road, Beaconsfield. Assault by beating. Compensation £200. Costs £200.

Simon Brewer, 52, of Penn Road, Hazlemere. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £200. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 23 months.

Amanda Summerlin, 39, of Asheridge Road, Asheridge. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £219. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 18 months.

Jason Thick, 48, of Peacock Road, Marlow. Owner/person in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control and caused injury. Fined £288. Compensation £200. Costs £115. Disqualified from having custody of a dog for five years.

Marcin Szydlowski, 39, of Brindley Avenue, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £431. Costs £128. Disqualified from driving for 20 months.

Vasile Neacsu, 44, of Bellingdon Road, Chesham. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Community order made. Costs £170. Disqualified from driving for 40 months.

May 8

Iacob-Claudiu Rob, 22, of Hazlemere Road, Penn. Driving whilst disqualified. Fined £500. Costs £135. Driving record endorsed with six points. Failure to surrender to custody at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £50.

Alin Ungureanu, 28, of Lincoln Place, Thame. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £276. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for 14 months.

Gordon Anderson, 35, of Crest Road, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order made by High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Order to continue. Order varied. Costs £60.

Jordan Middling, 25, of Cannon Place, Princes Risborough. Failure without reasonable excuse to comply with the community requirement of a suspended sentence. Suspended sentence imposed. Costs £60.

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