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

January 20

Benjamin Greenaway, 19, of Thanstead Copse, Loudwater. Driving over the drink-drive limit on London Road, High Wycombe. Fined £216. Costs £117. Disqualified from driving for 18 months.

Ezra Greig, 25, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 – damaged nearside passenger vehicle door and window of a police vehicle. Fined £120. Compensation £100. Costs £32. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 – damaging a police cell at High Wycombe Police Station. Fined £120. Costs £81.60.

Gary Atkins, 42, of Skimmers Close, Holmer Green. Burglary other than dwelling – breaking into The Old Oak pub and stealing £800-worth of spirits. Community order made – must attend treatment at One Recovery Bucks for 12 months. Compensation £800.

Alexandru Calin, 22, of Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink-drive limit on Abercrombie Avenue, High Wycombe. Fined £560. Costs £141. Disqualified from driving for 13 months. Using a motor vehicle on a public road – Abercrombie Avenue in High Wycombe – without third party insurance. Fined £280.

January 21

Raja Hussain, 39, of Doolittle Avenue, High Wycombe. Failure to give information relating to the identification of a driver/rider of a vehicle when required. Fined £660. Costs £686. Disqualified from driving for six months.

Oliver McManus, 35, of Main Drive, Gerrards Cross. Exceeding the 40mph speed limit on the A412 Wexham – speed recorded 74mph. Fined £666. Costs £151. Disqualified from driving for 42 days.

Gaspare Aleci, 50, of Totteridge Road, High Wycombe. Speeding over the 30mph speed limit on A40 West Wycombe Road, High Wycombe. Speed recorded was 40mph. Fined £220. Costs £115. Disqualified from driving for six months.

Terry Blake, 57, of Orchard End Avenue, Amersham. Exceeding the 30mph speed limit on Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter. Speed recorded was 50mph. No disqualification – mitigating circumstances. Fined £390. Costs £124. Driving record endorsed with six points.

January 22

Lee Broomhead, 25, of Barker Lane, Aston Clinton. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 in Aston Clinton – damaging a driver’s side window. Fined £40. Costs £117.

Andre Gibson, 18, of Desborough Road, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop – stealing a laptop cooling fan from GAME. Compensation £19.99. Theft from a shop – stealing a hairdryer belonging to Sally Hair and Beauty. Compensation £133.40.

Jerome Dublin, 23, of Highfield Avenue, High Wycombe. Failure without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Wycombe Magistrates Court. Order to continue. Fined £40. Costs £60.

Carol Wodzynski, 69, of Stock Field Close, Hazlemere. Dishonestly making a false representation intending to make a gain for yourself. Fined £875. Costs £533.88.

January 23

Ashley Gearing, 35, of Sandycroft Road, Little Chalfont. Racially/religiously aggravated harassment/alarm/distress by words/writing. Fined £80. Costs £207. Obstructing a police constable in the execution of their duty. Committed to prison for two weeks suspended for 18 months. Common assault of a police officer. Committed to prison for eight weeks concurrent suspended for 18 months. Destroying furniture and being reckless as to whether the property would be destroyed or damaged. Committed to prison for eight weeks concurrent suspended for 18 months. Compensation £100. Assault by beating. Committed to prison for eight weeks concurrent suspended for 18 months. Restraining order made. Assault by beating. Committed to prison for eight weeks concurrent suspended for 18 months. Using threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour – racially aggravated. Fined £80.

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