Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates Court:

March 1

  • Joe Cross, 34, of Whinneys Road, Loudwater. Driving over the drug-drive limit on July 13, 2020. On Rickmansworth Road, Chalfont Common, had a proportion of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in their blood. Community order made. Must carry out 80 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Costs £180. Disqualified from driving for 18 months. Driving over the drug-drive limit on July 13, 2020. On Rickmansworth Road, Chalfont Common, had a proportion of benzoylecgonine in their blood. Community order made. Disqualified from driving for 18 months.
  • Joe Cross, 34, of Whinneys Road, Loudwater. Driving over the drug-drive limit on June 13, 2020. In Wiltshire Road, Marlow, had a proportion of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in their blood. Community order made. Must carry out 80 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Disqualified from driving for 18 months.
  • Richard Jefferies, 35, of Pallatia Court, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. On October 6, 2020, stole two bottles of gin to the value of £33.98 from Morrisons in High Wycombe. Community order made. Must have treatment for drug dependency.
  • Richard Jefferies, 35, of Pallatia Court, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. On November 11, 2020, stole a Hoover, valued at £249, from Tesco in High Wycombe. Community order made. Compensation £125. Theft from a shop. On December 18, 2020, stole alcohol valued at £118 from Waitrose in Beaconsfield. Community order made. Compensation £22.

March 2

  • Karl Day, 33, of Woodland View, Saunderton. Driving over the drug-drive limit in High Wycombe. On August 29, 2020, had a proportion of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in their blood on West Wycombe Road. Fined £80. Costs £34. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • Sebastian Herzog, 19, of Sheepcote Lane, Hedsor. Driving over the drink-drive limit on Wooburn Common Road, Taplow, on February 1, 2021. Fined £120. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 19 months.
  • Tommie Leyden, 29, of Roman Way, Bourne End. Using a handheld mobile phone/device while driving on the A4155 Marlow Road, in Bourne End, on July 6, 2020. Fined £220. Costs £654. Driving record endorsed with six points.
  • Thomas Watts, 62, Danes Gardens, Cookham. Failed to give information relating to the identification of a driver when alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £200. Costs £332. Driving record endorsed with six points.
  • Viktar Maksimuk, 41, of Winters Way, Holmer Green. Driving over the 30mph speed limit on Locks Ride in Winkfield, Berkshire, on November 22, 2019. The recorded speed was 57mph. Fined £300. Costs £182. Driving record endorsed with four points.
  • Parris Simpson, 29, of Cromwell Road, High Wycombe. Driving over the 30mph speed limit on Parkway, Marlow, on August 18, 2020. The recorded speed was 35mph. Fined £66. Costs £34. Driving record endorsed with three points.
  • Jade Mabey, 36, of Friarage Road, Aylesbury. Using a motor vehicle on Bicester Road, Aylesbury, without third party insurance on August 19, 2019. Fined £660. Costs £151. Disqualified from driving for six months.
  • Riston Taylor-Barker, 22, of Layters Green Lane, Chalfont St Peter. Using a motor vehicle without third party insurance on Layters Avenue South, Chalfont St Peter, on September 15, 2020. Fined £161. Costs £114. Disqualified from driving for six months.

March 3

  • Mohammed Asif, 52, of Spearing Road, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled drug of class A. On November 10, 2020, had a wrap of diamorphine in their possession. Fined £120. Costs £34. Heroin forfeited and destroyed.

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