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

July 1

  • Mpumelelo Khumalo, 38, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe. Racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress by words or writing in High Wycombe on June 9. Fined £200. Costs £34. Criminal damage under £5,000. On June 9, in Maidenhead, damaged a van belonging to Thames Valley Police. No separate penalty. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. On June 9, in Maidenhead, damaged a police van of unknown value belonging to Thames Valley Police. No separate penalty. Commission of a further offence during a suspended sentence order made by Reading Magistrates’ Court. Fined £100.
  • Subra Thamilarilmaran, 49, of Spearing Road, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink drive limit on M40 slip road, Denham, on November 17, 2020. Fined £200. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 16 months.
  • Louise Bristow, 32, of Carter Road, West Wycombe. Driving over the 30mph speed limit in Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, on September 9, 2019. Speed recorded was 41mph. Fined £80. Costs £117. Driving record endorsed with three points.
  • Michael Fitzgerald, 31, of Soulby Close, Aylesbury. Breaching criminal behaviour order. On June 23, in Aylesbury, remained on land or premises which they were prohibited from entering by an order issued by Aylesbury Crown Court. Committed to prison for 20 weeks. Costs £128. Using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment in Aylesbury on June 23. No separate penalty.
  • Khizar Iqbal, 31, of Spearing Road, High Wycombe. Driving over the drug drive limit. On December 29, 2020, on the A40, Stokenchurch, had a quantity of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in their blood. Fined £120. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.
  • Nathan Mincham, 41, of The Vale, Chalfont St Peter. Driving over the 30mph speed limit in Treadaway Hill, Flackwell Heath, on October 5, 2020. Speed recorded was 44mph. Fined £133. Costs £119. Driving record endorsed with four points. Driving over the 40mph speed limit in A412, Wexham, on September 6, 2020. Recorded speed was 51mph. Fined £66. Costs £119. Driving record endorsed with three points.
  • Ricky Mongan, 22, of Green Park, Amersham. Driving without due care and attention on the M40 in Banbury on February 17, 2020. Fined £220. Costs £142. Driving record endorsed with three points.

July 2

  • David Kennedy, 44, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 4. Criminal behaviour order made for two years. Fined £200. Costs £34. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 5. No separate penalty. Persistently begging in a public place in High Street, Marlow on March 5. No separate penalty. Persistently begging in a public place in High Street, Marlow on March 4. No separate penalty. Failing to comply with community protection notice in Marlow between March 4 and March 22. No separate penalty. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 10. No separate penalty. Persistently beg in a public place in High Street, Marlow, on March 10. No separate penalty. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 11. No separate penalty. Persistently beg in a public place in High Street, Marlow, on March 11. No separate penalty. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 13. Persistently beg in a public place in High Street, Marlow on March 13. No separate penalty. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 14. No separate penalty. Persistently beg in a public place in High Street, Marlow on March 14. No separate penalty. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 17. No separate penalty. Persistently beg in a public place in High Street, Marlow on March 17. No separate penalty. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 19. No separate penalty. Persistently beg in a public place in High Street, Marlow, on March 19. No separate penalty. Outside place of living in Tier 4 area without reasonable excuse in Marlow on March 22. No separate penalty. Persistently beg in a public place in High Street, Marlow on March 22. No separate penalty.

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