In the dock: Wycombe pub thief stole craft beer from The Mad Squirrel

JONATHAN WELSBY, 54, of no fixed address admitted theft from a shop after he stole craft beer worth £54 from The Mad Squirrel pub in High Wycombe. He also pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a community protection notice after he was found to be intoxicated in a public place. He was ordered to pay £54 compensation and was fined £40.

MICHAEL SWEENEY, 34, of no fixed address pleaded guilty to theft from a shop after he stole clothes worth £838.84 from Tk Maxx, High Wycombe. He was fined £120 and must pay £85 court costs.

DARYL LAWRENCE, 37, of Avon Place, Aylesbury admitted eight counts of theft from a shop after he stole food items worth a total of £794.69 from Co-Op in Walton Court and Co-Op in Wedgewood Street, Aylesbury. He was given a one-year community order with a drug rehabilitation requirement and 20 rehabilitation days. He must pay £856.69 in compensation.

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JEDIDIAH FORNAH, 30, of Shakespeare Way, Aylesbury pleaded guilty to assault by beating in Princes Risborough. He was fined £120 and must pay £85 court costs.

WAJID SAKHI, 36, of Ruskin Way, Aylesbury admitted possessing a controlled drug of Class B and possessing a controlled drug of Class A after he was caught in Aylesbury with cannabis and cocaine. He was given a 12-month conditional discharge. An order was made for the forfeiture and destruction of the drugs.

ROBERT HILL, 37, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe admitted theft from a shop after he stole two bottles of Smirnoff vodka worth £49.50 from Sainsbury's in High Wycombe. He was fined £40 and was ordered to pay £40 court costs and a £16 surcharge.

THOMAS DORAN, 49, of The Pony Field, Marroway pleaded guilty to three counts of theft from a shop after he stole £128 worth of clothing from Marks and Spencer, Aylesbury. He was ordered to pay £128 compensation and a £40 fine. Doran must also pay £85 court costs.

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