The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Court:

June 10:

Robert David Potter, 45, of Chiltern Crescent, Earley. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 12 weeks. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 10 weeks. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 10 weeks. Costs £115. Theft from a shop. Imprisoned for 12 weeks.

Mia Jones, 21, of Haversham Drive, Bracknell. Failure to comply with the requirements of a community order. Order made. Costs £60.

June 11:

Amy Charlotte Thorpe, 33, of Redlands Road, Reading. Theft from a shop in Lower Earley. Community order made.

Ryan Peter Jacobs, 24, of Munro Avenue, Woodley. Using a handheld phone/mobile device whilst driving. Driving record endorsed with six penalty points. Fined £40. Costs £70.

Harry Adamson, 18, of Balfour Crescent, Bracknell. Assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Compensation £500. Costs £20.

June 12:

Karen McGinley, 60, of Reading Road, Finchampstead. Driving over the 30mph speed limit. Driving record endorsed with three penalty points. Fined £60. Costs £115.

Grzegorz Drews, 38, of Hornbeam Drive, Earley. Driving whilst disqualified. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Community order made. Costs £85.

June 13:

Daniel Fuller, 23, of Upper Road, Kennington. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis/cannabis resin) in Bracknell. Fined £200. Costs £115.

June 14:

Ricky Gerald Crombie, 29, of Osprey Avenue, Bracknell. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £350. Costs £285.

Wooldridge Plant Limited, of Hall Grove Farm Industrial Estate, Bagshot. Without the consent of the water undertaker, attached a pipe to a water main vested in a water undertaker, namely Thames Water Utilities. Fined £700. Costs £4,037.30. Without the consent of the water undertaker, attached a pipe to a water main vested in a water undertaker, namely Thames Water Utilities. Fined £700. Without the consent of the water undertaker, attached a pipe to a water main vested in a water undertaker, namely Thames Water Utilities. Fined £700.

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