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

July 12:

Oliver Anthony Copland, 23, of no fixed abode. Failure to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court in relation to an alleged crime in Wokingham. Fined £50. Costs £30.

Paul Smith, 48, of Afon Way, Newtown. Harassment without violence in Bracknell. Community order made. Restraining order made. Costs £135.

Aaron Kemp, 21, of Manor Park Drive, Finchampstead. Use threatening or abusive words, behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Fined £100. Costs £130.

Daniel Peter Ambrose, 46, of Swinley Road, Ascot. Travelling on the railway without the intention of paying for a ticket in Wokingham. Compensation £25.10. Costs £190.

Petar Gril, 29, of Mannock Way, Woodley. Driving over the drug-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Fined £350. Costs £85.

Nicholas Brian John Evans, 44, of Woodside, Blackwater. Theft by employee in Morrisons, The Peel Centre, Bracknell. Community order made. Costs £145. Theft by employee in Morrisons, The Peel Centre, Bracknell. Community order made. Theft by employee in Morrisons, The Peel Centre, Bracknell. Community order made. Theft by employee in Morrisons, The Peel Centre, Bracknell. Community order made. Theft by employee in Morrisons, The Peel Centre, Bracknell. Community order made. Theft by employee in Morrisons, The Peel Centre, Bracknell. Community order made. Theft by employee in Sainsbury’s, Bracknell. Community order made. Failure to surrender to custody at Berkshire Magistrates’ Court.

July 13:

Daniel Hector Corcoran, 34, of Tevots Close, Bracknell. Harassment without violence in Wokingham. Fined £233. Costs £117.

July 15:

Kenneth Mark Churchill, 34, of Northumberland Avenue, Reading. Theft from a shop in Bracknell. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Compensation £10.98. Costs £60.

Leah Burden, 18, of Hilltop Close, Ascot. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 20 months. Fined £120. Costs £117.

Carolyn Caldwell, 60, of Downshire Way, Bracknell. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Disqualified from driving for 36 months. Community order made. Costs £175.

Patrick David McManus, 48, of Chalkwater, Camberley. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 in Sandhurst. Fined £116.50. Compensation £100. Costs £117. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 in Sandhurst. Fined £116.50. Compensation £100.

July 16:

Peter Michael Hodge, 66, of Crutchley Road, Wokingham. Driving without third party insurance. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £100. Costs £85. Driving without a valid test certificate. Fined £50.

Mark Peake, 54, of Chalmers Road, Ashford. Driving over the 30mph speed limit in Sunningdale. Fined £85. Costs £115. No totting disqualification.

Mariusz Grzegorz Dziublewski, 24, of Church Road, Earley. Driving without third party insurance. Disqualified from driving for six months. Fined £400. Costs £125.

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