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

June 17:

JONATHAN KNIGHT, 39, of Wordsworth, Bracknell, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order by not attending planned appointments on January 7, January 14, January 20, and February 6. Original offences include stealing 15 pairs of men's skinny jeans worth £337.50 from Marks and Spencer in Bracknell on April 30, 2019, stealing four bottles of alcohol worth £100 from Morrisons on April 30, 2019, stealing 14 pairs of men's skinny jeans worth £315 from Marks and Spencer in Bracknell on May 1, 2019, and stealing 14 pairs of men's travel trousers worth £553 from Marks and Spencer, Bracknell, on May 2, 2019. Community order revoked. Sentenced to 12 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months due to severity of offences.

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JAMIE LOVERIDGE, 38, of Liddell Way, Ascot, admitted theft from a motor vehicle after stealing an Invicta watch and other items in Ascot on June 11, 2020. Admitted attempting to steal from a vehicle in Ascot on June 11, 2020, and admitted theft by finding by stealing a large container of butter in Ascot on June 11, 2020. Sentenced to 27 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months due to severity of offence. Also ordered to pay £128 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

July 1:

DANIEL KING, 22, of Mitre Place, Warfield, admitted failing to stop a vehicle when ordered to by a constable in uniform in Hazel Hill, Bracknell, on June 30, 2020. Fined £70.

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