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

February 17

SIANA LONGSMITH, 37, of Ermin Walk, Hungerford, admitted failing to give information relating to a driver suspected of committing an offence in Banbury between July and August 2021. Fined £240 and made to pay £119 in court fees. Banned from driving for six months. 

February 18

OCTAVIAN SOTIR, 32, of Clifton Road, Slough, admitted driving without insurance in Slough on July 22, 2020. Fined £300 and made to pay a £34 victim surcharge. Banned from driving for 56 days. 
KEIRON O’KEEFE, 30, of Ian Mikardo Way, Caversham, Reading, admitted stealing an e-scooter worth £399 in Reading on January 4, 2022. Committed to prison for 12 weeks. 
PHILIP CLOVER, 63, of Oxford Road, Reading, convicted of harassment in Reading on July 24, 2021. Community order made. Banned from drinking alcohol for 60 days through an Alcohol Abstinence requirement. Also banned from entering The Hope Tap pub in Friar Street, Reading, for 12 months. Must pay compensation of £200 and court fees of £85.
Robert Macdonald, 35, of Cedar Road, Slough, convicted of common assault in Maidenhead on December 6, 2020. Committed to prison for 12 weeks suspended for 12 months. Ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. Must pay compensation of £100 and court costs of £200. 
OLIVER COPLAND, 26, of Brok House, Wokingham, convicted of harassment in Wokingham on January 4, 2021. Community order made. Must carry out 14 hours of unpaid work in next 12 months. Ordered to pay a £95 victim surcharge. 
TIMILEHIN HAMBOLU, 21, of East Street, Reading, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on July 24, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £13.65 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
OLIVER MBOLOKELE, 37, of South Street, Reading, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on August 30, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £3.70 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
JIRI CHRZ, 38, of Basingstoke Road, Reading, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Midgham on June 30, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £7.30 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
ELTAN ESTROCIO, 24, of Waldeck Street, Reading, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Midgham on June 29, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £14.45 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
RUSSELL FULLER, 51, of Bowyer Drive, Slough, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on June 28, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £60.90 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
HARSH HARSH, 20, of Wexham Road, Slough, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Twyford on June 21, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £7.80 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
LEE HAYWORD, 43, of Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Reading, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on June 30, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £6.60 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
GEORGIS KIND, 32, of Ashville Way, Wokingham, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on July 20, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £4.00 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
SAFIO MAREALLE, 26, of Elms Road, Wokingham, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on July 8, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £4.00 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
CODY MURRAY, 21, of Morny Drive, Slough, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Slough on July 7, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £3.10 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
TOM REEVES, 20, of Whale Avenue, Reading, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on July 9, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £19.50 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
ANETA TRULZKOWSKA, 41, of Bridport Way, Slough, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Reading on June 26, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £10.20 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 
SHAHIN UDDIN, 30, of High Street, Wargrave, convicted of travelling on a railway without having paid a fare in Twyford on June 29, 2021. Fined £440 and made to pay £3.55 in compensation. Ordered to pay £214 in court fees. 

February 19

JOSHUA KINGHAM, 19, of Tobermory Close, Slough, admitted breaching the requirements of a community order by failing to attend two unpaid work placements in August 2021. Order to continue. 

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