Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court:

December 3

Robert Johnson, 47, of North Orbital Road, Denham Green. Fail to stop a vehicle when required to by a constable/traffic warden. Fined £80. Costs £115.

Laurence Glaze, 41, of Victoria Street, High Wycombe. Travelling on the railway without paying a fare and with intent to avoid payment. Fined £40. Compensation £16.40. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £50. Costs £485.

December 4

David Hotchkiss, 45, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Burglary other than dwelling with intent to steal. Community order made. Compensation £500. Costs £170.

Rhodri Owen, 21, of Penfold Lane, Holmer Green. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Fined £120. Costs £85. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Harry Green, 26, of Middle Meadow, Chalfont St Giles. Driving over the drink-drive limit. Community order made. Disqualified from driving for 20 months. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Community order made. Compensation £250. Disqualified from driving for 20 months.

December 5

Angela Simpson, 40, of Hillway, Amersham. Failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £120. Costs £80.

Zak Russo, 23, of Grove Hill, Chalfont St Peter. Failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order made by Wycombe Magistrates’ Court. Fined £120. Costs £60.

Andrew George, 21, of The Pastures, High Wycombe. Assault by beating. Community order made. Compensation £100. Costs £170. Assault by beating. Compensation £50.

December 6

Michael Sheldrake, 52, of Cherry Tree Road, Beaconsfield. Assault by beating. Fined £101. Costs £115. Assault by beating. Fined £101.

Rafal Matusiak, 37, of Victoria Street, High Wycombe. Assault by beating. Restraining order made. Fined £276. Compensation £100. Costs £115.

Joeseph Anning, 19, of Hicks Farm Rise, High Wycombe. Failure to stop a vehicle when required to do so by a constable or traffic warden. Fined £69. Costs £115. Using a motor vehicle/trailer with a number of passengers carried likely to cause danger. Fined £69. Driving record endorsed with three points.

December 7

Sandra Taylor, 59, of Spicers Yard, Haddenham. Failure to comply with a community protection notice. Fined £440. Costs £129. Failure to comply with a community protection notice. Fined £100. Criminal behaviour order made for three years.

December 8

Leon Wright, 19, of Oak Field, Chesham. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. Fined £166. Compensation £40. Costs £115.

December 10

Nicola Ellinger, 34, of Alexander Street, Chesham. Theft from a shop. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £105.

Sohaib Khan, 22, of Lady Verney Close, High Wycombe. Possession of a controlled class B drug (cannabis/cannabis resin). Fined £80. Costs £85.

Matthew Freeman, 41, of Buckingham Close, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Committed to prison for four weeks concurrent, suspended for 12 months. Compensation £6. Theft from a shop. Committed to prison for four weeks concurrent suspended for 12 months. Compensation £9.15.

Matthew Freeman, 41, of Buckingham Close, High Wycombe. Cause without reasonable excuse on NHS premises a nuisance/disturbance. Fined £40.

Matthew Freeman, 41, of Buckingham Close, High Wycombe. Theft from a shop. Committed to prison for four weeks suspended for 12 months. Compensation £41. Theft from a shop. Committed to prison for four weeks concurrent suspended for 12 months. Compensation £28.50.

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