Local court round up: Includes drink driving, shoplifting and assault charges, fines and driving bans issued.
Claire Pearson, age 48, admitted stealing a mop and coffee machine from B&M, with the items costing £40.49 in High Wycombe. She received a £40 fine and also has to pay £85 in court costs.
Samuel Keats, age 42, admitted shoplifting meat worth £79.95 from a Co-Op on Hannon Road and failed to appear in court. Keats also possessed amphetamine. He was fined £120 and must pay £79.75.
Carol Gutteridge, age 61, was found guilty of harassing someone using racial slurs, causing fear of violence in High Wycombe. Her jail sentence of 14 weeks is suspended. She must pay £500 in court costs, and a £154 surcharge is also required.
Malaki Barton, age 22, admitted possessing cannabis in High Wycombe. He was fined £80 and must pay £85 in court costs. The drugs will be destroyed.
Stephen Foster, age 65, pleaded guilty to drink driving in Buckinghamshire. He had too much alcohol in his breath, with his alcohol level at 64 micrograms. He cannot drive for 17 months. Foster must pay a £601 fine, £85 court costs, and a £240 surcharge.
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