A summary of recent Hertfordshire magistrates court cases, including theft, assault, and drug offenses.
Karen Coughlan stole £400 from someone in Bushey between 2019 and 2021. She must pay £600 in compensation and a £300 fine. Costs of £450 and a £120 surcharge are also due. Lawrence Danaher stole £293 worth of items from Boots in Hemel Hempstead in December 2024. He received a conditional discharge for a year and needs to pay £85 in costs plus a £26 surcharge.
Sahira Sultana assaulted someone in Watford in February 2024. She received a conditional discharge for one year. Sultana must pay £650 in costs and a £26 surcharge. Daniel Millar had cannabis in Hatfield on February 8. He also possessed tools for theft: pliers and scissors.
Millar stole sunglasses and ear buds worth about £120 from TK Maxx in Hatfield. He received an eight-week jail sentence. Farzan Miah had cocaine in St Albans on January 14, and was fined £120. Miah must pay £85 in costs.
Tiffany Harbron possessed diamorphine in Borehamwood on April 19. She was fined £120 and has to pay £85 in costs. Heraldo Paixao drove drunk in Watford in December 2024. He got an eight-week suspended jail sentence, suspended for one year. He must do 100 hours of unpaid work, and his driving ban lasts 29 months. He also owes £85 in costs, plus a £154 surcharge.
Ivan Macijauskas obstructed a police officer and assaulted someone in Hatfield in September 2024. He was fined a total of £1,000. Macijauskas must pay £650 in costs and a £400 surcharge. Charlene Sadler used abusive words in Stevenage in October 2023, causing distress. She was fined £120 and must pay £85 in costs; a £48 surcharge is also due.
David Peters made threats in Stevenage in October 2023: he threatened to petrol bomb a house. The court gave him a community order including rehab for up to 15 days. Peters must pay a £50 fine, compensation of £300, costs of £400, and a surcharge of £113. Rebecca Hurley committed assault in Hitchin, assaulting two people in March 2024. The court gave her a one-year community order. She must pay £50 in compensation and owes £400 in costs.
Daniel Molloy stole two bottles of wine from B&M in Hemel Hempstead in September 2024. He must pay £20 in compensation. Tianna Sapphya Bailey drove carelessly and didn’t stop after an accident in Hemel Hempstead in September 2024. She was fined £215 and must pay £110 in costs; an £86 surcharge is also due. Six points were added to her license.