The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court

May 14
CHRISTINA NITA, 26, of Cranbury Road, Reading, admitted to fly-tipping namely bin bags and household waste at Kensington Road bottle bank. She was fined £400, told to pay £139 compensation, ordered to pay a £40 victim surcharge, and told to pay court costs of £150. 

May 17
DANIEL WOODBRIDGE, 51, of Valpy Street, Reading, admitted to using violence to secure entry to a premises, namely flats on Valpy Street, on May 16, 2021. He also admitted to common assault of a woman and using threatening behaviour to cause harassment or distress on the same date and in the same location. Woodbridge was ordered to take part in 19 rehabilitation activity days, carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, and pay compensation of £100. 
MATTHEW GOUGH, 36, of Hampstead Norreys, Thatcham, admitted to two counts of breaching a non-molestation order in December 2019 and February 2020. He was fined £500, ordered to pay a £50 victim surcharge, and told to pay costs of £560. 
JOSEPH LUSINGU, 20, of Shaftesbury Road, Reading, admitted to possession of a class B drug, namely cannabis, and to obstructing an authorised person in exercise of carrying out a detainment/ a search in Reading on August 9, 2020. He was fined £430, ordered to pay a £43 victim surcharge and told to pay costs of £630. 

May 18
JAMES LUTTMAN, 47, of Brunswick Street, Reading, admitted to causing criminal damage to a prison cell wall belonging to Thames Valley Police in Reading on October 25, 2020. He was fined £50, told to pay a £34 victim surcharge and ordered to pay £85 in court costs. 
RYAN BARNES, 28, of Star Road, Caversham, admitted to driving under the influence of cannabis on Bath Road, Reading, on November 19, 2020. He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120, told to pay a £34 victim surcharge, and ordered to pay court costs of £85. 
REISS JAMES, 19, of Parkside Road, Reading, admitted to handling stolen goods, namely an electric scooter worth £350, in Woodley on June 17, 2020. He was fined £120, told to pay a £34 victim surcharge, and ordered to pay £85 in costs. 
TONY SNELL, 38, of Burghfield Common, Reading, admitted to drink driving on Clayhill Road, Reading, on April 22, 2021. He was caught with 52 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg per 100ml. He was banned from driving for 16 months, fined £360, ordered to pay a £36 victim surcharge and told to pay £85 in court costs. 
LEANNE GREENAWAY, 36, of London Road, Newbury, admitted to drink driving on London Road, Newbury, on April 24, 2021. She was caught with 73 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the limit being 35mcg per 100ml. Greenaway also admitted to driving without insurance. She was banned from driving for 20 months, fined £400, told to pay a £40 victim surcharge, and ordered to pay £85 in court costs. 
NIKOLA KUBACKOVA, 26, of Friar Street, Reading, admitted to two counts of beating an emergency worker in Reading on November 22, 2020. She was discharged conditionally for 18 months, made to pay £400 compensation, ordered to pay a £22 victim surcharge, and was given a £85 court cost fee.
JAKE SKINNER, 20, of Oxford Road, Reading, admitted to possession of a class B drug, namely cannabis, on Pound Lane in Woodley on November 15, 2020. He was fined £80, made to pay a £34 victim surcharge, and ordered to pay £85 in court costs. 
JACK RAMSDEN, 21, of Sycamore Road, Reading, admitted to driving under the influence of cocaine on Whitestone Close, Wokingham on September 26, 2020. He was banned from driving for 14 months, fined £510, made to pay a £51 victim surcharge, and told to pay £130 in court costs. 
FILIPE RAMOS, 26, of Dulverton Gardens, Reading, admitted to driving under the influence of cannabis and cocaine on Church Road, Woodley, on November 25, 2020. He was banned from driving for 15 months, fined £250, told to pay a £34 victim surcharge, and ordered to pay £85 in court costs. 
MUHAMMAD UMER, 32, of Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Reading, was convicted of speeding on the A33, a 40mph road, in Reading, on September 24, 2020. He was fined £800, given six points on his driving licence, made to pay a £80 victim surcharge and ordered to pay £200 in court costs. 

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