The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court: 

November 10

KEVIN GEARY, 39, of Kingsly Close, Whitley Wood, Reading, admitted drink driving, driving without insurance and driving without a licence on Blandford Road, Reading, on August 14, 2021. Caught with 77 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, the limit being 35mcg per 100ml. Community order made. Requirement to take part in 40 hours of unpaid work. Banned from driving for 20 months. Must pay £95 in a victim surcharge and £85 in court fees. 
PAULINA ALILI-GORNA, 36, of Granville Road, Reading, convicted of failing to provide a blood sample when requested in Maidenhead on July 20, 2020. Community order made. Requirement to take part in up to 200 hours of unpaid work. Banned from driving for 24 months. Must pay a victim surcharge of £95 and court costs of £300. 

November 11

NAGY ATTILA, 39, of Chester Street, Reading, admitted resisting a constable in the execution of their duty and racially aggravated harassment in Reading on February 25, 2021. Also admitted assault at M&S convenience store on Duke Street, Reading, on September 21, 2021. Community order made. Requirement to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work. Must pay compensation of £50 and court costs of £285. 
BENJAMIN TAYLOR, 35, of Russell Street, Reading, admitted breaching a criminal behaviour order by entering St Marys Butts on August 21, 2021. Committed to prison for 50 weeks due to the severity of the offence and because of defendant’s record of previous offending. Must pay a victim surcharge of £128. 

November 15

JOHN MULLIN, 45, of Cranbourne Gardens, Tilehurst, Reading, admitted stealing a chainsaw to the value of £243.60 from a garden container in Reading on July 22, 2020. Also admitted failing to surrender at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 26, 2021. Committed to prison for 14 weeks suspended for 12 months. Must take part in up to 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £128.  
DANIEL MITCHELL, 26, of Derby Close, Lambourn, admitted breaching a community order made by Oxford Magistrates’ Court on December 23, 2019 by failing to attend an office appointment on September 15, 2021. 

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