The following cases were heard at Reading or Slough Magistrates’ Courts.

February 13:

LUKE PEARSON, 29, of London Road, Reading, indicated guilty to stealing £353 worth of clothing from JD Sports in Reading on June 1 this year. He also indicated guilty to stealing a £209 coat from John Lewis in Reading on December 27 last year, possessing a Class A drug on January 6 this year and stealing a £219 coat from John Lewis on January 2 this year. He pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to Reading Magistrates Court on January 31 this year. He was jailed for 20 weeks, suspended for 12 months and was made subject to an exclusion order from both shops. There was also a £154 victim surcharge.

NICHOLAS KIPPING, 53, of Dartmouth Close, Bracknell, indicated guilty to beating a police officer on January 6 this year. He was given a period of conditional discharge for 18 months and made to pay £200 in compensation. There was no order for costs.

ANTHONY WAREHAM, 42, of London Road, Slough, pleaded guilty to stealing prosecco and meat products worth £178.15 from Marks and Spencers on January 8 this year. He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to court on February 13 this year. He was made to pay £100 in compensation and fined £100.

WQARAL HAQ, 43, of Great Hill Crescent, Maidenhead, indicated guilty to breaching s talking protection order between December 4, 2022 and January 6, 2023 by calling O2 customer services 141, speaking to female employees only, making sexual references and asking for their ages. He was given a community order of 150 hours of unpaid work and must complete 35 days of rehabilitation activity. He was also ordered to pay an £85 court cost and a victim surcharge of £114.

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