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A man who breached his non-molestation order when he saw his ex-wife on Newport High Street has seen his community order revoked and resentenced. Stephen Berry, 34, of Weston Road in Cowes, pleaded guilty to breach of a non-molestation order...
Read moreDetailsA domestic abuser who bit police officers has been jailed for a total of 27 months. Police were called at 05:11 on Thursday 12th May to reports of a disturbance at an address on Queens Road in Shanklin. Officers attended...
Read moreDetailsA Sandown man who had weed in his jacket pocket when he arrested by Police has been fined £80. Wayne Mitchell, 32, of Leed Street in Sandown pleaded guilty to 1 count of possession of a controlled drug of Class...
Read moreDetailsA Sandown woman who continued contact with a child, despite being issued with a child abduction warning notice, has been handed an 18-month community order. Ruby Owen, 26, of Fitzroy Street, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on...
Read moreDetailsA Sandown paedophile awaiting sentencing for 21 child sex offences has now also pleaded guilty to possession of drugs with intent to supply. Joshua Pelling, 35, of Avenue Road in Sandown pleaded guilty to possession of a Class B drug...
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight woman, who was told by a judge she had 3 months to improve her behaviour before she would be sentenced for a GBH offence, has seen her case pushed back 24-year-old Megan Durham, who faces a...
Read moreDetailsAn inquest into the death of a 74-year-old man from Newport has heard that he used a firearm to take his own life. Geoffrey Colin Brown was found dead in the back garden of his home on Pan Estate in...
Read moreDetailsA prolific shoplifter with over 115 convictions to his name has managed to avoid jail time yet again. 39-year-old Warren Russell, of Green Street in Ryde, appeared before Magistrates on Wednesday (7th December) charged with 7 counts of theft from...
Read moreDetailsA man who was driving whilst under the influence of cocaine and cannabis has been handed a 23-month driving ban. Lee Millington, 33, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to 3 counts of drug driving when he appeared at the...
Read moreDetailsA Newport man who drove home drunk after consuming 8 pints whilst watching England v Iran in the football World Cup at the pub has been handed a driving ban. Benjamin Burnett, 21, of The Finches in Gunville, pleaded guilty...
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