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A man who videoed himself walking around a property he was trespassing on has been sentenced to 6 months in custody. Craig Whitewood-Khan, 45, of Lower Hyde Park in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to 1 count of burglary dwelling and theft...
Read moreDetailsA man on the sex offenders register who failed to alert the Police of his new bank card has avoided having his suspended sentence activated after he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Billy Chilcott, 28, of Green...
Read moreDetailsA serial shoplifter who stole over £220 from Newport supermarkets has been given a community order. Aaron Rooke, 43 of Barton Road in Newport pleaded guilty to 3x theft from a shop and failing to surrender when he appeared in...
Read moreDetailsA man from Ryde, who was in possession of multiple indecent images of children, has seen his case sent to the Isle of Wight Crown Court. Gareth Maydew, 49, of Garfield Road in Ryde, pleaded guilty to 1 count of...
Read moreDetailsA man who punched and broke a window after he and his friend had a heated argument has been fined £40. Neil Craven, 35, of Auckland Avenue in Darlington, pleaded guilty to 1 count of criminal damage to property under...
Read moreDetailsA man charged with 9 historic child sex offences, including 2 of raping a girl under 13, will appear at the Isle of Wight Crown Court on 31st October. Keith Heselton, 63, of Whitchurch in Hampshire has been charged with...
Read moreDetailsA Bembridge man has been handed an interim driving disqualification after failing to provide an evidential specimen, despite indicating positive for multiple drugs at the roadside. Craig Carey, 35, of Crossway in Bembridge, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a...
Read moreDetailsA man who blocked a road in Sandown by creating a wheelie bin roadblock outside a pub has been fined £40. Elliott Heggarty, 36, of Fitzroy Street in Sandown pleaded guilty to wilful obstruction of the highway when he appeared...
Read moreDetailsA 69-year-old man who was waving a knife around at people he wrongly thought had told him to turn his music down has been sentenced to 6 months in prison. Andrew Moss, of Colwell Chine Road, in Freshwater, pleaded guilty...
Read moreDetails24-year-old Megan Durham, who faces a custodial sentence for stabbing a woman in the head 4 times with a chisel, has been told she has 3 months to improve her behaviour. Durham, previously of Osborne Road in Shanklin, left the...
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