25-year-old Billy-Joe Malston, who failed to pay for her £68 taxi fare despite being asked to do so several times, has been ordered to pay compensation to the driver.  Malston, of Lea Road in Lake, admitted a single count of...

A shoplifter who said he couldn't remember the reason he stole more than £600 worth of clothing from a shop in Yarmouth has been handed a compensation order. Alex Cooper, 27, of Oaklyn Gardens in Shanklin, admitted a single charge...

A Dogue de Bordeaux could face destruction after its owner was sentenced for an attack that left a care worker with life-changing facial injuries in Freshwater. Jason Turner, 52, of Lugley Street in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

This is your weekly round-up of some of the latest court cases heard at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Monday 8th August – Friday 12th August 2025 Christopher Sheen, 57, of Adastral Close, Felixstowe – admitted driving without insurance...

A 21-year-old shoplifter, who told Police she would steal to order, has admitted nicking more than £500 worth of goods from TK Maxx. Emma Knight, of Hunnyhill in Newport, admitted 8 counts of theft from a shop, as well as...

19-year-old Joseph Brett has been hit with a £1,485 court bill and banned from driving for 2 years after flipping a car onto its roof in Ryde while under the influence of ketamine. Brett, of High Street, Wootton, failed to...

A 65-year-old man from Sandown is set to stand trial next year after denying charges of driving following the revocation of his licence and driving without insurance. Paul Starr, of Stower Place in Sandown, appeared before the Isle of Wight...

A man who stole more than £1,270 worth of goods from 2 national chain supermarkets will be sentenced in November. Jamie Hewitt, 42, of Green Street in Ryde, admitted 2 counts of theft from a shop when he appeared at...

A man was tasered after he pushed a Police Officer in Gunville last month, a court has heard. Lewis Dewick, 34, of no fixed abode, admitted a single count of assault a PC when he appeared at the Isle of...

A teenage shoplifter who left Tesco Express with 3 sirloin steaks hidden under his top has been fined £40. Cameron Russell, 19, of Culver Parade in Sandown, admitted 2x theft from a shop when he appeared at the Isle of...