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'Evil' vandals as young as 11 who caused over £200,000 of damage to a £1.2million Grade II-listed home in Shanklin have been given a slap on the wrist and ordered to pay just £1,500 compensation each. Over a month-long spree of...
Read moreDetailsA woman who brazenly walked into Tesco Express and stole 2 bottles of wine has been fined £120 for her crime - and ordered to pay the supermarket compensation. 38-year-old Nina Hoskins, of Green Street in Ryde, appeared before Magistrates...
Read moreDetails29-year-old Andrew Downard has been jailed for 16 weeks after admitting guilt for his latest offences of burglary and theft, adding to his already extensive criminal record. Downard, who has been staying at Oyo Hotel in Sandown, was arrested and...
Read moreDetailsA man who was ejected from this year's Rhythmtree Festival for urinating and being drunk, then proceeded to drive his vehicle at speed before crashing, has changed his plea and has been sentenced at the Magistrates Court. Iain Stott, 49,...
Read moreDetailsAn Isle of Wight man who was caught passed out in his car whilst drunk, with the engine running and his mobile phone in his hand, has been slapped with 10 points on his driving licence. Ashley Whitestone, 36, of...
Read moreDetails31-year-old Jack McRae has appeared in court charged with attempting to murder a man in Newport last year. McRae, currently of HMP Long Lartin, appeared before Magistrates via video link this morning (Tuesday) charged with attempt murder - victim aged...
Read moreDetailsA Wootton woman who went around Sainsbury's with a self-scanner but didn't actually scan anything she placed in her basket, has been fined £80. Leanne Harris, 41, of Church Road in Wootton pleaded guilty to theft from a shop when...
Read moreDetailsA Carisbrooke man has been given 1 last chance to sort out his behaviour after being convicted of yet another shoplifting offence. Ross Minter, 45, of Whitcombe Road in Carisbrooke, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop when he appeared...
Read moreDetailsA duo from North London who were due in court over the theft of cooking oil from businesses on the Isle of Wight failed to appear at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday). Simeon Iliev, 20, of Hertford...
Read moreDetailsVincent Vella, a 30-year-old man who was rumbled by 'paedophile hunters' after attempting to meet who he thought were underage girls, has avoided being sent to prison. Vella, now of Church Road in Wootton, appeared at the Isle of Wight...
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