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EAST COWES WOMAN ADMITS HOST OF THEFT OFFENCES TOTALLING MORE THAN £1,300
An East Cowes woman, who admitted several shoplifting offences to the value of more than £1,300, is to be sentenced in July. Lois Hicks, 31 of Clarence Road in East Cowes, admitted 5x theft from a shop, assault by beating...
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CHALE MAN HAD THOUSANDS OF INDECENT CHILD IMAGES AND EXTREME ANIMAL PORN
A Chale man, who admitted he was 'surprised it had taken this long to be arrested', after Police seized electronic devices containing indecent images of children and animal porn, is to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Crown Court...
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TRIAL DATE SET FOR MAN ACCUSED OF DELIBERATELY SETTING FIRE TO RYDE HOME
Isle of Wight man, Damon Wilkins who denied committing arson with intent to endanger life in Ryde last year, will stand trial in July. Wilkins, 26, of no fixed abode, denied a single charge of arson with intent to endanger...
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ISLE OF WIGHT MAN WHO MADE AIRPORT BOMB THREAT TO BE SENTENCED IN MAY
A Shanklin man who falsely told Police that there was a bomb at Gatwick Airport will learn his fate in May. Richard Herbert, 26, of High Street in Shanklin, admitted bomb hoax - communicating false information, criminal damage, and racially/religiously...
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COMMUNITY ORDER FOR ISLE OF WIGHT MAN CAUGHT IN POSSESSION OF INDECENT CHILD IMAGES
A 48-year-old Island man has been handed a 16-month community order after he was caught with child sex abuse images. Stephen Turner of White's Mead in Lake, appeared before magistrates in Luton last week (Friday 21st March), having previously admitted...
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LENGTHY BAN FOR DRINK DRIVER WHO CRASHED INTO STATIONARY VEHICLE
An Arreton man who crashed into a stationary vehicle after he consumed alcohol at a local pub has been banned from the roads for 28 months. Paul Smith, 67, of Hopkins Walk in Arreton, admitted drink driving and assault by...
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FRESHWATER MAN CAUGHT IN POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED CHILD IMAGES TO BE SENTENCED
A Freshwater man caught in possession of prohibited images of a child will learn his fate at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in May. Jacques Barton, 23, of Hooke Close in Freshwater, admitted 3x making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a...
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40-MONTH BAN FOR DRUG DRIVER WHO COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH BUS
A drug driver who veered across a main road and ploughed head-on into a double decker bus - just 3 years after rolling his car in Ventnor Town Centre - has been banned from the roads for 40 months. 47-year-old...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (10TH MARCH – 14TH MARCH 2025)
Monday 10th March – Friday 14th March 2024 • Jack Urry, 28, of Yarborough Close, Godshill pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of Class B – cannabis. He was handed a 18-month community order...
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MAN DENIES THAT FRENCH MASTIFF WAS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT BIT CARER
A Newport man has denied that his dog was dangerously out of control when it bit a woman at a care facility in Freshwater last year. Jason Turner, 51, of Lugley Street in Newport, appeared before the Isle of Wight...
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