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YEAR-LONG BAN FOR DRUG DRIVER STOPPED AFTER POLICE NOTICED BALD TYRE
A Freshwater man who was stopped by Police for having a bald tyre was also found to be drug driving at the time a court has heard. Mitchell Dent, 23, of Dall Square in Freshwater, pleaded guilty to drug driving...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (1ST JANUARY – 5TH JANUARY 2024)
Monday 1st January – Friday 5th January 2024 • Daniel Drake, 40, of Holyrood Street, Newport pleaded guilty to 2x theft from a shop and common assault. He was handed a 6-week prison sentence. • Paul Smart, 37, of Fort...
Read moreDetailsANOTHER DRIVING BAN FOR DISQUALIFIED DRIVER WHO PLEADED WITH POLICE NOT TO BE ARRESTED
A disqualified driver from Ryde who pleaded with officers not to arrest him, after he was seen at the wheel of his partner's Renault Clio, has been handed a 6-month driving ban. Jack Tregoning, 30, of Alexandra Road in Ryde,...
Read moreDetails5-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR FORMER ISLANDER INVOLVED IN LARGE-SCALE CRYPTO SCAM
A former Isle of Wight man now living in Germany has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for his part in an elaborate cryptocurrency scam. Frank Robert Ricketts, 71, was handed a 5-year prison sentence at The Münster Regional...
Read moreDetailsSUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR BARBER WHO RAPED BOY OVER 20 YEARS AGO
36-year-old Joe Collins has been handed an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for 20 months, for the rape of a boy over 20 years ago. The well-known Newport barber, of Atherley Road in Shanklin, denied the offence but was found guilty...
Read moreDetailsKILSHAW HANDED 8-WEEK PRISON SENTENCE AFTER STEALING CLOTHING FROM SPORTS DIRECT
Little more than a month after being released from prison, prolific local thief Daniel Kilshaw is to spend the next 8 weeks behind bars. Kilshaw, 42, of Howard House on Barton Road in Newport, admitted 2x theft from a shop...
Read moreDetailsUNPAID WORK ORDER FOR MAN WHO TOLD WOMAN HE’D CURSE HER
A man who told a woman that he would 'curse her' after she didn't let him back into her home has appeared in court. Martin D'Arcy, 54, of Fort Street in Sandown pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting...
Read moreDetailsFINE FOR SANDOWN MAN WHO STOLE WINE FROM PETROL STATION SHOP
A Sandown man with an 'appalling criminal record' has been fined £80 after he admitted stealing alcohol from a local petrol station. Paul Smart, 37, of Fort Street, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop when he appeared at the...
Read moreDetails£80 FINE FOR SHANKLIN MAN WHO CAUSED NEARLY £500 OF DAMAGE TO FIRE DOOR AND ALARM
A Shanklin man who was upset after losing his bus pass went on to damage nearly £500 worth of fire safety equipment. Terence Perkins, 38, of Orchardleigh Road in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property under £5,000 when...
Read moreDetailsCASE AGAINST SANDOWN WOMAN ACCUSED OF CARELESS DRIVING ADJOURNED
A 42-year-old woman accused of careless driving has appeared in court after a crash involving a car and a motorbike back in November. Lauren Beaumont, of St John's Road in Sandown, appeared before magistrates on Tuesday morning charged with causing...
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