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NEWPORT MAN ACCUSED OF HISTORIC GROSS INDECENCY WITH BOY TO APPEAR AT CROWN COURT
60-year-old David Tickner from Newport is to appear at the Crown Court later this month accused of several historic offences against a young boy. Tickner, of Cook Avenue in Newport, stood before Magistrates on Tuesday morning (4th April) facing a total...
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LATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (27TH MARCH – 31ST MARCH 2023)
Monday 27th March – Friday 31st March 2023 • Leszek Berezniak, 32, of Grove Road, Sandown pleaded guilty to theft from a shop. He was fined £40, ordered to pay £8 compensation and £40 costs with a surcharge of £16. •...
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20-MONTH BAN FOR DRINK DRIVER WHO SMASHED INTO PARKED RANGE ROVER
A 21-year-old Cowes man has been banned from driving for 20 months after he crashed into a Range Rover whilst more than twice the drink drive limit. Daniel Hardy, of Newport Road in Cowes, appeared in court on Friday (31st...
Read moreDetailsPROLIFIC OFFENDER PROUTEN JAILED FOR 27 WEEKS FOLLOWING LATEST THEFT AND MOTORING OFFENCES
Darren Prouten, who was once described as 1 of the Island's most prolific offenders, has been jailed for 27 weeks and handed a 903-day driving ban extension following his latest theft and motoring offences. 40-year-old Prouten, of no fixed abode,...
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THEFT OF 2 BOTTLES OF PROSECCO LEADS TO £40 FINE FOR MAN FROM SANDOWN
A man who stole 2 bottles of prosecco from Tesco in Lake and then downed 1 of them before Police could arrive has been handed a £40 fine. Leszek Berezniak, 32, of Grove Road in Sandown pleaded guilty to theft...
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30-YEAR-OLD HANDED 8-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR WOODLAND ATTACK IN ST LAWRENCE
30-year-old Douglas Knight has been handed an 8-and-a-half year prison sentence after he falsely imprisoned a woman in woodland at St Lawrence with intent to sexually assault her. Knight, of Undercliff Drive in Niton, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court for...
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FORMER ISLAND TEEN NOW LIVING IN POMPEY CONVICTED FOR POSESSION OF CRACK COCAINE
A former Isle of Wight teenager who was caught with crack cocaine has been handed a fine by the courts. Erkan Lusha, 19, of Old Commercial Road in Portsmouth pleaded guilty to 2 counts of possessing Class A drugs when...
Read moreDetailsLATEST CASES AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT MAGISTRATES COURT (20TH MARCH – 24TH MARCH 2023)
Monday 20th March – Friday 24th March 2023 • Jack Walton, 23, of High Street, Cowes pleaded guilty to drug driving (Benzoylecgonine). He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a...
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SHANKLIN MAN HANDED DRIVING BAN AND COMMUNITY ORDER AFTER CRASHING MUM’S CAR
A Shanklin man who stole his mum's car and then crashed it was found to have no insurance or a valid license at the time, a court has heard. Benjamin Fitzpatrick, 35, of Atherley Road in Shanklin, pleaded guilty to...
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RYDE MAN WHO CRASHED ONTO ROUNDABOUT IN NEWPORT GIVEN 18-MONTH DRIVING BAN
A man who crashed his Vauxhall car into the middle of St George's Roundabout in Newport was found to have been on the beers at the time of the crash. Ashley Coulson, 34, of Melville Street in Ryde pleaded guilty...
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