Weekly round-up of hearings at Wycombe Magistrates' Court:

February 24 

  • Bianca Litchfield, 29, of Fraser Road, High Wycombe. Using a motor vehicle in Wingate Avenue, High Wycombe, on October 1, 2020, without third party insurance. Fined £120. Costs £124. Disqualified from driving for six months. 

February 25 

  • Christopher Gardiner, 32, of Mount Nugent, Chesham. Possession of a controlled drug of class B. In Chesham on August 8, 2020, had a quantity of cannabis in their possession. Fined £40. Cannabis forfeited and destroyed. Possession of a controlled drug of class A. In Chesham on August 8, 2020, had a quantity of cocaine. Costs £119. Cocaine forfeited and destroyed. 
  • Kelly Hitchcock, 40, of Cheviot Close, Downley. Assault by beating in High Wycombe on September 29, 2020. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Costs £107. 
  • Chloe Kirby, 36, of Woodland View, Saunderton. Disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress in Penn on July 6, 2020. Fined £733. Costs £158. 
  • Michael Woolhead, 35, of Hampden Road, Aylesbury. Assault by beating in Aylesbury on July 16, 2020. Committed to prison for eight weeks concurrent, suspended for 24 months. Participate in an accredited programme for 30 days. Must carry out 100 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months. Criminal damage to property valued under £5,000. In Aylesbury on July 16, 2020, damaged a car to the value of £395 belonging to someone else. Committed to prison for eight weeks concurrent, suspended for 24 months. Compensation £395. Assault by beating on July 16, 2020, in Aylesbury. Committed to prison for 18 weeks suspended for 24 months. Restraining order made. Compensation £300. Costs £128. 
  • Colin Gallagher, 45, of Tubwell Road, Stoke Poges. On July 23, 2019, drove a large goods vehicle on London Road, Slough, over the 30mph speed limit. The recorded speed was 35mph. Fined £68. Costs £32. Driving record endorsed with three points. 
  • Colin Gallagher, 45, of Tubwell Road, Stoke Poges. On July 30, 2019, drove a large goods vehicle on London Road, Slough, over the 30mph speed limit. The recorded speed was 35mph. Fined £100. Driving record endorsed with three points. 

February 26 

  • Christian Pavel, 53, of Cambridge Street, Aylesbury. Assault by beating in Aylesbury on September 12, 2020. Fined £400. Costs £125. 
  • Dawid Malewicz, 21, of Terryfield Road, High Wycombe. Handling stolen goods. Between December 1, 2018, and November 4, 2018, dishonestly undertook or assisted in the retention, removal, disposal or realisation of stolen goods – namely a registration plate. Fined £80. Costs £30. 

March 1 

  • David Kennedy, 43, of Station Close, High Wycombe. Failure to comply with a community protection notice. Between January 8 and January 16, failed to comply with a community protection notice in that on five separate occasions, attended Marlow High Street to obtain money from members of the public and was loitering in Marlow with or without a sign asking for money and implying he was homeless. Fined £40. Costs £119. Persistently begging in a public place. On January 8, placed himself in a public place in Marlow High Street to beg. Fined £40. Person living in a Tier 4 area leaving/being outside of place where living without reasonable excuse in Marlow on January 8. 
  • Karen Green, 65, of Willow Court, Naphill. Harassment without violence. On March 23 and 29, 2020, in High Wycombe, pursued a course of conduct with amounted to harassment by texting a person from her mobile phone. Restraining order made. Fined £730. Costs £748. 
  • Carl Perrin, 35, of Ballinger Road, Lee Common. Racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment/alarm/distress in Aylesbury on April 1, 2020. Court finds the offence was racially aggravated. Restraining order made. Fined £300. Costs £350. Displaying any writing/sign/visible representation with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress in Aylesbury on March 31, 2020. 
  • Margaret Bushay, 54, of Bank Street, High Wycombe. Assaulting a police officer on September 29, 2020. Compensation £100. Costs £400. 
  • Shaun Kavanagh, 34, of Lady Verney Close, High Wycombe. Driving over the drink-drive limit in Amersham Hill, High Wycombe, on February 1. Fined £253. Costs £119. Disqualified from driving for 17 months. 

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