The Scales of Justice

• Donna-Marie Dryer, 32, of The Sidings, Wallingford, admitted drink driving on Fir Tree Avenue, Wallingford, on July 3. Had 128 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Given a two-year driving ban. Community order made with two-month curfew requirement and told to pay £60 victims’ surcharge.

• Gary Rowley, 43, of Dene Road, Headington, Oxford, stealing 26 chocolate bars worth £38.93 from Sainsbury’s in Cowley Road, Oxford, on July 7. Aldo admitted stealing food and a knife from Arthur Sanctuary House, Sandfield Road, Headington, on May 13 and committing a further offence while subject to a conditional discharge made September 26 for theft. Community order made with six-month alcohol treatment requirement and nine-month supervision requirement. Told to pay a £60 victims’ surcharge and £100 costs.

• Anthony Webber, 32, of Aldrich Road, Oxford, admitted stealing meat worth £44.58 from Marks and Spencer in Banbury Road, Oxford, on July 3. Fined £60 and told to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge and £85 costs.

• Gary Miller, 41, of Oxford Homeless Pathways, Luther Street, Oxford, admitted stealing a bottle of vodka worth £5.50 from a shop in Templars Square, Cowley, Oxford, on July 3. Given a six-month conditional discharge and told to pay a £15 victims’ surcharge and £30 costs.

• Louis Faller, 22, of Marlborough Road, Oxford, admitted possessing cannabis, a Class B drug, in Marlborough Road, Oxford, on April 26. Fined £100 and told to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge and £85 costs.

• Mays Mahfouz, 20, of Church Hill, Forest Hill, Oxford, admitted speeding on the A40 on February 15. was driving at a speed exceeding the 30mph speed limit. Fined £100 and told to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge and £120 costs. Given three points on driving licence.

• James Reay, 24, of Gwyneth Road, Littlemore, Oxford, admitted receiving stolen goods, namely a pedal cycle worth about £600 in Oxford on June 22. Told to pay compensation of £100 and £50 costs.

• Joseph Sharpe, 18, of Staunton Road, Headington, Oxford, admitted drink-driving in Emmington on May 12. Had 131mg of alcohol in 100ml of urine, above the legal limit of 107mg. Banned from driving for a year, fined £100, and told to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge.

• Anthony Surman, 22, of Rivermead Road, Rose Hill, Oxford, admitted going equipped for theft after being found with bolt croppers at Sainsbury’s petrol station in Heyford Hill, Littlemore, Oxford on July 15. Given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay a £15 victims’ surcharge.

• Shajha Dogar, 23, of Kersington Crescent, Oxford, admitted possession of cannabis in Whitehouse Road, Oxford, on June 11. Fined £50, a £20 victims’ surcharge, and £50 costs.

• Martin Cox, 40, of Thames View Road, Oxford, admitted using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment alarm or distress in The Crooked Pot in Abingdon Road, Oxford, on June 24. Also admitted using threatening words or behaviour likely to cause harassment alarm or distress at The Duke of Monmouth in Abingdon Road, Oxford, on the same day. Given a 12 month conditional discharge and told to pay a £15 victims’ surcharge.

• William Lee, 35, of White Horse, Uffington, convicted of causing fear of violence after demanding money and making threats in Childrey from September 2012 and February this year. Given a six-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months. A restraining order made and told to pay £200 compensation and £575 costs.

• Peter Njogu, 25, of Balfour Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford, admitted drink-driving in Rymers Lane, Oxford, on November 12. Had 84mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood, above the legal limit of 80mg. Banned from driving for 12 months, fined £200, a £20 victims’ surcharge, and told to pay £85 costs.

BANBURY MAGISTRATES

• Steven Thomas, 22, of Blenheim Drive, Bicester, admitted being drunk and disorderly in Bicester Market Square on June 16. He also admitted failing to comply with a police officer’s directions, namely to leave the market square and not return there for 48 hours. He was fined £240 and told to pay costs of £85 and a victims’ surcharge of £20.

• Alexander Vicarage, 20, of Brandon Close, Kidlington, admitted possessing cannabis, a Class B drug, in Brandon Close, Kidlington on April 19. He was fined £75 and ordered to pay costs of £45 and a victims’ surcharge of £20.

• Adam Coles, 32, of Longleat Close, Banbury, admitted common assault and possessing a loaded air weapon, namely a BB gun, at Cherwell Drive, Banbury, on April 27. Given a four-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay £50 compensation, £80 victims’ surcharge and £85 costs. The BB gun was confiscated and destroyed.

• Freddie Curtis, 27, of Cornish Road, Chipping Norton, admitted assaulting two people causing bodily harm and using unlawful violence such that another person at the scene would have feared for their personal safety at Horsefair, Chipping Norton on February 2. Sent to prison for 18 weeks and ordered to pay £1,450 compensation.

• James Curtis, 23, of Burford Road, Chipping Norton, admitted assaulting by beating and using unlawful violence such that another person at the scene would have feared for their personal safety at Horsefair, Chipping Norton, on February 2. Given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months with compensation of £250, costs of £85 and a victims’ surcharge of £80.

• Luke Grant, 27, of Oxford Homeless Pathway in Luther Street, Oxford, admitted possessing heroin, a Class A drug at St Aldate’s Police Station in Oxford and stealing two t-shirts from Black’s Outdoor Shop in St Aldate’s on May 25. He also admitted failing to surrender to custody at Oxford Magistrates Court, having been released on bail, on July 15. Given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay a victims’ surcharge of £15.

• Richard Brooks, 56, of Cowley Road, Littlemore, Oxford, admitted using a colour television without a licence at his home address between October 13 and November 14. Fined £35 and told to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge and £90 costs.

• Stuart Sullivan, 29, of no fixed address, admitted stealing £140 cash in Bicester on May 20 and failing to surrender to magistrates on June 7. Given 42-day prison sentence and told to pay £90 costs.

• Lourie Byles, 21, of Williamson Way, Rose Hill, Oxford, admitted failing to provide a notification of the transfer of a vehicle to a person who is not a vehicle trader on December 11 in Oxford. Fined £200 and told to pay a £20 victims’ surcharge and £90 costs.

• Claire Elphick, 35, of Mendip Heights, Didcot, admitted using a colour television without a licence on November 7 in Didcot. Fined £40 and a £20 victims’ surcharge with £90 costs.

• Leanne McFarlane, 25, of Boxhedge Road West, Banbury, convicted of travelling on a railway without paying a fare of £4.50 on January 21 at Bicester North railway station. Fined £400 and told to pay £4.50 compensation, a £40 victims’ surcharge and £125 costs.

• Shaun Smith, 24, of Ham Lane, Aston, near Bampton, admitted sexually touching a 14 year old girl in Oxford Hill, Witney, on December 21. Given a four-month prison sentence suspended for two years with a two-year supervision requiremenr and a sex offender rehabilitation programme requirement. Told to pay an £80 and £85 costs.