Man who drove off without paying for diesel and Farmfoods burglar sentenced - Grimsby court round-up

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A thief who drove off without paying for diesel, a man who broke into a Farmfoods supermarket and stole £150 of items and a whole host of driving offenders appeared before magistrates in Grimsby last week.

While some cases were adjourned to a later date and others sent to Grimsby Crown Court, magistrates still handed out prison sentences, hefty fines and driving bans to offenders from across northern Lincolnshire.

Here are several people who have appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court in recent days.

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Stefan James, 35, of Diana Street, Scunthorpe indicated a plea of guilty to making off without payment for an item or service, namely diesel at the Bluestone Service Station in Immingham. He also indicated pleas of guilty to three counts of theft from a shop in which he stole items worth £276 from Tesco, £50 of items from Sainsburys and £10 of items from Aldi. He was jailed for four weeks.

Shane Southall, 37, of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe indicated a plea of guilty to one count of harassment in which he contacted a person he was prohibited from doing so by a restraining order. He also indicated pleas of guilty to two counts of common assault against an emergency worker and one count of criminal damage in which he damaged the body-worn camera of a police officer. He was given a community order with an 80-hour unpaid work requirement, and ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Grimsby Magistrates Court -Credit:Donna Clifford/GrimsbyLive
Grimsby Magistrates Court -Credit:Donna Clifford/GrimsbyLive

Naomi Warner, 43, of Western Outway, Grimsby pleaded guilty to three counts of driving whilst under the influence of drugs, namely cocaine and cannabis. She also indicated a plea of guilty to the possession of cannabis. She was disqualified from driving for one year, fined £170 and ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £68 victim services surcharge.

William Cook, 21, of Sanctuary Way, Grimsby indicated a plea of guilty to entering a building, namely Farmfoods, as a trespasser and stealing items worth £150. He also admitted two counts of theft from a shop, in which he stole £31.50 worth of goods from Savers and £24 worth of items from Bodycare. He was given a community order with a drug rehabilitation requirement.

Daniel Wilson, 23, of Bridges Road, Scunthorpe pleaded guilty to failing to stop his vehicle when asked to do so, driving a vehicle without an appropriate licence, driving without insurance and driving without due care and attention. He was disqualified from driving for 18 months, fined £150 and ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Gary Hird, 37, of Santon Lane, Santon pleaded guilty to driving whilst under the influence of cocaine. He was disqualified from driving for three years, given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £26 victim services surcharge.

Alec McAdam, 34, of The Slack, Crowle pleaded guilty to driving whilst under the influence of cocaine. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £48 victim services surcharge.

Mark Stringer, 43, of Scotter Lane, Scunthorpe changed a previous plea of not guilty to guilty for failing to provide a specimen of blood as a vehicle driver when asked by police to do so. He was disqualified from driving for one year, fined £300 and ordered to pay a £120 victim services surcharge and £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Benjamin Ireland, 35, of South Dale Close, Kirton in Lindsey pleaded guilty to driving whilst above the legal alcohol limit. He was disqualified from driving for 17 months and ordered to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £48 victim services surcharge.