Cambridge Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 92 verdicts at Cambridge Magistrates' Court (Cambridge). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

June 2026 1 case

Luke Edwards

Burglary *

Sentence

52 months imprisonment

Luke Edwards, 37, of Essendyke, Bretton, Peterborough, committed a series of thefts and burglaries. On 14th January, he and an accomplice attempted car door handles in Oxclose, Bretton, stealing items from a Skoda Superb. On 12th February, he broke into a van near Peterborough Cathedral, stealing a bank card and designer trainers; the stolen card was later used in the city centre. He was caught on CCTV using another stolen bank card and attempting car handles in New England, breaching a criminal behaviour order. On 18th February, he stole a bicycle from a shed in Langley, Bretton. On 1st March, he stole keys for a grey Vauxhall Astra from a property in Enfield Gardens, Netherton, and drove away with the vehicle. Police located him in the parked car two hours later and used incapacitant spray during his resistant arrest. Edwards pleaded guilty to all charges.

Pleaded guilty to multiple charges including theft from a motor vehicle, fraud, burglary, motor vehicle interference, and breaching a criminal behaviour order. DC Hannah Worthington remarked that Edwards was relentless and thought little of the impact on victims.

2 Jun 2026

April 2026 2 cases

Paul Thomson

Knowingly deploying unlicensed operative under Private Security Industry Act 2001 *

Sentence

Fined £2,000, victim surcharge £800, prosecution costs £700

Paul Thomson, sole director of Cambridge Security Services Ltd, knowingly deployed an unlicensed operative, Daniel Almond-Farrant, as a keyholder under a contract for keyholding services at a Cambridge premises, which included lock and unlock duties and alarm response responsibilities. Both admitted during SIA interviews that they knew the deployment was illegal.

Pleaded guilty to knowingly deploying an unlicensed operative as a keyholder. Sole director of Cambridge Security Services Ltd.

28 Apr 2026

Daniel Almond-Farrant

Providing services without SIA licence under Private Security Industry Act 2001 *

Sentence

Fined £600, victim surcharge £240, prosecution costs £700

Daniel Almond-Farrant carried out lock and unlock duties and alarm response at a Cambridge premises under a contract with Cambridge Security Services Ltd despite not holding the required SIA licence. This was uncovered in an SIA investigation. He admitted knowing it was illegal.

Pleaded guilty to providing lock and unlock services without a valid Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.

28 Apr 2026

March 2026 2 cases

William Poyning

Assault causing actual bodily harm *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment

On February 12, 2025, William Poyning, 45, of no known address, was asked to leave the Bull Hotel in Westgate, Peterborough. While being escorted to an exit, he became violent, hitting a member of staff in the face with a Bible he was holding and kicking out at the victim. Staff and a member of the public managed to remove him from the hotel. The victim sustained a cut to his nose and bite marks on one of his fingers.

Pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm.

10 Mar 2026

Wendy Davies

Animal welfare offences *

Sentence

Conditional discharge for 2 years

Wendy Davies, 75, of Station Road, Isleham, kept pigs in hazardous conditions without a dry place to lie down or water, and poultry in a filthy environment at Willow Tree Stables. She also failed to maintain medicine records or reports of dead animals. Following an investigation by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Trading Standards, officers visited the holding on several occasions and provided extensive advice along with veterinary surgeons at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), but she failed to act to provide for the basic needs of her livestock.

Pleaded guilty to one animal welfare offence and was found guilty of a further nine animal welfare and disease control offences after a trial. Ordered to pay £10,000 in costs.

5 Mar 2026

February 2026 2 cases

Cara Powell

Failing to provide a specimen for analysis and driving whilst disqualified *

Sentence

8 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months and disqualified for 4 years

Cara Powell was pulled over by police in Carlton Way, Cambridge, on 18 December 2025, while disqualified from driving. She initially gave a false name, then admitted her identity. Officers detected a strong smell of cannabis, and she tested positive on a roadside drug swipe but failed to provide an evidential sample in custody.

Pleaded guilty. Previously disqualified for drug driving.

23 Feb 2026

Brennan Kiplagat

Drink driving *

Sentence

disqualified for 29 months and £1230 fine

Brennan Kiplagat drove his Audi into a garden wall in Sunningdale Drive, Fen Road, Cambridge, on the evening of Saturday, 25 January 2026, while more than five times the legal drink driving limit. He was found asleep in the car nearby, with a bottle of whisky on the passenger seat. He blew 177 on a roadside breath test, exceeding the legal limit of 35, and was arrested. No one was injured.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving.

19 Feb 2026

January 2026 2 cases

Jordan Cole

Theft *

Sentence

24 weeks imprisonment and £300 compensation

Jordan Cole, 36, stole 29 Lindt chocolate bunnies from Sainsbury's in Sidney Street, Cambridge, on January 28, 2026. Between September 30, 2025, and January 24, 2026, he also stole perfume from John Lewis, laundry products from B&M at the Beehive Centre, meat from Aldi in Newmarket Road, and T-shirts from Hugo Boss in Market Hill. He breached his CBO by entering the Aldi on Newmarket Road.

Pleaded guilty to 12 counts of theft and breaching a criminal behaviour order (CBO). Of no fixed abode.

30 Jan 2026

Soma Deasley

Shoplifting *

Sentence

26 weeks imprisonment and £565.12 compensation

Soma Deasley, 37, of no fixed address, stole food including 24 desserts from a BP filling station in Bretton, Peterborough, on December 19. He also committed shoplifting offences in shops in Dogsthorpe, Bretton, New England, and Walton, Peterborough, from November 11 to December 31.

Admitted to six shoplifting offences. PC Rebecca Risebrow noted the sentence provides respite to targeted businesses.

13 Jan 2026

December 2025 5 cases

Christian Grigore

Possession of class A drugs *

Sentence

imprisonment

Christian Grigore was caught by officers on patrol possessing class A drugs valued at up to £260.

Caught by officers on patrol with class A drugs worth up to £260.

31 Dec 2025

Haygen Norman

Drink-driving *

Sentence

disqualified for 18 months and fined £276

Haygen Norman, 19, of Crystal Lakes, Fenstanton, smashed into a bollard and then reversed into a lorry in King’s Parade, Cambridge, at about 6am on Sunday 24 August 2025. He abandoned his car and walked away, but officers found him in Harvey Goodwin Avenue, Cambridge. He failed a breath test and was arrested.

Admitted drink-driving and driving without insurance or a licence.

11 Dec 2025

Marion Read

Drink-driving *

Sentence

disqualified for 16 months and fined £230

Marion Read, 75, was spotted swerving across lanes in Comberton Road, Toft, on Thursday, 23 October 2025, before she crashed into another car and then drove off. Police found her at her home in Mill Lane, Toft, with her car on the driveway. It had a damaged front wheel. She was arrested and was found to be over the legal alcohol limit.

Admitted drink-driving.

11 Dec 2025

Unnamed 41-Year-Old

Theft *

Sentence

more than 2 years imprisonment

The 41-year-old shoplifted sunglasses and designer clothes, leading to a sentence of more than two years in prison.

Shoplifter who stole sunglasses and designer clothes.

11 Dec 2025

Jack Walker

Possession of a knife in a public place *

Sentence

123 days imprisonment suspended for 18 months, £100 fine, 12-month alcohol treatment programme

On 25 July, Jack Walker, 27, of Clara Rackham Street, Cambridge, was spotted carrying a seven-inch bread knife in Ditton Lane, Cambridge. A member of the public flagged down police officers who were on patrol. When approached, Walker pulled the knife from his trousers and dropped it on the ground. He was arrested at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place and commission of a further offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence order.

1 Dec 2025

October 2025 4 cases

Owen Dodwell

Causing serious injury by careless driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 1 year and 150 hours unpaid work

On the evening of October 12, 2024, Owen Dodwell, 21, of Ramsey Road, Warboys, was driving a black BMW and attempted to overtake another vehicle on a blind hill on the B1040 Somersham Road in St Ives, crossing a solid white line at an estimated 70mph. This caused a head-on crash with a blue Ford Transit Connect at a combined impact speed of around 130mph. The other driver suffered serious injuries including a fractured sternum, burns, missing teeth, and a broken ankle, requiring hospital treatment.

Pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by careless driving. PC Wells commented that the collision was avoidable and caused by recklessness, showing disregard for road markings, speed limits, and safety of others.

16 Oct 2025

Nicola Sharkey

Harassment *

Sentence

200 hours unpaid work, 15 days Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, 5-year restraining order

Nicola Sharkey, 65, of The Green, Steeple Morden, conducted a prolonged campaign of harassment against her 94-year-old neighbour starting in 2021. She filmed the victim while he mowed his lawn or had visitors, verbally abused him and his visitors, and in September 2023 erected a six-foot-high fence that blocked his driveway access, making it difficult for him to receive food and medication deliveries. Her mobile phone contained 76 photos and videos of the victim, including footage from hidden cameras. The victim reported feeling cut off from the world, stressed, and scared to leave his house, especially after losing his wife and experiencing reduced mobility due to age.

Found guilty of harassment. Restraining order prohibits contact with neighbour or blocking the driveway.

10 Oct 2025

Edward Allcock

Racially aggravated harassment *

Sentence

12 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and £148 fine

Edward Allcock, a 62-year-old man now of no fixed abode, bellowed racist abuse and harassed his neighbours in Clarke Close, Cottenham, multiple times between Friday, 15 November and Wednesday, 27 November 2024. He also threw objects such as ceramic plates at his neighbour’s vehicles from his window.

Pleaded guilty to harassment without violence, racially aggravated harassment and failing to surrender to court bail. PC Bujar Mani commented that the actions caused significant distress and hopes the sentence serves as a warning.

8 Oct 2025

Sean Smith

Theft *

Sentence

28 weeks in prison

Between 23 September and 6 October 2025, Sean Smith, a 26-year-old of no fixed address, stole goods worth more than £1,500 from stores across Cambridge including Decathlon, B&Q, Tesco, Superdrug and John Lewis. Items stolen included scratch cards, alcohol, electric toothbrushes and perfume. He also stole a bike by breaking its lock on Burleigh Street and assaulted the owner.

Pleaded guilty to seven counts of theft, three counts of burglary, bike theft and common assault. PC Bradleigh Bucknell commented on the consequences of persistent theft.

7 Oct 2025

September 2025 1 case

Daniel Cawley

Drink driving *

Sentence

14 months driving disqualification and £80 fine

Daniel Cawley crashed his white Ford van into parked cars in Huntingdon Street, St Neots, at about 9pm on April 30. He was slurring his words, walked off towards Great Paxton, and later called police claiming the van had been stolen. He was identified from a video filmed by a member of the public, failed a breath test, and was arrested.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving and obstructing a constable. PC Charles Peters commented that Cawley crashed his vehicle, fled the scene, and attempted to mislead officers.

24 Sep 2025

August 2025 4 cases

Ryan Woollard

Failing to stop after a road accident *

Sentence

18-month community order, 3-year driving ban, £500 fine, and 6-month alcohol treatment plan

Ryan Woollard was driving a black Audi RS5 on the afternoon of 7 July when he crashed into a parked car at a garage on Witchford Road, Ely. He left the scene at speed, overtook a vehicle in a 20mph zone, and was arrested at the level crossing in Chettisham.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to provide a specimen for analysis, failing to stop after a road accident, and driving without insurance. PC Tom Horwood commented that Woollard’s behaviour put others at risk and showed disregard for the law.

26 Aug 2025

Joshua Preece

Attempted theft *

Sentence

12 weeks imprisonment and £50 compensation

Joshua Preece attempted to steal a donation tin from the Sue Ryder charity shop on Bridge Street in Peterborough on August 21, 2025. He approached the till area, tried to remove the tin, pulled the till over causing damage, and fled the shop. He was arrested nearby and the incident led to the shop closing and losing donations.

Admitted to attempted theft from a shop and criminal damage. Police described the crime as despicable, noting it involved trying to steal from a cancer support charity.

22 Aug 2025

Christopher Savage

Drink Driving *

Sentence

18 months driving ban and £500 fine

Christopher Savage was stopped by police in his Volkswagen Amarok pick-up truck in Collins Hill, Fordham, on July 13, 2025. He drove off, failed to stop for officers, entered a field of wheat, crashed into a ditch, and was located hiding approximately 50 metres from his vehicle. He failed a breath test with a reading of 89, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving, failing to stop, two counts of criminal damage, and driving with no insurance.

14 Aug 2025

Zilvinas Pusinaitis

Drink-driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £450

Zilvinas Pusinaitis was driving his Vauxhall Meriva in lane two of the A14 near Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, on 27 July 2025, with a child in the car and the vehicle having an expired MOT. He was over four times the legal alcohol limit, blowing 147 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, compared to the legal limit of 35.

Pleading guilty to drink-driving and driving without an MOT. PC Freddie Tomalin commented that Pusinaitis was significantly over the drink-drive limit and was stopped before driving further.

14 Aug 2025

July 2025 4 cases

Alexandra Cave

Drink driving and driving while disqualified *

Sentence

12 week prison sentence, suspended for one year

On the evening of June 14, 2025, Alexandra Cave was pulled over by police in Linton near Haverhill while driving a black Volkswagen Fox. She was disqualified from driving at the time and had a 16-month-old child in the front passenger seat. She provided a positive breath sample of 70 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath, twice the legal limit of 35 mcg, and an evidential sample of 41 in custody.

Previously pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving while disqualified. Banned from driving for three years.

30 Jul 2025

Vasile Ofimes

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 22 months and fined £300

Vasile Ofimes crashed into barriers on Trumpington Street in Cambridge at about 8pm on Friday, July 4, while driving under the influence of alcohol. He stumbled from the vehicle, admitted to drinking, and was challenged by a member of the public who prevented him from driving further. He failed a roadside breath test and later recorded a reading of 87 in custody, exceeding the legal limit of 35.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving. A member of the public reported him after he crashed into barriers, and PC Lily Mallyon thanked the public for their assistance.

24 Jul 2025

Kane Cole

Drug driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 14 months and fined £1,000

Kane Cole, 31, of Ash Crescent, Birmingham, was stopped as he drove into RAF Molesworth, near Huntingdon, in a Volkswagen Caddy van at about 8am on 25 March 2025. He was working there for a contractor on a construction project, but security staff called police after becoming concerned about his fitness to drive. Cole failed a drugs’ wipe for cannabis and was arrested. He also had no insurance and only a provisional licence.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving. No insurance and only a provisional licence.

10 Jul 2025

Kirsty Lincoln

Racially aggravated assault *

Sentence

Three-year Criminal Behaviour Order with restrictions

Kirsty Lincoln committed offences including possession of an offensive weapon, accessing restricted areas in the Grand Arcade, racially aggravated assault, and breaching a community protection order. These actions caused distress to employees and retailers in Cambridge over the past year, leading to the imposition of the order.

Caused significant distress to employees and retailers in Cambridge; breaches of the order will lead to arrest.

1 Jul 2025

June 2025 2 cases

Zak Holmes

Drug driving *

Sentence

2.5 years driving disqualification, 12 months community order, £150 fine

Zak Holmes was caught driving under the influence of drugs twice in ten days. On December 5, 2024, he was found in a Mercedes with the engine running in Howitts Close, St Neots. On December 15, 2024, he was seen speeding on the A1 near Eaton Socon, initially failed to pull over, and was stopped in Buckden. He tested positive for cannabis and cocaine on both occasions.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of drug driving.

19 Jun 2025

Marcus Baker

Breaching a criminal behaviour order *

Sentence

20 weeks in prison

Marcus Baker, 43, of Brackley Close, Cambridge, who was subject to a criminal behaviour order (CBO) for retail theft preventing him from entering any Co-op in Cambridge, breached it by entering the Co-op in Chesterton Road on Friday, 9 May, and stole chocolates and other items worth £60.

Admitted theft and breaching a CBO. Must also pay £60 in compensation to the Co-op. CBO remains in place until October.

4 Jun 2025

May 2025 4 cases

Paul Springett

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualification from driving and a £120 fine

Paul Springett was driving a white Citroen van and involved in a collision with another car in Green End Road, Cambridge on May 7, 2025. He stopped initially to exchange details but fled the scene when the other driver mentioned calling the police. A member of the public followed him and stayed on the phone with the control room until officers arrived at Bill Briggs Court, where he was arrested. He subsequently blew twice the legal limit for alcohol in custody.

Pleaded guilty. PC Beth Jamieson commented that he drove off to avoid being caught and thanked a member of the public for directing officers to him.

22 May 2025

Andrius Baltuska

Drink Driving *

Sentence

8 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 1 year, and a 3-year driving ban

Andrius Baltuska crashed into multiple parked cars on Ramnoth Road, Wisbech, on April 26, while being more than three times over the legal alcohol limit. He was arrested after failing a roadside breath test, blowing 117 against a limit of 35, and it was discovered that his driving licence had expired and he was uninsured, leading to damage for several people involved.

Admitted to drink driving, driving without a licence, and driving without insurance.

20 May 2025

Renatas Dargevicius

Drink driving *

Sentence

Banned from driving for two years and two months and community order with 100 hours unpaid work

Renatas Dargevicius, 56, of Edinburgh Drive, Wisbech, caused a collision on April 28, 2025, at about 10.45am by pulling out of the junction of Churchill Road and Elm Road in his Vauxhall Astra into the path of a Nissan Micra. He registered 115 on a roadside breathalyser, more than three times the legal limit of 35, and provided an evidential sample of 108 in custody.

Admitted the charge in court.

15 May 2025

Shaun Eldridge

Drink-driving *

Sentence

5 months imprisonment and £250 fine

Shaun Eldridge, 34, of Akeman Close, Stretham, was drinking at a pub in Ely before he took his ex-partner’s car without her consent and drove it at about 1am on 1 November 2024. He crashed into a barn in Upware Road, just outside Ely. Police received a 999 call about 20 minutes later. At the scene, he registered 109 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath, more than three times the legal limit of 35. Further checks revealed he had no valid driving licence and no insurance.

Pleaded guilty to using a motor vehicle without third party insurance, driving whilst disqualified, driving when above the legal alcohol limit, and aggravated vehicle taking without the owner’s consent.

1 May 2025

April 2025 1 case

Robert Rust

Theft *

Sentence

six months imprisonment

Robert Rust targeted the bike store at the Stephenson Building in Cambridge on 7 March 2025. He persuaded a student to let him use their access card to enter the secure area, entered with a bicycle which he left on the rack, and made off with two e-scooters and one e-scooter charger. He was arrested in Dover Street, Cambridge, on 30 March 2025.

Admitted the thefts. Ordered to pay £370 in compensation.

1 Apr 2025

March 2025 3 cases

Darren Valentine

Receiving stolen goods *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Darren Valentine, a 34-year-old man from Squires Close, Chesterton, Cambridge, was arrested by neighbourhood police on 10 January 2025 at his home after being found in possession of a stolen black Dallingridge Oxford folding bike worth more than £1,000. The bike had been taken from the owner’s shed, and officers tracked down the owner via Cycle King on Mill Road.

Pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods. Also handed a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order prohibiting possession, sale, or attendance at certain bicycle stores without proof of ownership.

7 Mar 2025

Muhammed Aavesh

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for 14 months and fined £50

On 13 February 2025, in the early hours, Muhammed Aavesh crashed his white Hyundai through metal railings along Riverside in Cambridge, damaging two parked cars and leaving the vehicle hanging above the water. He was found at the scene, initially denied driving, failed a roadside breath test, and provided an evidential reading of 49 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath, over the legal limit of 35. CCTV captured him driving moments earlier in the city centre. He was uninsured and unlicensed.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving without a licence and driving without insurance.

6 Mar 2025

Philip Patten

Council Tax fraud *

Sentence

Fined £392

Philip Patten failed to declare that he was living with a partner when applying for Council Tax Support and claiming a 25% Single Person Discount. He falsely asserted he was a lone parent with two dependent children while earning income from part-time employment. However, he had married his self-employed partner who resided in his household, resulting in wrongful receipt of £3,845.25 in Council Tax Support and £2,332.26 through the Single Person Discount.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of Council Tax fraud. Ordered to pay prosecution costs of £935, victim surcharge of £157, and repay £6,177.51 in fraudulent benefits.

4 Mar 2025

February 2025 1 case

Samuel Timbers

Theft *

Sentence

40 weeks in prison

Samuel Timbers stole bottles of wine and washing powders and gels from Co-op stores in Milton Road and Mill Road, Cambridge, on five occasions between 17 and 31 January 2025. He was captured on CCTV.

Pleaded guilty to five counts of theft. Sentence activated a suspended sentence.

11 Feb 2025

January 2025 1 case

Amy Hunt

Making indecent photographs of a child *

Sentence

one-year jail sentence, suspended for two years

Amy Hunt, 37, of Campkin Court, Cambridge, uploaded an indecent image of a child to Facebook on 6 March 2023, alerting officers. She was arrested, and her devices were seized, revealing 38 category A images, 20 category B images, and 21 category C images of children. Hunt claimed her phone was hacked, but no evidence supported this.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of a child. Ordered to undertake alcohol treatment and 30 rehabilitation days, sign the Sex Offenders Register and handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, both for 10 years.

30 Jan 2025

December 2024 6 cases

Albert Loveridge

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for one year and four months and fined £120

Albert Loveridge, 62 of Church Road, Wicken, Ely, was arrested at 4.10pm on 14 December on the A10 near the Milton Park and Ride site.

Charged with drink driving. Evidential breath test reading of 55 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

16 Dec 2024

Paul Momirovski

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for one year and four months and fined £923

Paul Momirovski, 46, of Consort Avenue, Trumpington, was arrested at 4am on 4 December on Trumpington Road, Cambridge.

Charged with drink driving. Evidential breath test reading of 53 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

15 Dec 2024

Stephen Evans

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for one year and two months and fined £1,384

Stephen Evans, 60, of Home Farm Close, Great Casterton, Stamford, Lincolnshire, was arrested at just after 7.30pm on 11 December on Wansford Road, Peterborough.

Charged with drink driving. Evidential breath test reading of 54 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

13 Dec 2024

Amy Roxby

Animal Welfare Offence under Section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 *

Sentence

16-week suspended prison sentence, £600 costs, £154 victim surcharge

RSPCA officers and police attended the address of Amy Roxby on October 31, 2024, after reports of malnourished cats. They found a dead kitten missing body parts surrounded by live cats and kittens in squalid conditions with strong smell of faeces and urine, flies, piles of dirty clothing, household rubbish, and torn food wrappers. No water was available, and the cats appeared very hungry, suffering from flea infestations and cat flu. Veterinary examinations confirmed the kittens suffered from cat flu, flea and worm infestations, anaemia, and starvation. Adult cats had similar conditions including disease and parasite infections. The cats and kittens were removed and placed in RSPCA care.

Pleaded guilty to an offence under Section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Banned from keeping animals. Signed living animals over to RSPCA care for rehabilitation and rehoming.

9 Dec 2024

Daniel Easy

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for one year and three months and fined £120

Daniel Easy, 36, of Fen End, Willingham, was arrested at 9.30pm on 6 December in Waterbeach Road, Landbeach.

Charged with drink driving, driving without insurance and driving without an MOT. Evidential breath test reading of 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

9 Dec 2024

Benjamin Dawney

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for one year and eight months and fined £120

Benjamin Dawney, 37, of Verulam Way, Cambridge, was arrested at just after midnight on 3 December in Arbury Road, Cambridge.

Charged with drink driving, driving without an MOT and driving without insurance. Evidential breath test reading of 72 microgrammes of alcohol in 100ml of breath.

6 Dec 2024

October 2024 1 case

Kyle Genower

Theft from a shop and common assault *

Sentence

16 weeks imprisonment and £100 compensation

On 2 September, Kyle Genower entered Marks and Spencer in Brotherhood Retail Park, Peterborough, and stole £86.50 worth of items. As he was leaving, he grabbed a security guard's fingers and bent them back. He was arrested on 12 October after failing to appear in court on six occasions. The sentencing took place during Safer Business Action Week.

Admitted four counts of theft from a shop and common assault. Failed to appear in court on six occasions previously.

15 Oct 2024

September 2024 2 cases

Luke Jarrett

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

More than three years imprisonment

Luke Jarrett, 26, was spotted by officers driving a green Jeep Cherokee on the A47, from Thorney Toll towards Wisbech, at about 9am on September 22. Concerns had been raised for his welfare that morning as he had been due to attend Cambridge Magistrates’ Court to face charges relating to illicit images of children.

Sex offender who drove into the path of oncoming traffic on the morning of his court appearance.

22 Sep 2024

Emma Reedman

Drink driving *

Sentence

Disqualified from driving for three years and four months

Emma Reedman, 53, of Stokes Drive, Godmanchester, was driving her silver Volkswagen Golf erratically on Hartford Road in Huntingdon on the evening of 20 October 2023, with no front tyre. A member of the public reported her to police, who followed her to Stokes Drive where she was arrested. She provided an evidential breath sample of 116 microgrammes of alcohol in 110ml of breath, more than three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. In interview, she claimed she drank after arriving home, but a forensic toxicologist confirmed her reading would have been lower if true.

Pleaded guilty to drink driving.

5 Sep 2024

August 2024 2 cases

Patrick Crerand

Non-dwelling burglary *

Sentence

12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months

Patrick Crerand, 51, of King’s Street, Wisbech, and Steven Green were caught on CCTV in the early hours of 25 April 2024 breaking into Savers shop in Market Place, Wisbech, by smashing a window. They stole Gillette razors worth £301.86. Police were called by CCTV operators and caught them red-handed outside the shop, but they ran off, leaving a hammer and the bag of stolen items behind. They were arrested in nearby alleyways.

Admitted to non-dwelling burglary. Must pay £200 in compensation to Savers.

2 Aug 2024

Steven Green

Non-dwelling burglary *

Sentence

12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months

Steven Green, 49, of Norwich Road, Wisbech, and Patrick Crerand were caught on CCTV in the early hours of 25 April 2024 breaking into Savers shop in Market Place, Wisbech, by smashing a window. They stole Gillette razors worth £301.86. Police were called by CCTV operators and caught them red-handed outside the shop, but they ran off, leaving a hammer and the bag of stolen items behind. They were arrested in nearby alleyways. Green also admitted being in possession of heroin.

Admitted to non-dwelling burglary and possession of heroin. Must pay £200 in compensation to Savers.

2 Aug 2024

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