Chester Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Adrin Pirvu stole more than £6,000 worth of goods from Asda and Boots in Crewe between Sunday 16 August and Sunday 30 August. He admitted shoplifting offences and was described by police as having no regard for how his crimes affected local businesses.

After an incident in Rhyl on 21 August 2025, Jamie Paul Huxley was arrested and directed antisemitic abuse at one police officer and used a homophobic slur towards another. He pleaded guilty to a religiously aggravated public order offence and was later sentenced to 36 weeks' imprisonment.

On April 19, 2025, Michael Burns, 50, from Chester Road, Wrexham, and his partner engaged in sexual activity beside a tree in Grosvenor Park, Chester, in plain sight of families with children during a busy Bank Holiday. His pants were down to his ankles, exposing himself. Onlookers shouted at them to stop, but they laughed and continued. Burns admitted guilt when arrested and denied sex in court, claiming he needed to urinate and she helped with his trousers.

On April 19, 2025, Rebecca Williams, 44, from Gabriel Close, Wrexham, and her partner engaged in sexual activity beside a tree in Grosvenor Park, Chester, in plain sight of families with children during a busy Bank Holiday. Onlookers shouted at them to stop, but they laughed and continued. Williams blamed her partner when arrested and denied the act in court, claiming she only helped him with his trousers due to his injury.

On November 29, 2025, at around 8pm, Jimmy McCann was spotted driving a black Ford Mondeo erratically on the M6 northbound at junction 19, displaying cloned plates. He swerved across lanes, reached speeds of up to 120mph, slowed to 40mph on the hard shoulder, then fled, leading to a police chase onto the M62 where he made a U-turn. Officers rammed his vehicle to stop the pursuit. He was arrested for multiple offences including drug driving.

On September 7, 2025, at around 5.10pm in the village of Burton near Neston on The Wirral, Rachel Lawrence confronted a property lawyer investigating a boundary dispute with her neighbour. She followed the lawyer and his colleague to their vehicles, holding a pair of 5.5-inch garden scissors in her fist at head height, approaching within one metre of the lawyer's face. Lawrence condemned the lawyer's client as a liar, questioned if she would stab him with the scissors, attempted to grab his phone while he called police, and stated 'this is my road - I can do whatever I want.' She then stormed back to her £400,000 Grade II Listed 17th Century cottage, muttering an expletive. The incident arose from an ongoing bitter boundary dispute, during which Lawrence had previously called police about her neighbour. The lawyer, based in Liverpool, feared for his safety, suffered emotional distress, and withdrew from the case.

On Saturday, August 2, 2025, Kerion Griffiths, 31, of Longfield Avenue, Chester, overtook a group of bikes at over 100mph on a Kawasaki ZX1000 motorbike at temporary traffic lights. He failed to stop when pursued by police, reaching speeds over 125mph on 70mph, 50mph, and 20mph roads, leading to the pursuit being abandoned due to risk. One week later, on August 9, he was pulled over on the A41 Chester Road in Ellesmere Port, where cannabis was found in his rucksack, and he tested positive for cannabis. A search of his home revealed more cannabis. He was charged on October 14, 2025, and pleaded guilty at his first court appearance.

On October 10, 2025, at approximately 4.57am, Catrin Jones, 23, from Rossett, Wrexham, was seen on council CCTV drunkenly entering her Ford Fiesta with her partner after a birthday party. She drove erratically from Bridge Street in Chester towards Handbridge, swerving on the road, before pulling into a layby near Chester International School. Police found the engine off but keys in the ignition, with Jones in the driver's seat engaged in activity with her partner. She stumbled out, smelt of alcohol, slurred her words, and failed a roadside breath test. Evidential tests showed 92 micrograms of alcohol in 100ml of breath, over twice the legal limit of 35 micrograms. She was arrested and taken into custody.

On October 25, 2025, Lorraine Dodd, 43, of Hoole Road, argued with McDonald's staff in Foregate Street, Chester, because they would not admit her dog. She shouted and swore at staff after police told her to move on, leading to her arrest. While in the police van, she spat on the side, causing it to be temporarily decommissioned for cleaning. This incident breached two community orders (18 months and 12 months) and a suspended sentence, all from 2025. She has mental health issues triggered by finding her partner dead, leading to alcohol problems, homelessness, and non-compliance with orders due to heavy drinking and hospitalization.

Robert Kelly, 31, of East Street, Leeds, was driving a Volkswagen Golf along 70mph-limit Watkinson Way, Widnes at 9.35pm on Thursday, October 23, 2025, reaching speeds of more than 130mph while 'racing' another vehicle. Officers in an unmarked police vehicle spotted and stopped him near Earl Drive. He was arrested and charged with dangerous driving.

John Whitmore, driving a Mazda 3 while disqualified and without insurance, was spotted in Crewe on June 23, 2025, during a police operation targeting illegal drivers. He panicked and led police on a high-speed chase, reaching speeds of 90mph in 70mph zones, driving through 30mph areas, going the wrong way around roundabouts, and forcing other motorists to take evasive action. The pursuit ended when he stalled at a roundabout. He tested positive for cannabis and was wanted for failing to appear in court for a previous driving offence.

Matthew Cumpsty was driving his Mercedes E220 while under the influence of cocaine. He jumped a red light at the junction of Vicars Cross Road and Green Lane in Chester on April 1, 2025, colliding with a JCB tractor pulling a tanker containing animal waste. The impact caused the 31-tonne tractor and tanker to crash into two houses, destroying their facades and rendering one structurally unsafe. No injuries were reported, but one householder fled in his pyjamas.

Andrew Griffiths was driving an Audi car in Erbistock, Wrexham on May 11, 2025, when his alcohol level was above the legal limit. He was charged with driving a motor vehicle over the alcohol limit and convicted following a court hearing.

On May 13, 2025, Brian Cooper entered a property in Blacon without permission, violating his five-year CBO that banned him from most of the Blacon area and certain accommodations.

On October 14, 2024, officers from Cheshire West Trading Standards and Cheshire Police inspected Easy Shop, a general convenience store owned by Hamin Latif Rashed on Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port. Using trained sniffer dogs, they searched the premises and discovered illegal cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco hidden in a concealed compartment behind a wooden board in a makeshift kitchen area. The board was disguised as a fuse box and socket, hinged to the wall with a magnetic lock. The goods included disposable vapes with 12 times the legal limit of nicotine liquid, packs of cigarettes without health warnings, and counterfeit cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco.

Aidan Callaghin led police on two high-speed chases, reaching speeds over 100mph on the A50 in Knutsford and Lymm. The first pursuit began on May 31, 2024, when he failed to stop for police on Tabley Road, accelerating in a silver Vauxhall Astra and overtaking vehicles while disregarding speed limits and solid white lines. He continued through residential areas, and the chase ended when his vehicle crashed into a police vehicle. A second incident occurred on June 1, 2024, where he again failed to stop, driving at excessive speeds, including 89mph in a 30mph area, until stopped by police tactics.

Akilathansan Palan, aged 42, of Campbell Close in Northwich, sold a vape to a young volunteer under the age of 18 during a test purchasing operation carried out by council officers on 29 April 2025.

On 1 August 2026, police responded to reports of a drink driver in the Bridge Street area of Warrington. Officers found Jamie Oldroyd behind the wheel of a silver Land Rover Defender and he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. A roadside test showed he was over the limit and he was arrested. Checks showed he was disqualified from driving and had no insurance, and he was subject to a Serious Crime Prevention Order requiring him to notify police of any vehicles he owned, which he had not done. In custody he refused to provide a sample for analysis and later admitted in interview that he had been drinking and had driven the vehicle.

Sugunarajan Mohanacajan, aged 32, of London Road in Davenham, sold a vape to a young volunteer under the age of 18 during a test purchasing operation carried out by council officers on 29 April 2025.