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IT’S been quite a year for crime in Berkshire with a number of court cases hitting national headlines.

IT’S been quite a year for crime in Berkshire with a number of court cases hitting national headlines.

SAAD REHMAN, 21, of Howard Street, Oxford, admitted drug driving a BMW 1 series on Queens Road in June. He was over the cannabis limit and was also…

SAAD REHMAN, 21, of Howard Street, Oxford, admitted drug driving a BMW 1 series on Queens Road in June. He was over the cannabis limit and was also…

Five faces of drug dealers to avoid in Berks DRUG dealing is rife in Berkshire and this months round-up of cases before the crown courts in proves just how many have been caught dealing in the streets. Thanks to the hard work of Thames Valley Police officers, a few more dealers and would-be dealers have been taken off the streets in Berks. Here are five offenders who were put behind bars in the last few weeks. You may want to steer well clear if you ever see them out on the streets in the...

OXFORD MAGISTRATES COURT PAWEL ZITANS, 41, of Sycamore Way, Didcot, admitted driving at 81mph in a 60mph zone on the A34 in Radley on September 20. He was fined £200, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and court costs of £90. His driving licence was endorsed with four penalty points. ANDREW ROBINSON, 52, of Botley Road, Oxford admitted breaching a criminal behaviour order on April 19 and April 21 by using abusive words of a racist nature in a public place. He also admitted using ...

An investigating officer said the 22-year-old had a “complete disregard for the safety of others.” He was sentenced at Reading Crown Court in March to 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years. The Slough man was also banned from driving for two years and must take an extended test before being allowed to drive again. Zac Bunyard A man who failed to stop after his careless driving knocked a car with an elderly couple into a river was banned from driving for a year. Bunyard, o...

Man jailed after trying to gouge police officers eye Ireneusz Wiater aged 35, of no fixed abode, was sentenced in Reading Crown Court on Thursday, March 4, after being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a police officer. Wiater assaulted a police officer by choking him in a headlock and tried to gouge his left eye out. He was then charged and remanded the next day. The attack left the officer with "many painful injuries", including temporary blindness in his ey...