He then became aggressive and punched them, which caused the glass to smash, police said. PC Russell Thomas, of Bournemouth Police, said the incident had left staff at the bookmakers feeling “very distressed”. Gjelaj, of Becher Road, Poole, was charged in relation to the incident. The 25-year-old appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, January 21, having caught the attention of police the previous day. He admitted a charge of criminal damage, as well as offences of driving without insurance, while disqualified and without a licence when driving a blue Audi in the St Michael’s Road and Poole Road area of Bournemouth on Wednesday, January 20.
A DRINK driver has been jailed for two years for causing a horror crash which left a police officer with life-changing injuries. Robert Shapland-Hill was two-and-a-half times the legal drink driving limit on the A37 in Melbury Osmond on March 3 around 11pm when he crashed into a black Volkswagen Transporter van and a red Ford Focus. The 52-year-old was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court after previously admitting two charges of driving a vehicle while drunk and for causing serious injury to police officer Mark Anthony Bonici by dangerous driving. Prosecutor Rosemary Burns said Mr Bonici remains in ‘excruciating pain’ after multiple injuries including whiplash, bruising to his pelvis and dislocating his toe, which needed two operations.
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