Reading Magistrates Court: Thatcham man admits assault and knife charges
Pre-sentence reports ordered
In the dock at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, February 23, was Matthew Paul Hawkins.
The 33-year-old, of The Turnery in Thatcham, admitted assaulting Jakob Jozwiakoski by beating him.
He further admitted assaulting a police officer, Alisdair Ferrie, by beating him while he was exercising his duty.
In addition, Mr Hawkins pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards Kim Dopson, Wayne Smith, Oliver Smith and Elijah Smith.
Finally, he admitted carrying a knife in public.
All the offences were committed in Thatcham on June 20 last year.
Ten arrested as part of road safety operation - Reading TEN PEOPLE have been arrested and 15 cars have been seized following a police operation in Reading, targeting drivers suspected of being impaired by drink or drugs. The joint operation, combining forces from Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit and Reading Local Policing Area, took place across the town s main roads. These included Basingstoke Road A33, Bath Road, Oxford Road, and London Road during a six-hour operation on Friday, February 26. Sergeant Edward Crofts, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “The focus of our operation was to carry out high visibility road traffic enforcement across the town on a number of key roads.
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