A TEENAGE girl has admitted possession of an imitation firearm and assaulting a police officer. The 16-year-old appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday following an incident in Newport last Thursday. Police were called at 11.43am with reports of an incident in Albany Road, before officers located the girl on St James Street where an officer was assaulted, sustaining a head injury. The girl admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and three counts of possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. She cannot be named for legal reasons, due to her age.
A NEWPORT man with more than 100 previous thefts to his name has been jailed after stealing food worth £3.05 from B&M. Paul Daniel Matthew Smart, 34, was in breach of a suspended sentence given for four previous theft offences in June. He admitted the new theft offence, from January, and breach of a suspended sentence, at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Monday, January 25. He was given one month in custody for the theft, and an additional two months implemented from the suspended sentence a total of three months in prison. Smart, of Carisbrooke Road, had in June stolen four sets of electronic hair clippers from Boots, a deodorant, and two perfumes.
Daniel Harris, 29, of Harding Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He admitted possession of cannabis. The court heard from prosecutor, Ann Smout, how on June 8, Harris had been found with a small amount of cannabis following a police search. In interview with police, Harris admitted it was his and said it was for his own personal use. Mrs Smout said the case should never have come to court because Harris had been dealt with by way of conditional caution and was told to pay a £50 fine. She said it was because Harris had failed to pay the fine that he found himself before the bench.
A SHANKLIN man who defrauded his adoptive mother and not for the first time has been sentenced. James Charles Foster, 34, of Landguard Road, appeared before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Monday, January 25. He admitted fraud by false representation. The court heard from prosecutor, Liz Miller, how on September 4 of last year, Foster had ordered and received a television in his adopted mother s name. Following an interview with probation, it was revealed Foster has committed a similar offence once before. He told the probation officer he was struggling with his mental health at the time and had been using cocaine as self-medication.