THE following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:

ALFIE LESLIE, 19 and of no fixed address, admitted possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place after being found with a large kitchen knife at Christchurch Railway Station on May 12. He was jailed for 21 weeks and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £154.

MATTHEW LEGGE, 48 and of Ashley Road in Poole, admitted three counts of breaching a non-molestation order in Poole between August 7 and 25, 2023. He was handed a community order lasting until May 12, 2025, with a requirement to complete 100 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

DILAWAR IRSHAD BIBI, 25 and of North Road in Poole, admitted criminal damage to property after damaging a shop window to the value of £1333 in Bournemouth on October 17, 2022. He was ordered to pay compensation of £1200.60 and costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

ROBERT BILBOR, 48 and of Kinson Road in Bournemouth, admitted assault by beating after assaulting a woman in Palmerston Road in Bournemouth on November 30, 2023. He was handed a community order lasting until May 12, 2026, and a restraining order was made for the victim. He was also fined £300 and ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

FREDDIE STANLEY, 29 and of Millfield in Poole, admitted two counts of theft from a shop after stealing laundry items valued at £102.40 from the Co-op in North Street, Wareham, on January 31, and laundry items valued at £75 from the same store on January 29. He was fined £40, ordered to pay compensation of £88.70 and costs of £40 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

KARLA HARRIS, 32 and of Belben Close in Poole, admitted two counts of theft from a shop after stealing laundry items valued at £102.40 from the Co-op in North Street, Wareham, on January 31, and laundry items valued at £75 from the same store on January 29. She was fined £40, ordered to pay compensation of £88.70, a victim surcharge of £16 and costs of £40 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

LEWIS FRASER, 20 and of King John Avenue in Poole, admitted driving a motor vehicle dangerously in Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, on January 25. He was handed a community order lasting until May 12, 2025, with a requirement to complete 200 hours of unpaid work, and was disqualified from driving for 18 months. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £114 and costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.