A round-up of cases from Poole Magistrates' Court.

STEPHEN ROBERT TAYLOR aged 49 of Shillingstone Gardens, Poole. Admitted to driving a Ford Transit Van at Alder Road, Poole on 31/08/2014 without licence authorising him to do so, namely no ‘L’ plates on display and unsupervised. Fined £37. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £45. Licence endorsed with three points.

RICKY MASKELL aged 22 of Drew Close, Poole. Admitted to making off without making payment for a service done, namely a taxi fare of £20 at Madeira Road, Bournemouth on 25/10/2014. To pay compensation of £70. Costs of £85. Also admitted intending to cause another harassment, alarm or distress with the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. The offence was racially aggravated. Fined £240. To pay compensation of £20. To pay victim surcharge of £24.

CHRISTOPHER JOHN TIMOTHY MOREY aged 19 of South Gorley, Fordingbridge. Admitted to driving a Mini motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that 100 millilitres of breath contained 94 microgrammes of alcohol, exceeding the prescribed limit at Sandbanks Road, Poole on 24/10/2014. Fined £110. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 24 months. Disqualification to be reduced by 183 days if by 10/03/2016 the defendant satisfactorily completes a course approved by the Secretary of State. The cost of the course will not exceed £250. Licence endorsed.

PAUL WILLIAM HAROLD TULLY aged 39 of St Swithuns Road, Southbourne. Admitted to behaving in a drunk and disorderly manner in a public place, namely Kinglad Road, Poole on 01/10/2014. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Also admitted to stealing a hooded top to the value of £30 belonging to Sports Direct on 01/10/2014. Fined £30.

LEANNE DENHAM aged 22 of Cashmoor Close, Poole. Admitted to stealing clothing to a value unknown belonging to Peacocks Store on 25/10/2014. Conditional discharge of 12 months. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £85.

THOMAS JAMES BROUGH aged 51 of Tatnam Road, Poole. Convicted of failing without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen of blood for a laboratory test in the course of an investigation whereby the defendant was driving a vehicle on 21/09/2014 at Poole. Fined £500.