JOHN STEVEN AYRES aged 43 of Aspen Gardens, Poole. Pleaded not guilty but found guilty of destroying a property sign to the value of £30 intending to destroy. Also admitted stealing a bicycle, to the value of £50 at Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth on August 4. Also admitted stealing food stuffs to the value of £16.96, belonging to Tesco Stores, Herbert Avenue, Poole on July 10. Also admitted stealing food items and cans of lager, to the value of £15.39, belonging to One Stop, Kings Road, Dorchester on August 8. Conditional discharge of two years. To pay victim surcharge of £15.

MAURICE WHITE aged 34 of Bowden Road, Poole. Admitted stealing two Paco Rabanne aftershave sets, valued at £59.98, belonging to TK Maxx, Ringwood Road, Poole, on November 24. Also admitted stealing various items of meat to the value of £28, belonging to Co-operative Stores, Blandford Road, Poole, on November 24. Also convicted of stealing a British Legion Poppy Appeal charity box belonging to Royal British Legion, North Road, Poole on October 30 at Poole. Also convicted of stealing five DVD box sets, belonging to One Stop Community Stores Ltd, Wimborne Road, Poole on November 4. Also convicted of stealing nine DVDs to the value of £89.91, belonging to Argos Ltd, Poole on October 3. Also convicted of stealing seven bottles of YSL perfume, to the value of £455, belonging to Debenhams, Bournemouth on October 5. Also convicted of stealing six bottles of YSL perfume, to the value of £390, belonging to Debenhams, Bournemouth on October 7. Committed to prison for 14 weeks. To pay victim surcharge of £80.

DEAN BENHAM aged 23 of Old Farm Road, Oakdale. Admitted dishonestly making off without having paid for service and work completed on a vehicle, with intent to avoid payment of £1003.53, at Poole Road, Branksome, on January 15. Community order made to be under a curfew for six months. Start date: November 28. End date: May 27, 2015. Also to be electronically monitored. To pay compensation of £1003.53.