DARION STEVIE COOPER aged 22 of Wallisdown Road, Poole. Admits failing without reasonable excuse to comply with requirements of a community order made by East Dorset Magistrates’ Court on 25/2/15. Costs of £60.

KATIE-ANNA CURTIS aged 30 of Rockley Road, Poole. Admits to assaulting a woman by beating her at Poole on 28/1/14. Committed to prison for 10 weeks suspended for 12 months. Defendant to be under curfew for 10 weeks and be electronically monitored to ensure compliance with curfew requirements. Overall length of sentence 10 weeks. To pay compensation of £150. Costs of £100. Also admitted to causing another alarm, harassment or distress by using threatening, abusive or insulting words on 28/1/14 at Wimborne Road, Poole. Also admitted to driving a car without due care and attention at Wimborne Road, Poole on 28/1/14. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months. Also admits to driving a motor vehicle when there was not in force a policy of insurance or such a security in respect of third party risks on the same date. Driving record endorsed. Also admits to driving the vehicle on the same date otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising the use of the motor vehicle. Driving record endorsed. Also admits to failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence at Poole Police Station on 21/4/14.

ANDREW TURNER aged 50 of Dale Valley Road. Admits to stealing wedding decorations to the value of £5.75 belonging to The Market Gallery, Poole on 28/4/15. Fined £50. To pay victim surcharge of £20. To be detained in courthouse.

JAMIE ROBERTS aged 41 of Old Wareham Road, Poole. Admitted to stealing an Amplivox audiometer to the value of £3330 belonging to the Ministry of Defence at Bovington on 3/12/12. Conditional discharge of 12 months. To pay victim surcharge of £15.

RYAN JON DEAN aged 27 of Princess Road, Poole. Admits to stealing meat and cheese to the value of £46.86 belonging to Iceland on 2/2/15. To pay compensation of £46.86. Also admits to stealing meat to the value of £28 belonging to Marks & Spencer on 4/3/15.To pay compensation of £28. Also admits to stealing coffee goods and washing gels to the value of £46.47 belonging to Tesco Express on 8/3/15. To pay compensation of £46.47. Also admits on the same day to stealing 4 Ariel Bio Gels to the value of £16 belonging to Tesco Express. To pay compensation of £16. In total, community order made. The defendant is to have treatment for drug dependency by or under the direction of the supervising officer at PACT and EDAS for 6 months. The defendant is to attend appointments with the responsible officer at such times and places as the officer says.

FLORENCE ERHIJIVWO aged 32 of Haskells Road, Poole. Convicted of obtaining a benefit, advantage or other payment, namely Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit under relevant social security legislation, dishonestly made a false statement or representation to Borough of Poole on 9/12/10. To pay victim surcharge of £60. Costs of £400. Also convicted of dishonestly failing to promptly notify Borough of Poole in the prescribed manner of a change of circumstances which affects the entitlement of Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit between 12/3/11 and 29/7/11. Also convicted of obtaining a benefit, advantage or other payment, namely Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit under relevant social security legislation dishonestly made a false statement or representation to Borough of Poole on 3/12/10. Also convicted of obtaining a benefit, advantage or other payment, namely Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit under relevant social security legislation dishonestly made a false statement or representation to Borough of Poole on 28/7/11. In total, community order made. Defendant is to participate in Better Days for 15 days. Defendant is to carry out unpaid work for 60 hours within the next 12 months.

STEVEN PAUL BUCKLAND aged 53 of Portelet Close, Poole. Admitted without good reason or lawful authority to having a commando knife in a public place, namely at Portelet Close, Poole on 2/4/15. Conditional discharge of 2 years. To pay victim surcharge of £15. Costs of £85. Knife to be forfeited and destroyed.

REBECCA JANET LAURA ELEY aged 54 of Lincoln Road, Poole. Admits to driving a vehicle, namely an Audi TT at Poole on 31/1/15, owing to the presence of which on Elgin Road, an accident occurred whereby damage was caused to a vehicle, namely a Peugeot 306 and injury was caused to a person and the defendant failed to stop. Fined £185. To pay victim surcharge of £20. Costs of £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 9 months. Driving record endorsed.

BENJAMIN GRAHAM TRAYFORD aged 28 of Thorncombe Close, Poole. Admits to driving a vehicle, namely a Kia Rio at Sherborn Crescent, Poole on 31/3/15 after consuming so much alcohol that 100 millilitres of breath contained 46mg of alcohol, exceeding the prescribed limit. Fined £350. To pay victim surcharge of £35. Costs of £85. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months. Disqualification to be reduced by 3 months if by 22/11/15 the defendant completes a course approved by the Secretary of State. The cost of the course will not exceed £250. Driving record endorsed. Also admits on the same date to driving at a speed exceeding 30mph on a restricted road. Fined £60.