A round-up of cases from Weymouth Magistrates Court

WEYMOUTH

MICHELLE MCNAMARA, aged 45, of Avenue Road, Weymouth. Admitted failing to promptly notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change of circumstances which would affect entitlement to Disability Living Allowance, namely that care and mobility needs had changed. Discharged conditionally for six months.

STEPHEN STRUDLEY, aged 56, of The Esplanade, Weymouth. Admitted burglary, stealing a set of binoculars, a DKNY wristwatch, house keys, and five commemorative coins. Committed to prison for six weeks suspended for two years. Ordered to pay compensation of £50. Also admitted failing to surrender to police/court bail at the appointed time. No separate penalty. In a separate case admitted assault by beating. Committed to prison for six weeks concurrent suspended for two years. To pay compensation of £200. Also admitted theft of a pedal cycle. No separate penalty. To pay compensation of £350.

ERNEST CASEY, aged 55, of Ranelagh Road, Weymouth. Admitted failing without reasonable excuse to comply with the requirements of a community order. Dealt with for original offence of dishonestly making a false statement to the Department for Work and Pensions and given a community order with requirement to be under a curfew for 16 weeks. Dealt with for other original offences of dishonestly failing to notify Weymouth and Portland Borough Council of a change in circumstances which would affect entitlement to benefits and dishonestly failing to notify Department for Work and Pensions of a change in circumstances which would affect entitlement to benefits, and given community order with requirement as above.

DAVID JOHN HOUSE, aged 46, of Pipit Close, Weymouth. Proved in absence of using a vehicle on a road without third party insurance. Fined £600 and ordered to pay costs of £85. Licence endorsed with six penalty points.

STEWART MICHAEL ALSOP, aged 35, of Canberra Road, Weymouth. Admitted driving a vehicle on Dorchester Road, Weymouth, at a speed exceeding 30mph. Fined £100 and ordered to pay costs of £85. Licence endorsed with three penalty points.

DORCHESTER

CARMEN YARDLEY, aged 27, c/o Cambridge Road, Dorchester. Admitted at Dorchester stealing meat joints to the value of £77 belonging to Co-Op Stores. Discharged conditionally for six months.

ANTHONY LEWIS RANDALL, aged 26, of Cedar Road, Charlton Down. Proved in absence of riding in the front passenger seat of a vehicle being driven on a road while not wearing a seatbelt. Fined £200 and ordered to pay costs of £85.