COURT ROUND-UP: Shoplifter jailed after targeting Northampton Co-op among these 22 offenders sentenced

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on October 28

DANIEL TURCA, aged 27, of Preston Court, Northampton, theft from a shop — on October 12, 2025, stole a coat to the value of £100 belonging to Superdry; fined £80, costs £85, surcharge £32.

ELLE HARRIS, aged 27, of Dainty Grove, Grange Park, drink driving on Mereway, Northampton — 90 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; fined £1,423, costs £85, surcharge £569, disqualified for 24 months.

JONATHAN CLOUDEN, aged 27, of Lower Cross Street, Northampton, possessed a class C drug — nitrous oxide — for wrongful inhalation; fined £166, costs £85, surcharge £66.

MARK THOMPSON, aged 52, of Upper Thrift Street, Northampton, drove on A45 London Road, Braunston, while using a handheld mobile phone / device; fined £450, costs £250, six points.

RICHARD PRESCOTT, aged 52, of Greendale Square, Northampton, assaulted a man by beating, possession of an offensive weapon — a zombie knife — in a private place, criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 — prescription glasses; community order with rehabilitation requirement and curfew with electronic monitoring for two months, compensation £300, costs £85.

JAMES ANTHONY COOPER, aged 45, of George Lane, Long Buckby Wharf, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend planned office visits at Northampton Probation Office; fined £400.

CSABA LEVENTE GERGELY, aged 29, of Plantagenet Square, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend unpaid work sessions; fined £200.

■ These cases were heard on October 29

BLEONA CANI, aged 24, of Wake Way, Grange Park, drove a vehicle on Bridge Meadow Way, Northampton without due care and attention — exited a roundabout and drove onto the opposing carriageway, colliding with an oncoming vehicle; fined £241, costs £110, surcharge £96, six points.

DARRAGH MOONEY., aged 22, of no fixed abode, six counts of theft from a shop — on August 22, 2025, stole items to the value of £40 belonging to Heron Foods, on August 22 stole laundry products to the value of £150 belonging to Co-op, on August 25 stole meat products to the value of £70 belonging to Co-op, on August 30 stole items to the value of £80 belonging to Co-op, on August 31 stole items to the value of £100 belonging to Co-op,stole meat products to the value of £70 belonging to Co-op, on September 21 stole items to the value of £91.70 belonging to One Stop, attempted theft from a shop; 17 weeks in prison, compensation £581.70.

DAVID MOORE, aged 27, of Fairway Crescent, Haworth, Yorks, drove a vehicle on A43 Blisworth without due care and attention — emerged from turning for Blisworth in wrong direction and turns right onto A43 towards Northampton; fined £440, costs £130, surcharge £176, five points.

GAVIN CLIFFORD, aged 52, of Kingsthorpe Grove, Northampton, breached a non-molestation order by attending Billing Aquadrome, possession of a class B drug — cannabis, harassment by breach of a court order; eight weeks in prison, costs £85.

IAIN SODEN, aged 63, of Pytchley Drive, Long Buckby, drove a vehicle on on Browns Road, Daventry, without due care and attention — failed to leave sufficient room when passing a parked vehicle, causing a collision with that vehicle resulting in damage, driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident failed to stop after that accident, driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident failed to report that accident; fined £880, costs £130, surcharge £352, five points.

JEANETTE FREEMAN, aged 49, of no fixed abode, theft from a shop — stole confectionery of a value unknown belonging to Co-op; conditionally discharged for six months, compensation £40.

LEE BORUCKI, aged 44, of Newnham Road, Northampton, ten counts of theft from a shop — on July 3, 2025, stole items to the value of £44.60 belonging to One Stop, on July 18 stole food items to the value of £49.50 belonging to One Stop, on August 11 stole perishable goods to the value of £49.50 belonging to One Stop, on August 15 stole perishable foods to the value of £194.80 belonging to One Stop, on August 19 stole unknown items to the value of £49.50 belonging to One Stop, on August 23 stole unknown items to the value of £914 belonging to Boots, on August 23 stole unknown items to the value of £988.90 belonging to Boots, on August 27 stole unknown items to the value of £900 belonging to Boots, on August 29 stole meat items to the value of £70.85 belonging to BP, on September 1 stole unknown items to the value of £1,018.06 belonging to Boots, attempted theft from shop, vehicle interference, failed to surrender to custody; community order, compensation £2,000.

LEE WHITEHOUSE, aged 41, of Towcester Road, Northampton, drink driving on June 6, 2025, on Gosling Avenue, Offley — 44 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg, drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence used a vehicle without third party insurance, drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence on June 20 on Newtons Way, Hitchin, possession of a class A drug — cocaine; fined £480, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending, costs £85.

LUQMAN QASIM, aged 23, of no fixed abode, drove while disqualified on Overstone Road, Northampton, used a vehicle without third party insurance; community order with 80 hours unpaid work, disqualified for 12 months, costs £85.

OLIVER FRANKLIN, aged 24, of Northampton Road, Brackley, speeding on A43 Brackley — 74mph exceeding a temporary maximum speed restriction of 50mph; fined £440, costs £110, surcharge £176, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

PETER CRONIN, aged 46, of Flintcomb Rise, Northampton, used a goods vehicle in connection with a trade / business without an operators licence, used a vehicle / trailer with equipment likely to cause danger of injury, failed to use a tachograph record sheet, used a vehicle / trailer likely to cause danger of injury due to weight / position / distribution / security of load; fined £500, costs £500, surcharge £200, three points.

RUBY KUMAR, aged 51, of Floribunda Drive, Northampton, drove a vehicle on Penrhyn Road, Northampton without due care and attention — failed to judge space when attempting to park, causing them to collide with a parked vehicle resulting in slight damage, driver of a vehicle failed to stop after a road accident, driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident failed to report that accident; fined £472, costs £130, surcharge £189, five points.

SHAUN MARTIN, aged 48, of Darwin Walk, Northampton, failed to give information relating to the identification of a driver who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence; fined £500, costs £300, surcharge £200, six points.

STEPHEN COX-ROGERS, aged 64, of Furtho Lane, Potterspury, driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident on A508 Roade bypass failed to report that accident; fined £153, costs £130, surcharge £61, five points.

SYLVIA JOHNSTON, aged 45, of Lower Priory Street, Northampton, attempted theft from shop; conditionally discharged for 12 months, costs £85.

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