Drink driver ignored no-entry sign on busy Northampton road among these 30 cases in court

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on February 12

CRAIG WHITTING, aged 54, of Windsor Close, Daventry, common assault against a man, used threatening / abusive words / behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress; fined £250, compensation £50, prosecution costs £85.

BARBARA RAE, aged 46, of Lower Bath Street, Northampton, criminal damage to property valued under £5,000 — damaged a window; conditionally discharged for six months, compensation £100.

DION GREAVES, aged 29, of Harrison Road, Lower Harlestone, possession of a class B drug — cannabis; fined £100, costs £85.

DWAYNE EDWARDS, aged 43, of Betony Close, Northampton, drug driving on M1 southbound, possession of a class B drug — cannabis, drove a vehicle / vehicle and trailer with no rear registration plate; fined £200, costs £85, surcharge to fund victim services £80, disqualified for 13 months.

GERALDO LAZAJ, aged 18, of Fairway, Northampton, possession of a class A drug — cocaine, possession of a class B drug — cannabis; conditionally discharged for 24 months, surcharge £26.

JACK MARCHANT, aged 26, of Greenfield Avenue, Northampton, possession of a class B drug — cannabis, resisted a police officer in the execution of their duty, assaulted a woman by beating, assaulted an emergency worker by beating; 16 weeks in prison, compensation £200, costs £650.

JURATE STASIULYTE, aged 47, of High Furlong, Banbury, caused serious injury by careless / inconsiderate driving on Burcote Road, Towcester; community order with 160 hours unpaid work, costs £85, surcharge £114, disqualified for 12 months.

LEWIS DOWNES, aged 38, of Harefield Road, Northampton, drunk in charge of a vehicle on Boughton Road, Northampton — 92 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; fined £207, costs £85, surcharge £83, 10 points.

LUKASZ PIROG. aged 42, of Orchard Street, Daventry, drink driving on Orchard Street, Daventry — 54 micrograms per 100 millilitres exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; fined £276, costs £85, surcharge £110, disqualified for 13 months.

SURAJ-ARUN STOICA, aged 50, of Tyes Court, Northampton, drink driving on Billing Brook Road, Northampton — 114 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the prescribed limit of 80mg; fined £120, disqualified for 14 Weeks.

AMOS NJUGUNAH, aged 35, of Morris Road, Northampton, speeding — exceeding 50mph limit in contravention of a local traffic order; fined £646, costs £120, surcharge £258, six points.

AYSE AKCATEPE, aged 34, of Gillsway, Northampton, speeding — exceeding 30mph limit in contravention of a local traffic order; fined £231, costs £120, surcharge £92, six points..

MARTIN WILLIAMS, aged 64, of Clarke Road, Northampton, drove while using a handheld mobile phone / device; fined £108, costs £130, surcharge £43, six points.

MOHAMMAD MASUM, aged 26, of Brookside Meadows, Northampton, drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence, used a vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance; fined £120, costs £120, surcharge £48, six points,

RICHARD OLIVER, aged 57, of Corran Close, Northampton, speeding — exceeded 50mph limit in contravention of a local traffic order; fined £485, costs £120, surcharge £194, six points.

■ These cases were heard on February 13

ANDREW PHILLIP BOUSFIELD, aged 55, of no fixed abode, breached a criminal behaviour order by being drunk in a public place in an exclusion zone; fined £80.

MARK FRENCH, aged 38, of Carrs Way, Harpole, two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order by failing to present an internet enabled mobile phone when required to do; 36 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months, 50 hours unpaid work, costs £85, surcharge £187.

GEORGE PINTILIE, aged 47, of Prentice Court, Northampton, stopped a vehicle within pedestrian crossing limits of Zebra / Puffin crossing, used a vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance; fined £569, costs £130, surcharge £228, six points.

MIRCEA COVALI, aged 30, of The Stour, Daventry, used a vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance, used a vehicle / trailer in a condition likely to cause danger of injury; fined £587, costs £130, surcharge £235, six points.

■ This case was heard on February 14

PHILIP DWYER, aged 52, of The Severn, Daventry , used / kept a vehicle while failing to comply with off-road notification; fined £173, back duty £358.75.

■ These cases was heard on February 16

FIERON REILLY, aged 41, of Lyttleton Road, Northampton, drove an unregistered off-road motorcycle dangerously on a number of roads including Merthyr Road, Countess Road, Aberdare Road and Dallington Road, Northampton; 24 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months, costs £85, surcharge £154, disqualified for 12 months.

GEORGIAN IANCU, aged 29, of Kensington Close, Northampton, drove while using a handheld mobile phone / device on St Andrews Road, Northampton; fined £250, costs £620, six points..

JODIE STRAY, aged 47, of Scotney Close, Northampton, two counts of drug driving on Towcester Road, Northampton; community order, costs £85, surcharge £114, disqualified for 20 months.

JOSEPH WALPOLE, aged 33, of Towcester Road, Northampton, two counts of possession of a class A drug — heroin and crack cocaine; fined £240, costs £85, surcharge £69.

LEE ROBERTS, aged 49, of Campbell Street, Northampton, possession of a class B drug — cannabis; fined £80, costs £85.

LEWIS WEBSTER, aged 35, of Weald Road, Overstone, possession of a class B drug — cannabis; fined £80, costs £85.

SERGIU PLACINTA, aged 42, of Kensington Close, Northampton, drink driving on Barrack Road, Northampton — 99 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg, drove a vehicle on Barrack Road, Northampton, otherwise than in accordance with a licence, used a vehicle without third party insurance, driver failed to comply with a no-entry sign, community order with 120 hours unpaid work, costs £85, surcharge £114, disqualified for 26 months.

SIMON LOVELL, aged 38, of Balmoral Road, Northampton, theft from a shop — on January 5, 2026, stole four items of steak and three items of cheese to the value of £41.59 belonging to Asda, failed to surrender to custody; fined £400, costs £85.

OMAR ABDI, aged 28, of Hind Grove, London E14, assaulted a man by beating at Marefair, Northampton; fined £1,153, surcharge £461, costs £650.

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