Prolific shoplifter who stole from Tesco, Sainsbury, Co-op, M&S and Superdry among these cases in court

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on February 17

CRAIG CLANCY, aged 37, of Greendale Square, Northampton, drunk and disorderly in Gold Street, Northampton, failed to surrender to custody; fined £100, surcharge to fund victim services £40.

JOHN SHAW, aged 40, of Campbell Street, Northampton, on December 26, 2024, stole items to the value of £25.32 from One Stop, on December 29 stole items to the value of £39.90 from One Stop, on December 29 stole Items of a value of £100 , from Co-op, on January 2, 2025, stole Items of a value of £14.50 from Co-op, on January 4 stole Items of a value £59.50 from Co-op, on January 19 stole Items of a value of £50 from Co-op, on January 19 stole Items of a value of £15 from Co-op, on January 19 stole items to the value of £14.80 from The Corner Shop, Kingsthorpe, on January 21 stole Items of a value of £4.80, from Co-op; community order.

BENJAMIN SMITH, aged 35, of Queens Street, Weedon Bec, stole five washing pods, cough syrup, two Barefoot Zinfandel wines to the value of £70 from Home Bargains; community order, prosecution costs £85.

LAURA TUTTON, aged 36, of Nene Drive, Northampton, stole five washing pods, cough syrup, two Barefoot Zinfandel wines to the value of £70 from Home Bargains; conditionally discharged 12 months, costs £85.

OLIVER SLACK, aged 30, of Byfield Road, Northampton, drunk and disorderly in College Street, Northampton, fined £180, surcharge £72, costs £85.

MANTAS SNELIUS aged 41, of Blackberry Lane, Northampton, stole fitness goods namely vitamin and magnesium supplements to a value of £106.98 from Holland and Barrett; conditionally discharged for 12 months, surcharge £26.

SARAH McAULEY, aged 68, of Rothesay Terrace, Northampton, drink driving — 88 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; fined £193, surcharge £77, costs £85, disqualified for 22 months.

JAMES MOSSMAN, aged 46, of Great Gull Crescent, Northampton, used a vehicle without third party insurance, possession of a controlled Class B drug — cannabis, criminal damage to a tumble dryer, harassment — breach of a court order; 18 weeks in prison suspended for 12 Months, 50 hours unpaid work, compensation of £100, costs £85, six points.

ANDREW BODFISH, aged 48, of Reedhill, Northampton, three counts of breaching a court order; fined £459, surcharge £184, costs £85.Frose

PHILLIP WRIGHT, aged 46, of Cranford Road, Northampton, criminal damage to a coffee table, kettle, door, tap and kitchen plug socket to the value of £724, two counts of assaulting men by beating; 14 weeks in prison.

PHILLIP WRIGHT, aged 46, of Cranford Road, Northampton, criminal damage to a fire extinguisher to the value of £106.97; 14 weeks in prison concurrent.

PHILLIP WRIGHT, aged 46, of Cranford Road, Northampton, common assault of a man, assaulted a police officer by beating; 14 weeks in prison concurrent.

JOEL DAVIS, aged 31, of Friary Close, Daventry, racially / religiously aggravated intentional harassment / alarm / distress - words / writing, assaulted a man by beating, two counts of failing to surrender to custody; 16 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months, compensation of £150, surcharge £650, costs £85.

MATTHEW WILKINS, aged 38, of Turnpike, Moulton, failed to provide a specimen of blood for analysis in the course of an investigation into whether an offence had been committed, failed to surrender to custody; fined £80, surcharge £64, costs £650, disqualified for 12 months.

MARCIN WLODARCZYK, aged 45, of Oakley Street, Northampton, assaulted a man by beating; fined £180, compensation of £100, surcharge £72, costs £350.

REECE FIELDHOUSE, aged 27, of Dands Drive, Middleton Cheney, drug driving; fined £195, surcharge £78, costs £85, disqualified for 12 months.

TRISTAN HIBBERT, aged 31, of Ericsson Close, Daventry, assaulted a police officer by beating, two counts of possession of Class B drugs - cannabis and amphetamine, failed to surrender to custody; fined £100, surcharge £40, costs £85.

BRETT MacBRIDE, aged 48, of The Medway, Daventry, drink driving — 125 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg; fined £500, surcharge £200, costs £85, disqualified for 14 months.

MATTHEW HOWSE, aged 40, of Great Meadow, Northampton, on December 12, 2024, stole items to the value of £122 from Pets at Home, on December 29, items to the value of £146 from Tesco, Weston Favell, on January 2, 2025, stole fish items to the value of £40 from Co-op, on January 20 stole items to the value of £61.75 from Sainsburys, Wellingborough Road, on January 27 stole items to the value of £100.50 from Sainsburys, Wellingborough Road, on February 3 stole a jacket to the value of £119.99 from Superdry, on February 5 stole multiple items to the value of £126.03 from Boots, on February 13 stole several items to the value of £1 from Co-op, on February 13 stole multiple items to the value of £101.95 from Tesco, Wellingborough Road, on January 20 attempted to steal several items to the value of £27 from Co-op, on February 15 attempted to steal multiple items to the value of £37.50 from M&S, 48 weeks in prison, compensation of £632.23.

■ These cases were heard on February 18

OTIS GRACE, aged 42, of Broughton Place, Northampton, possession of a controlled Class B drug — cannabis; fined £90, surcharge £130, costs £36.

ELENA IOAN, aged 25, of Lower Adelaide Street, Northampton, stole two packs of vaseline, two hair scrunchies and a box of hair dye to the value of £14.67 from West Chemist; community order 40 hours unpaid work, compensation of £14.67, costs £85.

SHANE CUNNANE, aged 27 of Midway, Middleton Cheney, in charge of a vehicle with proportion of specified controlled drug above specified limit; fined £507, surcharge £203, costs £85, disqualified for 28 days.

JAKE DICKERSON, aged 27, of Kettering Road, Northampton, assaulted man by beating; community order, fined £80, surcharge £114, costs £85.

JEVGENIJS SEMJONOVS, aged 67, of Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, drink driving — 75 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath exceeding the prescribed limit of 35mg, drive a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence; fined £300, surcharge £120, costs £85, disqualified for 20 months.

YUSSUF HUSSEIN, aged 35, of Campion Court, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order by failing to attend unpaid work; fined £500.

CHRISTOPHER STEVEN SPICK, aged 38, of Spencer Street, Northampton, failed to comply with a community order failing to attend a probation office appointment; fined £50.

OLIVER KING, aged 23, of Hamilton Drive, Towcester, failed to give information identifying a driver of a vehicle alleged to be guilty of an offence; fined £162, surcharge £65, costs £150, six points.

KAYDEN McHUGH, aged 19, of Holly Road, Northampton, assaulted a man by beating, assaulted a woman by beating, drunk and disorderly in a public place, namely The Old Bank pub; community order with 100 hours unpaid work, fined £40, compensation of £100, surcharge £114, costs £40.

GHEORGHE-GIGI OPREA, aged 50, of Balfour Close, Northampton, used a vehicle with no insurance; fined £600, surcharge £240, costs £150, six points.

KHALID MAHMOOD SHKOY, aged 25, of Abington Avenue, Northampton, used a vehicle with no insurance; fined £660, surcharge £264, costs £90, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

MATHEW JASON STEELS, aged 41, of St Catherines Close, Daventry, used a vehicle with no insurance, no MoT; fined £880, surcharge £352, costs £90, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

EIREANN SWEENEY, aged 26, of Kettering Road, Northampton, failed to give information identifying a driver of a vehicle alleged to be guilty of an offence; fined £660, surcharge £264, costs £90, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

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