The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts: 

December 6

HUMZA SAEED, 25, of All Saints Avenue, Maidenhead, admitted driving under the influence of cannabis on Belmont Road, Maidenhead, on November 3, 2020. Banned from driving for 12 months. Fined £90 and ordered to pay £2,284 in court fees. 
JAMES LOVE, 32, of Hartland Close, Slough, admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend supervision appointments in September and October 2021. Fined £50. 

December 8 

SHELLIE TURNER, 23, of Farnham Road, Slough, convicted of assault and assaulting an emergency worker, namely a PCSO, and destroyed radios belonging to Thames Valley Police in Slough and Maidenhead on August 22, 2021. Community order made. Requirement to take part in up to 50 days of rehabilitation activities. Must pay £145 in court fees. 

December 9

YOUSEF ZEKARI, 31, of Ladbrooke Road, Chalvey, Slough, admitted failing to comply with the supervision requirements following release from a period of imprisonment by failing to attend appointments in May, July, August, September and October 2021. Committed to prison for 14 days. 

December 10

ANDRZEJ BRZOZOWSKI, 40, of Clive Court, Slough, admitted assault by beating in Slough on January 26, 2020. Community order made. Requirement to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work. Must pay compensation of £75 and costs of £85. 
BILLY KING, 30, of Westgate Crescent, Slough, admitted failing to co-operate with a roadside drug swipe and failing to participate in a blood test in Slough and Maidenhead Police Station on May 26, 2021. Community order made. Requirement to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. Banned from driving for three years. Must pay £295 in court fees.
ABIDA AHMED, 46, of Mildenhall Road, Slough, convicted of wrongfully using a disabled parking pay when the badge holder was not present. Fined £440 and order to pay costs of £394. 

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