Magistrate urges Pembroke youth to make the most of `lucky break'
A Pembroke youth was fined yesterday after he admitted removing an auxiliary cycle.
David A. Trott III, 17, of Ewing Street pleaded guilty to removing the bike from Wheels Cycles Ltd. in Pembroke on August 11.
He was caught after a Wheels Cycles Ltd. employee saw the bike in the car park of Reid's restaurant on Mullet Bay Road in St. George's on August 16 and remembered it had been stolen a few days earlier.
He inquired in the restaurant who the bike belonged to and Trott stepped forward.
Police were called to the scene where they arrested Trott and took him to St.
George's Police station where he admitted removing the bike.
Senior Magistrate, Archibald Warner, asked him if he had anything to say, to which he replied: "No sir.'' He told him he was lucky to be charged with removal rather then theft, and fined him $500.
AWOL YOUTHS GIVEN SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR DUCKING REGIMENT DUTIES CTS MIL AWOL youths given suspended sentences for ducking Regiment duties Two youths appeared before senior Magistrate Archibald Warner yesterday after failing to report for regimental duties.
Patrick Eugene William Russell, 20, of Monkey Hole in Southampton, and Adolphus John Lambert, also 20, of Ewing Street in Pembroke were charged with failing to attend military duty.
Sergeant Gavin S. Raynor, in charge of attendance noted that Russell had been absent on nine days, and Lambert had been absent on 15 days.
Mr. Warner asked Russell if he had anything to say.
He replied: "No,'' but under some coaxing from Mr. Warner, he added: "Sometimes I work, play football, I just don't worry about the army.'' He continued: "I know it is not a good excuse, but...'' "It's not an excuse at all,'' replied Mr. Warner and added the law says he had to serve with the Regiment.
Lambert also had very little to say but after more coaxing, he said: "I was going through some family problems, but everything is solved now and my life is back on track.'' Mr. Warner then sentenced both men to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months, and warned them that if they came before the court again and were convicted these sentences could be activated.
Both men have two years of Regiment service remaining.
WOMAN BANNED FROM ROADS AFTER INJURING YOUNG GIRL CTS Woman banned from roads after injuring young girl A St. George's woman who broke a young girl's leg after running her over while driving the wrong way up a one-way street was fined and disqualified from driving yesterday.
Stacey D. Hall, 19, of Khyber Pass offered no excuse as to why she failed to appear for an earlier court date and pleaded guilty to driving without due care on Khyber Pass in St. George's on August 1.
At 9.45 p.m. Hall rode up the one-way street running over the little girl who was walking with an adult.
Hall suffered cuts and bruises and road rash while the little girl suffered a broken leg.
When asked if she had anything to say, Hall replied: "No.'' Mr. Warner then fined her $800 and disqualified her from driving all vehicles for 12 months.
POSSESSIONOF WEED WAS FOR `PERSONAL USE', JUDGE TOLD CTS Possession of weed was for `personal use', judge told A Devonshire man has been fined $500 after admitting possession of 5.94 grammes of cannabis.
Ricardo Brangman, 20, of Roberts Avenue had been picked up when Police got wind of drugs being sold in St. Monica's Mission, Pembroke, on May 19.
They saw Brangman pushing a bike -- when he spotted them he began to act suspiciously.
A search revealed Brangman had six pay-type envelopes in his pocket -- one of which contained cannabis.
Brangman told Police it was for his personal use.
Yesterday he told Magistrate Will Francis: "I am sorry for what happened and it won't happen again.'' SPANISH POINT SPEED DEMON GROUNDED FOR 36 MONTHS CTS Spanish Point speed demon grounded for 36 months A Spanish Point man was fined $500 for speeding at 80 kilometres per hour along the St. George's causeway in April.
Magistrate Edward King fined Norman Raynor of Boss's Cove earlier this week for his high-speed trip from St. George's when Police stopped him.
The 26-year-old labourer was also fined $50 for stealing a Gillette razor from the MarketPlace in Somerset -- a warrant that was waiting for him since September of last year.
Mr. King disqualified Raynor from riding all cycles for 36 months but Raynor can apply for a licence in 18 months.
Mr. King said he makes no guarantee that Raynor will get his licence back if he chooses to apply in 18 months' time.