Southampton Rangers player/coach Clevie (Palmer) Wade was charged in Magistrates' Court for impaired driving and swearing at a Police officer.

The court heard that Wade, 43, of Southampton stopped at the scene of an accident on the corner of Tee Street and South Road on January 23.

When he was told by a Police officer to leave the scene, the former St. George's Cup Match captain began to swear.

He said: "You f**king foreigner, f**k off."

In court recently Wade pleaded not guilty to using offensive language but guilty to the impaired driving.

He said he stopped to check that no one was hurt and said he never swore at Police.

But when Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves started to set a court date for a trial Wade said he would change his plea.

Mr. Greaves fined him $1,000 for impaired driving and suspended him from driving all motor vehicles for 12 months. He fined him $250 for offensive language.

A judge has ordered the Crown to pay all legal costs to a trader after charges of stealing his former boss's client list were dropped.

A Magistrate threw out the charges against Stuart Lacey in December last year, but the prosecutors decided to appeal the case.

The appeal was also thrown out, and last Friday Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley ordered the tax-payer to refund all legal fees paid by Mr. Lacey, 31, in fighting the appeal.

He made the award following an application from Mr. Lacey's lawyer Mark Diel, which was resisted by Crown counsel Oonagh Vaucrosson.

It is understood that when legal costs are awarded they vary from 30 to 50 percent, but Mr. Justice Kawaley awarded indemnity costs against the Crown, meaning all Mr. Lacey's legal expenses will be paid. The case against Mr. Lacey has been brought while he was a trader at Emerald Financial Limited. He was accused of downloading client data while he was preparing to resign to move to another job.

A 41-year-old man yesterday admitted masturbating in a public place.

Magistrates' Court heard that Carlton James Robinson, of no fixed abode, was caught with his pants around his ankles in the bushes on Tanglewood Drive, Warwick.

Crown counsel Wayne Caines told the court on July 19 Robinson was spotted about ten feet from the road and fled the area.

Robinson left his bike near the bushes and later came back to retrieve it, but Police were on the scene and arrested him.

Mr. Caines requested a psychological report.

Asked by acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves whether he had anything to say, Robinson replied: "Just sorry."

Mr. Greaves said: "You were under pressure? Did you have to release the old valve?"

Robinson said: "I had no place to stay."

"Do you have somewhere to stay now?" said Mr. Greaves.

Robinson told the court he was living in Somerset.

Mr. Greaves set bail at $500 with a surety.

"This is provided that you can verify your landlord ? if not you are going to jail."

Robinson is due to appear for sentencing on March 24.

A 30-year-old man who admitted stealing about $6,250 worth of goods during a house break-in was sentenced to nine months in prison in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Norman Raynor, of no fixed abode, was charged with numerous breaking and entering and traffic offences.

Crown counsel Wayne Caines told the court Raynor broke into a Southampton apartment on February 16 and stole a VCR, a Toshiba laptop computer, a surround sound system, DVD videos, a DVD player and some food.

Raynor admitted he entered by removing an air conditioning unit in the window.

The court heard that Raynor allegedly broke into Vernon Temple A.M.E. Church in Southampton on January 21 and attempted to steal a soda from a vending machine. Mr. Caines said that Raynor entered by breaking a window and forcing a door.

Police entered Raynor's home with a search warrant and discovered a match with his fingerprints, which were also found near the broken window at the church.

Raynor also admitted a slew of traffic offences and was fined $3,290 for speeding, no insurance, driving dangerously and having an unlicensed motorbike. He was told to pay outstanding court fines.

Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves sentenced him to nine months for the first breaking and entering charge and remanded him in custody until March 17 for sentencing for the church break-in. Mr. Greaves said: "The maximum sentence is 12 months in Magistrates' Court and ten years in Supreme Court. There is a disparity with sentencing ? you need to talk to the new Attorney General about this."

Frederina Marcelle Darrell, 35, of Khyber Heights, Warwick was also charged with knowingly receiving the stolen computer from Raynor on February 26. She admitted the charge and has been helping Police with their investigation.

Mr. Greaves set bail at $1,000 for Darrell. She is due to appear for sentencing on March 17.