in Magistrates' Court this week.

Kelvin Thomas Douglas, 39, of Bridgeview Lane, Hamilton Parish, was read two sets of charges, both relating to fraudulently stealing from the account of Vincent and Katherine Richardson.

Douglas is accused of using false documents -- bank letters -- on January 18 of this year to steal $9,000 from the Richardsons' account.

He is also accused of using false documents -- a letter signed by Mr.

Richardson and a bank letter -- on February 6 of this year to steal $38,000 from the same account.

Crown counsel Charmaine Smith asked that the matter be adjourned for four weeks in order for to issue warrants for documents from the Bermuda Telephone Company and the Bank of Butterfield.

The matter was adjourned until April 2.

Ms Smith also requested that Douglas be required to surrender his travel documents but Senior Magistrate Archie Warner did not deem this necessary.

$1,000 FINE FOR PUB ASSAULT CTS $1,000 fine for pub assault A 23-year-old St. George's man was fined $1,000 in Magistrates' Court yesterday for the harm he did to another man outside of Freddie's Pub in St.

George's last year.

Chae Levon Simmons of Talavera Lane pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Ivan Kanes, who reported the assault to Police on August 23.

He told Police he was assaulted and robbed of security ID cards and bus tokens outside of Freddie's by a man he knew as "Chae''.

Mr. Kanes was advised to seek medical attention for a swollen right eye and cuts to his right temple and ear. It was later discovered that he also sustained a broken rib in the attack.

Simmons admitted the attack to Police when he was arraigned on another matter.

Simmons told Police he had an argument with Kanes but did not rob him.

IMPAIRED DRIVER OFF THE ROAD CTS Impaired driver off the road A Smith's Parish man was disqualified from driving for one year and fined $1,000 in Magistrates' Court this week.

Roger John Kay, 31, pleaded guilty to driving with an excess amount of alcohol in his blood on February 11 of this year.

The court heard that Kay was involved in a single vehicle accident in Flatts.

Police were called to the scene and found a red cycle in the west-bound lane of Middle Road.

When the ambulance arrived at the scene, the driver of the cycle, Kay, said that he was not seriously injured and did not need to go to the hospital.

Kay told Police that the accident happened because he "was trying to take the corner but was going too fast and lost control of the cycle''.

Police noticed that Kay smelled heavily of alcohol and his speech was slurred.

Kay told the attending officers that he had two beers when they asked if he had been drinking.

Kay agreed to provide samples for breathe analysis and the lowest read 175 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.