A thief who drove off without paying for diesel, a man who broke into a Farmfoods supermarket and stole £150 of items and a whole host of driving offenders appeared before magistrates in Grimsby last week. While some cases were adjourned to a later date and others sent to Grimsby Crown Court , magistrates still handed out prison sentences, hefty fines and driving bans to offenders from across northern Lincolnshire. Here are several people who have appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court in recent days.
READ MORE: More crime and court stories Jail for gang who raided cannabis grows with baseball bats and dealt the spoils Stefan James, 35, of Diana Street, Scunthorpe indicated a plea of guilty to making off without payment for an item or service, namely diesel at the Bluestone Service Station in Immingham. He also indicated pleas of guilty to three counts of theft from a shop in which he stole items worth £276 from Tesco, £50 of items from Sainsburys and £10 of items from Aldi. He was jailed for four weeks.
Shane Southall, 37, of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe indicated a plea of guilty to one count of harassment in which he contacted a person he was prohibited from doing so by a restraining order. He also indicated pleas of guilty to two counts of common assault against an emergency worker and one count of criminal damage in which he damaged the body-worn camera of a police officer. He was given a community order with an 80-hour unpaid work requirement, and ordered to pay £85 in .