JUST DESERTS
KEIGHLEY MAN WHO DODGED £9.80 FARE ENDS UP HAVING TO PAY 70 TIMES THE PRICE
A man who avoided paying a £9.80 taxi fare outside a hotel has been forced to pay 70 times the price. Paul Rose, from Keighley, made off from the taxi at the Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton on May 26. Court documents say he did this
knowing that payment on the spot for the service was expected. The 61-year-old was found guilty of the make off without making payment offence
when he
appeared at Skipton Magistrates' Court on December 5.
Rose, who had pleaded not guilty in October, has been forced to pay £620 in court costs, a £60 fine, £9.80 in compensation, and a £24 victim surcharge. The £713.80 total will be paid in £50 instalments from January 2, 2024.
11 MONTHS’ PRISON FOR THIEF WHO STOLE FROM CHURCH AND CHEATED CABBIE OF HIS £55 FARE
A thief who failed to pay her £55 fare and then stole from a church shop wept when she received a prison sentence. Donna Gray, 35, appeared from custody at Falkirk Sheriff Court on Thursday 21 December, having pleaded guilty to failing to pay her taxi fare in King Street, Sten- housemuir and stealing from St Francis Xavier Church in June 2022. Procurator fiscal depute Christie
MacColl said: “The cabbie picked up the accused who attended an address before requesting to be taken to two further addresses. “The fare was £55.90 and the accused attempted to pay with a bank card, but this was declined. She said she would pay with another bank card and went into an address, but failed to return.” Later that month Gray stole two greetings cards from a church shop.
Sheriff Alison Michie noted Gray, had been placed on a community payback order for these offences, which she subsequently breached. She said: “There is no alternative but to impose a period in custody – a theft from a church is not a low level offence.” Sheriff Michie revoked Grays community payback order and sentenced her to 11 months in prison back dated to November 22.
COMMUNITY ORDER FOR ACCRINGTON BLIND MAN WHO SPAT IN CABBIE’S FACE AND URINATED IN CAB
A blind man spat in a taxi driver’s face, kicked and punched him and then urinated in his cab. Blackburn magistrates heard Anthony Maughan had drunk 14 or 15 pints prior to the incident. Maughan, 25, from Accrington, admitted to criminal damage to an iPhone and car seats belonging to Akmal Shahzad and assault. Susheela Regala, prosecuting, said the incident happened around 12.20am outside Burnley Rugby Club. Maughan was getting a taxi
20
back to Accrington but had a drink in his hand and was told he couldn’t take it in the taxi. The drink was taken off Maughan by a friend and there was then a dispute over paying the fare up front. “They eventually got to
the
destination at which point the defendant refused to get out of the vehicle,” said Miss Regala. “As he was getting him out of the car Maughan spat in the driver’s face and then punched him to the chest. As the struggle continued
Maughan punched the driver again and then kicked him to the stomach. Before the driver could stop him he started to urinate into the vehicle.” District Judge Alexandra Preston described his behaviour as “disgusting.” He was given an 18-month community order with a 30-day rehab activity requirement. He was ordered to pay £500 compensation to Mr Shahzad with £85 costs.
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