JUST DESERTS YOB HIGH ON DRUGS WHO JUMPED ON TAXI BONNET TO PAY COMPENSATION TO CABBIE


Yob Graeme McLardy jumped on the bonnet of a taxi in scenes akin to a visit to a safari park. The 42-year-old was high on monkey dust when he climbed on the Toyota Corolla in Hartshill in the early hours of April 13. The cabbie told police he came to


a stop after he saw the defendant shouting something at him. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard that he then deliberately stamped and scratched the car during the terrifying incident. McLardy admitted to officers he was under the influence


of


monkey dust at the time and was paranoid due to rumours he was a police informant. McLardy, from Silverdale, pleaded guilty to criminal damage. Magistrates ordered McLardy to pay £750 compensation. There was no order for costs or a surcharge.


COMMUNITY ORDER FOR DAD WHO WHO COULDNT PAY FOR TAXI AND TOLD DRIVER ‘I’VE GOT A KNIFE’


A dad-of-two threatened a taxi driver and told him “I’ve got a knife in my bag” after failing to pay his £28 fare on June 25 last year. Carey had been on a night out in Liverpool when he flagged down the taxi to drive him home to Birkenhead at around 11.30pm. But when they arrived he failed to pay his bill using an app on his phone.


An argument ensued, and the taxi driver decided to drive him to Merseyside Police headquarters. When they arrived, Carey said: “I’m going to do you in. I’ve got a knife in my bag, you b*****d”. He then exited the cab and kicked it, breaking a wing mirror and causing £745 worth of damage. He pleaded guilty


to criminal


damage and possession of a knife, which had been given to him as a present after he completed a boating qualification. Judge David Swinnerton sen- tenced him to


an 18-month


community order and 100 hours of unpaid work. He also ordered him to pay £783 compensation to the taxi driver and £500 in court costs.


JAIL FOR COALVILLE TRIO WHO RACIALLY ABUSED BEAT AND TRIED TO ROB CASH LESS UBER DRIVER


Three drunken yobs tried to rob an Uber driver who was racially abused and beaten up around 1.30am on March 29, last year. The drunken trio, brothers Shane and Joseph Woolley and Louise Hor- robin, approached the car in Coal- ville. Shane Woolley then punched the driver in the face repeatedly, telling him: “Give me your ******* money now or I’ll batter you”. The driver said Ubers had no cash but Shane Woolley said: “All you ***** have money, where the **** is it?” The other two searched the car and the driver’s wallet for cash. Shane Woolley then got into the


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driver’s seat and drove off, leaving the driver behind, while the other two walked away empty-handed. But Shane Woolley returned to the Uber driver and threatened him to get in the car to go to a cashpoint only to discover the victim did not have his bank card as the trio had stolen it and thrown it away. So Woolley took the driver back and, while making threats, forced him to search for the wallet. The driver screamed for help, so Woolley repeatedly punched him, knocked him to the ground and kicked him in the ribs leaving the victim covered in blood.


The trio were arrested the next day. Leicester Crown Court heard that the attack, including an audio recording, was caught on CCTV. The court heard that Horrobin, 36, had 43 previous offences. Joseph Woolley,


38, had 12 previous


offences, while Shane Woolley, 31, had 35 offences on his record. Shane Woolley admitted robbery and attempted robbery, while the other two had each admitted attempted robbery. Shane Woolley was jailed for 64 months, Joseph Woolley was sentenced for 43 months and Horrobin was jailed for 30 months.


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