Preston magistrates court: 37 people from Preston, Ingol, Ashton, Fulwood and Ribbleton convicted of crimes by the city's magistrates during the week of March 27

Every week, Preston Magistrates Court releases the names and details of people who have been convicted and sentenced over crimes they have committed in the Preston and central Lancashire area. The details of these offences are also included in the data.

Here are 37 people convicted of summary offences at Preston Magistrates Court during the week starting March 27 (offences sentenced in the weekn March 20 HERE).

Names of people who have appeared at Preston Magistrates Court?

• Saffa Akhtar, 37, Tower Lane, Fulwood: drove a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road, namely Garstang Road without due care and attention - six penalty points on driving licence, £199 fine, £80 surcharge, £110 costs.
• Michael Thomas Basterfield, 33, Harling Road, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a road, namely B6241 Tom Benson Way at a speed exceeding 40mph: £33 fine, £34 surcharge, £33 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Natalie Barclay, 32, Oak Leaf Drive, Bamber Bridge: drove a motor vehicle on a road, namely A584 Preston New Rd at speed exceeding 50mph - £66 fine, £267 surcharge, £110 costs, six penalty points on driving licence.
• Liam John Fewery, 25, Watling Street Road, Fulwood: failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence - £660 fine, £66 costs, £110 costs, banned from driving for 12 months.
• James Robinson, 42, Liverpool Road, Preston: drove a mechanically propelled vehicle on a special road, namely M62, at a speed exceeding 50mph - £33 fine, £34 costs, £33 surcharge, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Krisztian Banszki, 43, St Stephens Road, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely A583 Preston New Road at a speed exceeding 30mph - £220 fine, £88 costs, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Elvis Florin Cimpeanu, 33, Salisbury Street, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely A6 London Road - £220 fine, £88 costs, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Jobin Joy, 28, Samuel Street, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a road, namely Mains Lane, when you were using a hand-held mobile telephone: £135 fine, £54 surcharge, £90 costs, six penalty points on driving licence.
• Ayub Bapu, 66, Southern Parade, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely B6230 Church Brow / Cuerdale Lane (30mph), Walton le dale, at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £220 fine, £88 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Lindsey Black, 42, Middle Hey, Much Hoole: drove a motor vehicle on Golden Way, Leyland, at a speed exceeding 40mph - £220 fine, £88 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• David Anthony Carney, 56, School Lane, Longton: without reasonable excuse did an act, namely telephoned and left a voicemail for Fiona Carney as well as message a mutual friend asking them to contact Fiona on your behalf, which you were prohibited from doing by a non-molestation order - £200 fine, £80 surcharge, £85 costs.
• Oliver Pollard, 25, Highways Avenue, Euxton: assaulted Alexandra Cornforth by beating her - £1,050 fine, £420 surcharge, £85 costs.
• James Alexander Schofield Mercer, 47, Victoria Parade, Ashton: drove a motor vehicle on a road, namely A584 Freckleton Bypass at speed exceeding 50mph - £646 fine, £110 costs, £65 surcharge, six penalty points on driving licence.
• Mohammed Hira Miah, 34, Victoria Mansions, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a motorway, namely M61 , at a speed exceeding 70 miles per hour - £562 fine, £56 costs, £110 costs, six penalty points on driving licence.
• Craig Alan Angus, 38, Rawcliffe Drive, Ashton: drove a motor vehicle, on a restricted road, namely A6 London Rd between Victoria Rd and Albyn St E northbound , at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £220 fine, £88 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Christopher Graham, 46, Tithebarn Lane, Scorton, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely Channel Way, Ashton on Ribble, at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £123 fine, £49 surcharge, £90 costs.
• Robert Hunt, 30, Billington Court, Grimsargh: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely B6243 Clitheroe Road, at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £293 fine, £117 surcharge, £90 costs, five penalty points on driving licence.
• Akhil Benny, 25 St Thomas Road, Preston: driving without due care and attention - £220 fine, £88 costs, £90 surcharge, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Matthew Brian Kenny, 34, St Stephens Road, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a road, namely A682 Rawtenstall by pass at a speed exceeding 50mph - £153 fine, £61 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Manoj Kumar, 25, Trafford Street, Preston: failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence - £660 fine, £264 surcharge, £90 costs, six penalty points on driving licence.
• Michael John Oates, 47, Croft Way, Longridge: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely B6243 Preston Road at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £80 fine, £32 costs, £90 surcharge, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Colette Reid, 31, Beacon Grove, Fulwood: failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence - £660 fine, £264 surcharge, £90 costs, six penalty points on driving licence.
• Madalin-nicolae Rusu, 24, Methuen Avenue, Fulwood - used a motor vehicle on a road, or other public place, namely Blackpool Road, when there was not in force in relation to that use such a policy of insurance - £660 fine, £264 surcharge, £90 costs, six penalty points on driving licence.
• Damien Kenny, 57, Guildford Road, Preston: assaulted Paul Pentony by beating him, pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the stalking of Samantha Parkinson, assaulted Samantha Parkinson by beating her - 12 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months, two year restraining order.
• David Anthony Carney, 56, School Lane, Longton: without reasonable excuse did an act, namely telephoned and left a voicemail for Fiona Carney as well as message a mutual friend asking them to contact Fiona on your behalf, which you were prohibited from doing by a non-molestation order - £200 fine, £80 costs, £85 surcharge.
• Damien Kenny, 57, Guildford Road, Preston: assaulted Paul Pentony by beating him, pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the stalking of Samantha Parkinson, assaulted Samantha Parkinson by beating her - 12 week imprisonment, £300 compensation, £154 surcharge.
• James Alexander Schofield Mercer, 47, Victoria Parade, Ashton: drove a motor vehicle on a road, namely A584 Freckleton Bypass, subject of a local traffic order, at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour - £646 fine, £65 surcharge,£110 costs, six penalty point on driving licence.
• Craig Alan Angus, 38, Rawcliffe Drive, Ashton: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely A6 London Rd between Victoria Rd and Albyn St E northbound , at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £220 fine, £88 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Christopher Graham, 46, Tithebarn Lane, Scorton, Preston: drove a motor vehicle, on a restricted road, namely Channel Way, Ashton on Ribble, at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £123 fine, £49 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Robert Hunt, 30, Billington Court, Grimsargh, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely B6243 Clitheroe Road, at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £293 fine, £117 costs, £90 costs, five penalty points on driving licence.
• Isam Irebeihat, 40, Plungington Road, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely A677 Preston New Road at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £32 fine, £12 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.
• Michael Benson, 21, Allerton Road, Walton-Le-Dale: used towards Alex Woof threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause that person to believe that immediate unlawful violence would be used against him - 12 month community order, three month curfew order, £114 surcharge, £85 costs.
• Krzysztof Chowaniec, 53, Wellington Road, Ashton-On-Ribble: entered as a trespasser a building, namely Ormskirk Road, Preston, with intent to steal - 12 month community order, £114 surcharge.
• Sarah Michelle Riley, 36, Cintra Avenue, Preston: in a public place, namely The Welfield Pub, Adelphi Street, Preston, were guilty, while drunk, of disorderly behaviour - £40 fine, £16 surcharge.
• Daniel James Paul Edmondson, 31, Maynard Street, Ashton-on Ribble: had in your possession a quantity of cannabis, a controlled drug of class B - six month conditional discharge, £26 surcharge.
• Deborah Summerfield, 57, Bellis Way, Walton-Le-Dale: when suspected of having driven a vehicle and having been required to provide a specimen or specimens of breath for analysis - 18 month community order, £267 fine, £114 surcharge, £640 costs, disqualified from driving for 48 months.
• Alesha Marie Gurjee, 19, Lily Grove, Preston: drove a motor vehicle on a restricted road, namely A583 Watery Lane nr West Strand, at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour - £76 fine, £30 surcharge, £90 costs, three penalty points on driving licence.

Why do people appear at Magistrates Court instead of Crown Court?

The vast majority of offences are dealt with at magistrates court, with only the most serious offences, such murder and rape, being heard at Crown Court in front of a judge. Magistrates and district judges deal most others, including minor offences such as motoring offences, minor criminal damage and common assault not causing significant injury.

They will also deal with more serious offences such a burglary and drug offences but will then pass the case to a higher court should they feel they do not have sufficient sentencing powers. Magistrates will also pass the serious – or indictable – offences such as murder, rape, other serious sexual offences, kidnapping and serious fraud, to the Crown Court, where judges have much greater sentencing powers and cases are heard before a jury.