The following cases were heard at Southampton Magistrates' Court:

NAOMI TUSON, 46, of Victoria Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft after she was caught stealing a case of Stella Artois beer worth £6.15 from the Co-op in Southampton on November 29, 2024. She was ordered to pay £6.15 compensation and a fine of £80.

CAMERON CHASE, 22, of Culver Close, Southampton, admitted a charge of theft after he stole items worth £60 from Lidl in Southampton on November 5, 2024. He was sentenced to a six-month conditional discharge and must pay £60 compensation. He must also pay a surcharge of £26.

VINNIE BRUNSDON, 19, of Victoria Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary after he stole a car key and bank card, a charge of theft from a motor vehicle after he stole a house key, a charge of burglary after he stole a drill set, drill bit set and a sander, and a charge of theft after he stole a DAB radio. All of these offences occurred in Preston Road, Weymouth, on November 23, 2023. He will appear before the same court on May 2.

Read our previous court round-up here

ARNOLD VERNON, 60, of Warburton Road, Southampton, admitted three charges of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place after he was caught with a wooden pole with screws in the ends, and two police-style batons at a block of flats in Southampton on February 28. He also admitted a charge of common assault after he assaulted a man on the same date. He will appear before the same court on June 3.

JAY KITCHER, 25, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft after he stole Blue Emporio Armani frames worth £270 from Boots in Southampton on September 12, 2024. He was handed a four week prison sentence as his “offences are aggravated by previous convictions” and were committed while on licence.