By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter
Stock image: Peacocks store Gary Bailey made off with items worth a total of £535. The 48-year-old of Howards Grove, Southampton, targeted a Peacocks store in the city on three separate occasions in March last year. He was charged with three counts of theft and was proved guilty in absence at Southampton Magistrates’ Court. Bailey had been remanded on unconditional bail and is due to be sentenced in August while a pre-sentence report is prepared.
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By Tom Orde Crime and court reporter
Darren Cooper before his sentencing at Southampton Crown Court A MAN rammed a patrol car during a police chase claiming it was an accident. Darren Cooper led police on a chase while driving a blue Mazda, a court heard. The 41-year-old was spotted in New Road, Fawley, but failed to stop when a police car switched on its blue lights. He later reversed the car and rammed into the patrol car before speeding along Blackfield Road. Prosecution barrister, Catherine Donnelly, told how Cooper eventually fled from the vehicle on foot. But, when a police officer ran after him telling him to stop, he threatened him verbally.