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Gosport man had cannabis

Magistrates have fined a man for possessing cannabis. Mathew Christmas, from St Lukes Road, Gosport, pleaded guilty to having the class B drug on him in Havant on October 18. The 31-year-old was fined £150 and told to pay £15 to a fund for crime victims and £85 costs by Portsmouth magistrates. Original article

DVDs stolen from house

Thieves took DVDs from a house while the owners were on holiday. The victims came back to their home in Hastings Avenue, Elson, Gosport, to find their back door had been forced open. Their bedroom and living room had been searched and a number of DVDs were taken. It is thought the

Baby taken to hospital after arson at flats

A six month old baby was taken to hospital after arsonists set fire to rubbish in a block of flats. The black bin bag was set alight in the communal hallway of the flats in Sunbeam Way, Gosport, between midnight and 1am on Thursday. Smoke alarms went off and the blaze was

Drink driver was more than twice limit

Motorist Mark Osborne was caught driving while more than twice the legal alcohol limit. The 34-year-old, of Molesworth Road, Gosport, admitted driving a Vauxhall Vectra in Western Way, Fareham, after drinking too much on October 9. A test revealed his breath contained 76 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The legal limit for

Shoplifter admits to wine theft

Wine thief Alexander Rees has been put under supervision. Rees, 21, of Ham Lane, Gosport, pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of cabernet sauvignon wine from Budgens at Stubbington Green, Stubbington, on September 30. He also pleaded guilty to committing the offence while subject to a community order. Rees was put under supervision

Cruel raiders put headless chickens back in their cages

Animal lover Alan Ginn has been left heartbroken after sick thieves snatched his chickens and cut off their heads before dumping them back in his garden. The intruders stole nine birds and a rabbit from cages in the back garden of his home in Beryton Road, Gosport last Friday night. Alan, 60,

Baby taken to hospital after arson at flats

A six month old baby was taken to hospital after arsonists set fire to rubbish in a block of flats. The black bin bag was set alight in the communal hallway of the flats in Sunbeam Way, Gosport, between midnight and 1am on Thursday. Smoke alarms went off and the blaze was