A shoplifter and two illegal fox hunters were among the criminals sentenced in Norfolk last week.
Kyle Nunn
The offences took place between May and June this year when items such as chocolate, cheese, meat, coffee, energy drinks and tuna were stolen - often in large amounts totalling close to £400.
He was handed a 32-week prison sentence and a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) making it a criminal offence to enter any Co-op in Norfolk for the next four years, as well as banning him from several Tesco, Next, Sainsbury's, Mountain Warehouse and B&M stores across the county.
Bevin Bascombe
Bevin Bascombe, 34, became embroiled in an argument with another man believing a dog he had lost some months earlier was in the back of the man's van on Dereham Road, Norwich.
Norwich Crown Court heard Bascombe "decided to release the dog" leaving it running around, bringing traffic to a standstill.
Bascombe, formerly of The Common, Chedgrave, appeared in court last Wednesday having been found guilty of affray following a trial last month.
He was also being sentenced after he admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine between August and December 2022 and being in possession of an ID document, a drivers licence, with improper intention on May 23 2022.
Adam Egginton and Edward Bell
Adam Egginton, 23, and Edward Bell, 31, both of Moor Lane in Necton, near Swaffham, were found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs at Great Yarmouth Magistrates’ Court.
They were convicted of two offences that took place in February 2023.
The pair, who had denied the charges and were acquitted of two further charges of causing criminal damage and having dogs dangerously out of control, were handed fines and costs totalling £1,700 each.
Two others - joint huntmasters Andrew Kendall, 67, of Hulver Road in Henstead, Suffolk, and Robert Gurney, 55, of Bawdeswell - were cleared of all charges.
Robert Puchniarz
A man who was armed with two knives on one of Norwich’s busiest streets has been given a suspended jail sentence.
Robert Puchniarz, 32, had a large green and black hunting knife and another with a serrated blade on Prince of Wales Road on June 10.
Norwich Magistrates’ Court was told he had been arrested after showing the knives to someone who had alerted police.
He appeared before court via video link from Norwich prison to be sentenced after previously pleading guilty to two counts of possessing a knife in a public place.
Magistrates said his remorse meant they were suspending a six-month sentence for 12 months. They ordered him to complete 15 rehabilitation days and 150 hours unpaid work.
Lee Bristow and Kit Bristow
A father and son have been sentenced for running a cannabis dealing operation.
Lee Bristow, 42, and his 20-year-old son Kit appeared side by side in the dock at Norwich Magistrates’ Court.
They were both arrested following a police raid in Cromer in 2022 where officers discovered a quantity of cannabis.
Seized mobile phones were also found to contain messages indicative of the buying and selling of drugs.
Lee Bristow, of Keyes Road in Norwich, had previously pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of class B drugs between June and November 2022.
His son, of Walpole Gardens in Norwich, admitted involvement in drug supply in October and November 2022.
They were both given 12-month community orders with Lee Bristow required to do 180 hours unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation days.
His son will be fitted with a tag to monitor his movements for six months.
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