Sentences ranged from community orders and driving bans to an immediate eight-week jail term, as defendants from Eltham, Greenwich, Lewisham, and Southwark faced the bench.
Joe Curry, 19, of Camrose Street, Eltham, London, appeared on July 17, 2025, and must pay £199 in costs and a surcharge.
He pleaded guilty to possessing a Class A drug, crack cocaine, on January 14, 2024, at Abbey Wood, Greenwich.
He was given a community order running until July 16, 2026, that requires up to 10 rehabilitation activity days and 40 hours of unpaid work, and the crack cocaine will be forfeited and destroyed.
Mr Curry also pleaded guilty to possessing a Class B drug—one snapbag of cannabis—on January 14, 2024, at Abbey Wood, Greenwich.
The cannabis will be forfeited and destroyed, and the same community order applies.
Mr Curry also pleaded guilty to possessing a Class A drug, heroin, on January 14, 2024, at Abbey Wood, Greenwich.
The heroin will be forfeited and destroyed, and the same community order applies.
Jerome Simpson, 36, of Ravens Way, Greenwich, appeared on July 17, 2025, and must pay a £26 surcharge, with no order for costs.
He pleaded not guilty but was found guilty of sending an indecent or menacing message by public electronic communications network on March 9, 2023, at Plumstead, Greenwich.
He received a conditional discharge for 12 months, and the surcharge must be paid by August 14, 2025.
Daniel Pasca, 26, of Limes Grove, Hither Green, Lewisham, appeared on July 16, 2025, and must pay £859 in a fine, costs, and a surcharge.
He pleaded guilty to driving an Audi A6 on Green Lane, Penge, while over the drink-drive limit on June 15, 2025; a breath test showed 57 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 ml of breath.
He was banned from driving for 12 months, with the ban to be reduced by 13 weeks if a drink-drive rehabilitation course is completed by February 15, 2026.
All amounts must be paid by August 13, 2025.
Michael Blackwood, 52, of Humber Road, Blackheath, Greenwich, appeared on July 16, 2025, and must pay £261 in compensation, court costs, and a surcharge.
He pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour intended to cause harassment, alarm, or distress to a PC on duty on December 26, 2024, at Bexleyheath.
He received a 12-month conditional discharge and must make the payments in £20 monthly instalments starting August 16, 2025.
Mr Blackwood also pleaded guilty to damaging a Metropolitan Police van at Bexleyheath on the same date; no separate penalty was imposed for that offence.
Darren West, 38, of Silwood Street, London, appeared on July 22, 2025, and must pay £365 in a fine, costs, and a surcharge.
He pleaded guilty to driving a Kia on Connington Road, Lewisham, while a blood test showed 400 microgrammes of benzoylecgonine per litre on February 22, 2025.
He was banned from driving for 12 months.
All amounts must be paid by August 19, 2025.
Rachel Middleton, 34, of Omega Street, Crofton Park, London, appeared on July 22, 2025, and was jailed for eight weeks and ordered to pay £442.52 in compensation.
She pleaded guilty to stealing eight jars of Nescafé Gold coffee worth £69.52 from Asda, Deptford High Street, on June 20, 2025.
Ms Middleton also admitted stealing cleaning and household goods worth £111.75 from the same Asda the previous day.
Ms Middleton also admitted stealing Dettol wipes, Fairy products, Persil liquid, and Lenor fabric conditioner worth £69.25 from Sainsbury’s in Honor Oak Park on June 9, 2025, and steak worth £192 from the same store on June 2, 2025.
The eight-week prison term runs concurrently across all offences.
