A number of people have recently been before the courts for offences in Bolton.

Magistrates have deal with a variety of offences including theft, stalking and possession of a knife.

These are the people who have recently been in court.

Jay Bibby had a kitchen knife on Crown Street in the centre of Bolton in December last year at around 1pm.

Earlier this month the 38-year-old failed to attend at court.

He admitted the two offences at Manchester Magistrates Court.

Following this Bibby, from Duke Street, Halliwell, was given a sentence of six months suspended for a year.

He was ordered to do a drug rehabilitation requirement and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

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Jerome Mckenzie stole three bottles of wine worth £31 from Shell in Bolton in September last year.

The 42-year-old admitted the offence at Tameside Magistrates Court.

Following this Mckenzie, from Stephenson Road, Newton Le Willows, was ordered to pay compensation of £31 and given a sentence of two weeks suspended for one year.

Mehboob Mohamed stalked a woman in Bolton over a four day period in October last year.

During this time he also damaged a window and a car belonging to the same woman.

Mohamed admitted stalking and criminal damage at Manchester Magistrates Court.

The 51-year-old, from HMP Forest Bank, Pendlebury, Manchester, was given a sentence of sis weeks suspended for a year.

William Prest breached a sexual harm prevention order earlier this month.

He failed to register an online communication programme with the police within three days.

The 20-year-old was required to do this as a requirement of a sexual harm prevention order made at Bolton Crown Court in July last year.

He admitted the offence at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court.

Following this Prest, from Pear Tree Drive, Farnworth, was placed on a community order to last for a year.

He was ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work at part of this.