Derbyshire Police have released details of several arrests and convictions this month, resulting from intelligence-led operations targeting offenders across the region.
•Neilton Campbell, of Littleover, was stopped for speeding in Melbourne by PC Boniface. He was found to be over the drug drive limit for cannabis and driving without a licence. Campbell was convicted in court, disqualified from driving for 12 months, and ordered to pay £617 in fines.
•Thomas Deighton, of North Street, Melbourne, was spotted driving erratically by PC Boniface. After testing positive for cannabis, Deighton was convicted of drug driving, disqualified for 36 months, ordered to pay £249, and sentenced to 80 hours of community service.
•Gavin Pullen, of Oaktree Close, Coton in the Elms, was apprehended after driving the wrong way around a roundabout in Castle Gresley. He registered 149 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, well over the legal limit of 35. Pullen was convicted at court and received a suspended prison sentence of 18 weeks, a 3-year driving ban, 100 hours of community service, and fines.
•Amy Boland, of Sweet Leys Way, Melbourne, was reported by concerned members of the public for swerving on the road between Ticknall and Melbourne. She was stopped by PC Boniface and found to have a breath alcohol level of 122. Boland was convicted at court, disqualified from driving for 30 months, sentenced to 80 hours of community service, ordered to complete 10 days of alcohol rehabilitation, and fined.
In other incidents:
•A suspect, located by PC Boniface and PC Williams in Weston on Trent, was found with drugs in their vehicle during a stop search. The suspect has since completed a drug rehabilitation course.
•A young male known to police was found carrying a machete in Eureka Park by PC Williams, PC Holmes Small, and PC Boniface. The unnamed youth was convicted and given a youth rehabilitation requirement for one year, including community service, participation in a knife crime programme, a three-month exclusion from Swadlincote, and an electronic tagging curfew from 7pm daily.
•Joseph Grogan, of Swadlincote, was arrested after being found with heroin, crack cocaine, and a knuckleduster during a stop and search conducted under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Grogan was convicted of Class A drug possession and carrying an offensive weapon, receiving a 21-week prison sentence and fines.
