Drunk mother on a crime spree used pipe to threaten woman
MOTHER Penny Minor who went on a crime spree and intimidated a witness when her drinking spiralled out of control has avoided an immediate jail sentence.
The 35-year-old shattered a window belonging to Joanne Rogers in Leacroft Road, Meir, on April 15, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard.
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And on June 10 Minor smashed a car window in Mollison Road, Meir.
Prosecutor David Bennett said after the first incident of criminal damage Minor and Miss Rogers bumped into each other and Minor was abusive.
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And during the early hours of July 11 Minor shouted: "I am on that many charges, I suggest you drop your's."
She went to Miss Rogers's home again at 2am on July 14.
Mr Bennett said: "The complainant looked out and saw the defendant in her front garden with a male. She had a piece of vacuum cleaner pipe.
"She shouted up, 'Are you going to drop the charges?'
"The complainant used a mobile to try and take a photo of the defendant. The defendant thought she was calling the police and accused her of being a grass. The man took the pipe from the defendant."
The court heard at 8am the same day Minor accused the complainant of using drugs in front of her children.
Mr Bennett added: "At 9am she shouted, 'Enjoy taking them to school because it is all coming to you when you come home'."
The court heard Miss Rogers did not go home for several days and has since moved address.
Minor also stole alcohol worth £28.36 from the One Stop Shop in Meir in July.
And she failed to surrender to bail on July 24.
Minor, of Leacroft Road, Meir, pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal damage, witness intimidation, theft, failing to answer bail and asked for three other thefts to be taken into consideration.
Richard Oldroyd, mitigating, conceded the criminal damage offences were "nasty" and the thefts were "mean".
But he said Minor has spent 56 days on remand and added that any term of imprisonment could be suspended.
"She recognised her drinking had spiralled out of control and she asked to be remanded in custody," said Mr Oldroyd.
"She felt drink, combined with the fact she seemed to be having some kind of breakdown, made her go off the rails in the early part of this year."
Judge Robert Trevor-Jones sentenced Minor to 12 months in prison, suspended for 12 months, with 12 months' supervision. She must also complete 16 sessions at Chepstow House in Hanley, which aims to help women get their lives back on track, and 12 sessions with Aquarius to help tackle her alcohol problem.
"This is a spree of offending," said the judge.
"Quite clearly the route of a lot, if not all, of this offending is your drink problem. You have now experienced custody for the first time. I hope that has been a salutary lesson to you and assisted in you being weaned off alcohol."
Comments
by warren-lloyd
Friday, October 05 2012, 8:27PM
“I have been no where near the young lady....lol. I have to admit, that estate is pretty bad. When on there in a morning, I have seen the likes of this one take there kids to school in there nighties and dressing gowns, and its frankly not a pretty sight. Dog muck all up the drives and everything. The rest of Meir, cracking place, true bandit country like this place not good.”
by shotgun_tez
Friday, October 05 2012, 7:29PM
“WELL i dont sit about reading the website but i always remember moving up there being told which areas to watch and meir was first on the list it is still sad that meir cant shake that tag as full of wrong uns...im sure there is nice people on there but good reason to smash windows im not sure i follow that not on here slate a family but most people just want trouble...”
by simonminor
Friday, October 05 2012, 6:42PM
“and warren lloyd do you know this rat??? many of meir do, well stoke-on-trent specially girlfriends do of the lads she's slept with??????”
by simonminor
Thursday, October 04 2012, 6:39PM
“Lets Ave This Straight Her Name Is not Penny minor,Its Penny whatever?? Crossley,Bailey,Kelsey,that many to be honest,i was married to IT for years And yes by Ghosts she is an eveil Women,honest like you wud not beleive?? all in time my comments about it will *** out,my nan and grandad will be turning in there graves knowen she is still carrying my last name!!this is what my cousin Lisa thinks aswell and also jamie who she slept with after me, nearly 6years apart and yet she still does'nt give up tryen to **** me off,straight after me,she went straight to my cousin,then moved onto my Aunties boyfriend,an so on,an so on,even my mates when we were toghether when i was serving time inside,but now im on the straight n narrow and moved on working and with another girl,this horrible creature carrys on her obsession with me!!!now she smashed not only Rodgers windows but also another person's windows whilst kids were in the house,Wonder if she'd like it if sum1 did that to her house!! She's Behond eveil This Rat is...i haven't got hours,days or even years explain but i've never met anybody hated as much as this person...FACT!! like i said i was with it for sum time,liven with it,and both on drugs which i've clearly *** clean and getting on with my life now,and if not me,she's arassing my cousin to go with her,as he at to tell her mother to tell her leave him alone.thats the kind of person she is,but she's much worse,this is'nt even half the story!! FACT.”
by warren-lloyd
Friday, September 28 2012, 9:11AM
“Well said Carlitto, very brave of you son.
OK, hears a thing, if it was some housewife in Trentham smashing herself out of her head on Gin and Tonic in the afternoon , and yes, at times they do pitch it, would you lot have anything to say.”
by carlittobraga
Thursday, September 27 2012, 9:36PM
“well actually i am one of her kids, I'm carlitto aged 14, and what an example to her kids? actually anything she may of done hasn't affected any of us? yes she might have had a drinking problem, but unless you know the reasons why she had a drinking problem don't comment on some post like you know all the facts, i think your absolutely disgusting! what do you lot do? sit on the sentinels website everyday just looking for something to comment on? oh so your all perfect are you? and as for 'Joanne rodgers' she smashed her windows for a very good reason. oh and as for you 'DJofTNE' oh so because my mum doesn't work that means her kids wont? actually my older sister aged 16 goes to college, im in year 10 and my youngest sister is in year 9, we go to a good/catholic school and are doing very well in school thanks, yes we may not be perfect at times but lets face it are all kids little angels? i think not.. so next time you want to make a snotty opinion keep them to yourselves, because none of us want to hear them, thanks.”
by carlittobraga
Thursday, September 27 2012, 9:30PM
“well actually i am one of her kids, I'm carlitto aged 14, and what an example to her kids? actually anything she may of done hasn't affected any of us? yes she might have had a drinking problem, but unless you know the reasons why she had a drinking problem don't comment on some post like you know all the facts, i think your absolutely disgusting! what do you lot do? sit on the sentinels website everyday just looking for something to comment on? oh so your all perfect are you? and as for 'Joanne rodgers' she smashed her windows for a very good reason. oh and as for you 'DJofTNE' oh so because my mum doesn't work that means her kids wont? actually my older sister aged 16 goes to college, im in year 10 and my youngest sister is in year 9, we go to a good/catholic school and are doing very well in school thanks, yes we may not be perfect at times but lets face it are all kids little angels? i think not.. so next time you want to make a snotty opinion keep them to yourselves, because none of us want to hear them, thanks.”
by warren-lloyd
Thursday, September 27 2012, 6:08PM
“DJofTNE....... I think you'll find even Hitler drew the line before that sickness.”
by DJofTNE
Thursday, September 27 2012, 5:46PM
“Do you reckon this vermins kids will turn out to be pillars of society? Never in a million years, so why let them have kids? Imagine how worse this country will be when the next generation take up their parents attitude of no work, claim as much benefits as possible and cause as much chaos as possible.”
by ghosts
Wednesday, September 26 2012, 6:12PM
“She should be found a job and MADE to go to work...she wouldn't have time to drink...she sounds awful......”