An extraordinary number of people who attacked others have been clogging up the courts.

Thugs have been attacking women, police and emergency workers and other men.

One thief was jailed for stealing a tape measure - he got a short stretch.

Drug users and drink drivers complete the list

ASSAULT:

LEE TONY ANDREWS, aged 40, of Dudley Road, Mutley: assaulting a woman by beating – fined £185, ordered to pay £85 costs, £50 compensation and £30 victim surcharge.

Police have been busy removing troublemakers from our streets
Generic picture of police dealing with brawl

MARIE ARMITAGE, aged 39, of George Place, Stonehouse: assaulting three women by beating and theft of food and alcohol from Lidl – 18-month community order with Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £200 compensation.

ZYGMUNT BARTLOMIEJCZYK, aged 56, of no fixed address: common assault of a woman – jailed for six weeks, ordered to pay £115 victim surcharge.

BRADLEY EDGECOMBE, aged 35, of Alexandra Road, Ford: assaulting a woman by beating and causing criminal damage to a phone – 12-month community order with six-week curfew and Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £200 compensation.

STEPHEN PAUL JONES, aged 39, of Lockyer Street, the Hoe: assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty, resisting a constable in the execution of his duty and threatening behaviour – three-month sentence suspended for 12 months with Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £200 compensation.

Cell doors have been closing on more defendants appearing in court. File picture

MARTIN REEVES, aged 52, of Budshead Road, Whiteigh: assaulting a man by beating – 12-month community order with the Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £150 compensation.

THOMAS JOHN WALLACE, aged 34, of Diamond Avenue, Lipson: two counts of common assault against women, one of causing criminal damage to a door – 18-month community order with Alcohol Treatment Requirement and the Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £200 compensation, £85 costs and fined £40.

CONNIE WATERMAN, aged 30, of Raglan Road, Devonport: assaulting an on-duty emergency worker – 12-month community order with 40 hours unpaid work and the Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, ordered to pay £85 costs, £85 victim surcharge and £50 compensation.

THEFT:

IAIN WILLIAM FRANCIS, aged 22, of Winston Avenue, Mutley: theft of a tape measure in breach of suspended prison sentences – jailed for 12 weeks, ordered to pay £115 victim surcharge and £29.99 compensation.

Vodka and spirits are a regular target for thieves
Vodka and spirits are a regular target for thieves

DRINK:

JAMES OLDHAM, aged 20, of Underlane, Plymstock: drink-driving – banned from driving for 21 months, fined £750, ordered to pay £85 costs and £75 victim surcharge.

ROBERT RYDER, aged 63, of Insworke Close. Millbrook: drink-driving – banned from driving for 18 months, fined £200, ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge.

KAYLEIGH SPANSWICK, aged 20, of Cleeve Gardens, Ham: drink-driving – banned from driving for 20 months, fined £253, ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge.

Police outside Plymouth Magistrates Court

DRUGS:

HANNAH GAWMAN, aged 32, of Royal Citadel, city centre: possession of crack cocaine – fined £100, ordered to pay £50 costs and £30 victim surcharge.

GARETH PAUL HUGHES, aged 40, of Embankment Road, Prince Rock: driving with above the specified limit of MDMA in the blood and possession of heroin – banned from driving for six months, fined £120, ordered to pay £40 costs and £30 victim surcharge.

IAN TAYLOR, aged 42, of Mount Gould Road, Plymouth: possession of ketamine in breach of two conditional discharges – 12-month community order with mental health treatment and Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, fined £80, ordered to pay £85 victim surcharge and £35 costs.