A number of people from Bolton have recently appeared before the courts.

Magistrates have dealt with a range of offences including theft, drug matters and stalking.

These are the cases which have recently called in court.

Ben Whittaker stalked a woman in February this year.

He turned up at her house on three days and threatened her.

The 31-year-old admitted the offence at Manchester Magistrates Court.

Following this Whittaker, from Hamel Street, Great Lever, was placed on a community order to last until September next year.

He was ordered to do ten rehabilitation activity requirement days, complete the building better relationships programme and complete 100 hours of unpaid work.

A restraining order was also imposed prohibiting him from contacting the woman he stalked for two years.

Sian Rodzoch stole meat worth £82 from the Co-Op in Bolton in September last year.

She also failed to attend at court the same month.

The 39-year-old admitted the two offences at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court.

Rodzoch, from St Helens Road, Daubhill, was fined £50 and ordered to pay compensation of £41.

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Luke Walker attacked a police officer last month.

On the same day the 33-year-old was in possession of heroin. 

He admitted the two offences at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court.

Walker, from Dijon Street, Deane, was given a sentence of four months suspended for two years.

He was ordered to pay compensation of £400 

Marius Kramarczyk stole fuel from a petrol station.

The 40-year-old made off from the Sainsburys Petrol Station on Heaton Park Road, Blackley, without paying for it.

The fuel was worth £148.

Kramarczyk, from Elgin Street, Halliwell, Bolton, admitted the offence at Manchester Magistrates Court.

Following this he was jailed for a period of 18 weeks.

He was jailed because he has a "flagrant disregard for people and their property, because the offence was committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence."