Somerset Live - Courts

Paula Tracey Bishop was found by police sat in the driver’s seat of her car

'By pursuing the confiscation orders we add to the prison sentence in a way that truly hurts them'

Both horses had to be put to sleep because of the severity of their untreated injuries

Magistrates courts deal with nearly all criminal court cases

Motoring cases from across the county including offences on the A303 and other major routes

He shouted swear words at Co-op staff and threatened to smash up the shop

She was caught stealing grocery items from a convenience store in Chard

A kidnapper, a drug dealer and a stalker among those in court during April

Sentences ranged from 14 weeks to life in prison

Katie Morgan stole a handbag from a McDonald's worker at the fast food chain's Yeovil branch

They were caught on CCTV

Katie Morgan stole a handbag from a McDonald's worker at the fast food chain's Yeovil branch

One person ended up in hospital

Judge: 'You are an illustration of the danger and damage that viewing pornography can cause'

He conned a woman out of £300

A court was told how he held the weapon to his own throat 'with the intention of harming himself'

Terrifying footage shows car drifting off road and clipping roadworks at 51mph

Motoring cases from across the county including offences on the A303 and other major routes

Magistrates courts deal with nearly all criminal court cases

The items were seized when the burglar attempted to sell them

Woman admits drink driving in Yeovil but said she had lemonade spiked with vodka