Magistrate this week he could not remember the incident.

Couver Norman Wilkinson, 27, pleaded guilty to three counts of wilfully damaging property on the night of October 2.

Prosecutor Insp. Peter Duffy told Senior Magistrate the Wor. William Francis that Wilkinson was seen jumping on the roof and bonnet of a car outside the Anchorage Bar on North Shore Road, Devonshire, causing $800 worth of damage.

Later that night his mother left her house in fright after Wilkinson returned home in an agitated state. Police officers who arrived on the scene heard glass breaking.

Wilkinson was charged with destroying a cassette player and damaging a closet door. A further charge was made relating to damage done to double glaze windows and a door frame, property of the Housing Corporation. The damages were estimated at $1,100.

Inspector Duffy told the court that the mother of the accused pressed charges against her son because of his alcohol problem and similar behaviour in the past.

"It is an example of `tough love','' he said. "His mother said things have got to such a stage that something has got to be done.'' Wilkinson told the court he experienced a total blackout and did not recall the incident. He has no previous convictions of a similar nature.

Mr. Francis fined Wilkinson $300 for the first charge and adjourned the case pending a social inquiry report. Bail was set at $500.

CURFEW ORDERED CTS Curfew ordered A curfew was ordered for a man accused of committing a break-in immediately after appearing in Magistrates' Court.

Kenneth Richardson, 28, was bailed last week after denying five counts of breaking and entering.

The case was brought before Senior Magistrate the Wor. William Francis for mention this week. Richardson also pleaded not guilty to committing forgery, using a stolen credit card and prowling.

Prosecutor Insp. Peter Duffy asked that Richardson observe a curfew as a condition of his bail.

Richardson is charged with braking into the Bermuda Fire and Marine offices within a day of appearing in plea court on August 8.

Mr. Francis agreed to the condition and set bail at $1,000 with a like surety.

He ordered Richardson to be in his house at Parsons Road, Pembroke from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

PLANT THIEF CAUGHT CTS Plant thief caught A Devonshire man let his green thumb get carried away, a court heard this week.

Kenneth Wolffe, 39, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court on Thursday to stealing dozens of trees from Aberfeldy Nurseries in Paget between November 10 and 29 last year.

When Police tracked him down, he had already planted the stolen goods in his family home's garden.

Prosecutor Insp. Peter Duffy said the nursery manager reported to Police that he discovered four small trees, two avocado trees and 11 casuarinas missing on November 18.

A week later, a security guard reported chasing a thief carrying avocado trees out of the yard.

Wolffe was later arrested and the trees were found freshly planted at his mother's Devonshire home.

Insp. Duffy said some trees were recovered and a relative paid Aberfeldy for what the rest were worth.

Wolffe said he was "taking the blame for someone else'', although he said he was in on the thefts.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis fined him $500.

DRIVER BANNED CTS Driver banned A 40-year-old man was banned from driving for a year this week after he admitted to refusing to take a breathalyser test.

Robert John Cooney of Highwood Lane, Paget was spotted by Police officers at 3 a.m. on September 23 driving his car along Crow Lane, Police prosecutor Inspector Peter Duffy said on Wednesday.

Cooney was stopped by the officers but refused to take a breathalyser test at Hamilton Police Station.

Lawyer Mr. Jeffrey Elkinson said Cooney had an unblemished driving record for his 22 years on the road and apologised to the court.

Senior Magistrate, the Wor. William Francis fined Cooney $350 and disqualified him from all vehicles for twelve months.