Police chase has been hit with a $1,750 fine.

Toray Solon Gibbons, of Happy Valley Road, Pembroke pleaded guilty to five offences on December 28 last year.

Police had tried to flag Gibbons down in Court Street after getting information that his bike wasn't properly licensed but he refused to stop and ran a red light in a bid to escape.

Prosecutor Inspector Peter Giles told Magistrate Will Francis yesterday: "He did a U-turn on Court Street and caused pedestrians to leap out of the way. He then went east along Angle Street and didn't stop at a stop sign.'' "Gibbons did another U-turn on Union street and turned back to face the Police officers.

"He drove at high speed and children in the road had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit.

"He then lost control of the bike and ran off on foot but police searched the area and found him.'' Gibbons told police: "Yeh, I had two beers. I've been to the game. It's Christmas.

Gibbons told the court he was sorry. He said: "I was just getting into the spirit.'' He added that he had been scared but Mr. Francis said that if he was scared he should have stopped.

Mr. Francis asked him if he thought he could get away from the Police.

Gibbons, 20, replied: "Yeh, that's what I thought.'' Gibbons plead guilty to riding in a dangerous manner for which he was banned from all vehicles for a year as well as netting a $500 fine.

He admitted failing to stop for Police which landed him a $200 fine while drunk driving landed him a year's ban and a $350 fine.

He was also fined a total of $700 for having an unlicenced motor bike, having no driver's licence and failing to notify TCD about changing ownership of a motor bike.

ADDICT WAS `JONESING' CTS Addict was `jonesing' A drug addict who swiped a purse containing $120 from a Horseshoe Bay swimmer has been fined $300.

Lisa Deborah Marie James, of no fixed abode, apologised to the court for the theft on August 8, last year. She said: "I took the money because I am a drug addict. I was Jonesing and needed a taste.

"I am making efforts to rectify my life and I am sorry for wasting the court's time. It's petty.'' Magistrate Will Francis said: "You think it's petty? I would consider it bad.'' But James said: "It's petty to go to court for something so stupid. I am not a bad person because I took a wallet.'' Mr. Francis asked: "What happens the next time you are jonesing?'' James said: "I just told you, I am not going to be jonesing. I am making efforts to rectify myself.'' Mr. Francis asked James if she was no longer an addict.

She replied: "No, for the rest of my life I will be recovering from addiction. It's a long process. It's not a moral issue, it's a disease.'' Mr. Francis said: "You gave it to yourself.'' James countered: "No, I was born with it. There's a lack of understanding about addiction. I've only been in trouble once before.

"I am easily influenced. My mom told me `show me your company and I will tell you what you are'. I never believed that before but now I do.'' Mr. Francis fined her $300 and ordered that $170 of the fine be given to the victim as compensation.

James, 29, said: "If I had that kind of money I would not have taken the money in the first place.''