charm given to an American visitor by her deceased father be destroyed.

Catherine Mary Succi, 21, and a passenger of the cruise ship the Horizon , pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possessing a 35-calibre bullet without a firearm licence.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Rex Osborne said Succi, who arrived on the Island on October 23, was given the bullet by her father who was a licensed gun smith before he died.

Succi kept the good luck charm in her purse and told Customs officers about it when they routinely searched her.

Sgt. Osborne said the bullet was capable of being fired but Succi had no knowledge it was an offence to carry the bullet.

Duty counsel Miss Victoria Pearman told the court Succi has carried the bullet with her for the last five years and has cooperated with the Police in the matter.

"You had no knowledge of the firearms laws here which are unlike those where you come from,'' Mr. Francis told Succi who was on her second visit to the Island.

In the US, a citizen has the constitutional right to carry arms.

But Mr. Francis added: "I still must fine you to drive home the message that we are an anti-gun society.'' He also ordered that the bullet be destroyed and fined Succi $300.

SCHOOLGIRL FINED FOR STEALING CTS Schoolgirl fined $100 for stealing A teenaged schoolgirl was fined after admitting stealing from a supermarket.

Patricia Santos, 16, of Middle Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty at Magistrates' Court to stealing groceries and toiletries worth $80 from Heron Bay MarketPlace.

Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis, fined Santos, a non-Bermudian, $100.

The court was told by Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Donald Grant, that Santos was in the store with another person on July 5 this year.

Santos, said Sgt. Grant, put the toiletries into a leather bag which the other person was carrying. The act was witnessed by an employee and when Santos and the other person left the shop they were stopped.

Defending Santos, Mr. Trevor Moniz, said the offence could be a black mark against her gaining status.

"She got into some bad company at the time and got off the tracks, but she has now straightened herself out,'' he said.

MAN ADMITS POSSESSING SWITCH BLADE CTS Man admits possessing switch blade Possessing a prohibited weapon cost a 21-year-old Southampton $450 in Magistrates' Court this week.

James A. Tyrell, of Middle Road, pleaded guilty to possessing a switch blade in Devonshire on October 15.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Rex Osborne said Police had arrested Tyrell on a warrant matter when a search at the Hamilton Police Station produced the switch blade.

Tyrell told Police: "I didn't know that (it was a prohibited weapon), I use it to open boxes at work''.

And he told Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis: "A knife over five inches is illegal to me. I don't know the difference between knives, I just use it to open things.'' Mr. Francis ordered the knife destroyed and fined Tyrell.

POSSESSING CANNABIS PROVES COSTLY CTS Possessing cannabis proves costly Possessing 3.72 grams of cannabis and 1.78 grams of cannabis residue landed a Pembroke man with $700 worth of fines this week.

Henry M. Trott, of St. John's Road, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to the two charges of possessing cannabis which stemmed from a June 24 incident in Pembroke.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Rex Osborne said narcotics officer -- acting on information they received -- were at a home in Pembroke when Trott drove up.

Sgt. Osborne said Trott was searched and Police found the cannabis and five silver foil twists with cannabis residue in the front of Trott's underwear.

Trott told Police that the cannabis was for his personal use.

But Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis fined Trott $400 for the 3.72 grams of cannabis and $300 for the cannabis residue.

MAN ADMITS HAVING DRUG EQUIPMENT CTS Man admits having drug equipment A 51-year-old man was fined $250 yesterday after admitting possessing equipment for using a controlled drug.

Police searched the home of Clifford Burgess, of Bulkhead Drive, Warwick, last December and found a razor blade and two pieces of broken tiles.

The Magistrates Court was told by prosecutor, Sgt. Donald Grant, that Burgess told Police he used heroin. All three pieces tested positive for traces of the drug.

Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis fined Burgess $250.

SOCIAL REPORT ORDERED FOR PROWLER CTS Social report ordered for prowler A mother-of-one was lying in bed watching television when she heard someone outside her window and saw a man walking away, a court was told.

Yesterday, Charles E.J. Swan, 28, of Westside Road, Sandys Parish, pleaded guilty at Magistrates' Court to prowling. Sentence was adjourned for social inquiry and psychiatric reports.

Prosecuting, Sgt. Donald Grant, said the woman, who lives in a Sandys apartment with her ten-year-old child, was watching television in her bedroom, with a large window open, but with the blinds down.

"She got up to change the TV station and saw four or five of the blinds' slats were open.

"She heard footsteps outside the window and saw a man walking away from the window.'' The incident happened last August.

A few days later, Police asked Swan to attend a Police station and where he admitted looking through the woman's window. He told Police he was sexually stimulated and wanted to see her in bed with a man, said Sgt. Grant.

Yesterday Swan said: "I am very sorry for what I have done and I am getting help for it now.'' Senior Magistrate, the Wor. Will Francis, adjourned sentencing until November 23 for social inquiry and psychiatric reports.

SOUTHAMPTON DRIVER HANDED $970 FINE CTS Southampton driver handed $970 fine A 29-year-old driver pretended he was someone else after being pulled over for speeding.

And the offences cost Michael Jackson, Horseshoe Road, Southampton, a total of $970 at the Magistrates' Court this week.

The Senior Magistrate, Wor. Will Francis, heard that Police manning a radar trap spotted Jackson driving a white Nissan late at night on Middle Road, Warwick, on May 26.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant said the radar gun clocked Jackson at 66 kph, more than 30 kph over the limit.

Jackson admitted speeding and giving officers the name Antoine Kent, also of Horseshoe Road, in a bid to pervert the course of justice.

Sgt.

Grant said the deception was discovered on September 20 when the officers involved in the speeding offence interviewed the real Antoine Kent and said he was not the man they had stopped.

Sgt Grant added: "The defendant was seen in the jail area of Hamilton Police Station and when asked about the offence said `Yeah''.

Jackson admitted the offences and further admitted driving without a valid licence.

After hearing the defendant was unemployed but planning to sell off his household goods by the weekend, Mr. Francis allowed him until the end of the month to pay the fine.