a 20-year-old Pembroke man will pay for a slew of break-ins and theft.

Tyari Harvey, of Crisson Avenue, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court recently to two charges of breaking and entering and theft, one charge of breaking and entering, and one charge of theft.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Peter Giles said Harvey broke into the home of India Ford between November 11 and 12 and stole $30.

Harvey broke into the Ford home again on November 13 and stole $80. And on November 21 he broke into the house once again with the intention to steal, and was caught.

Sgt. Giles said Harvey also stole a wallet and it contents -- worth $105.10 -- on August 30 in Pembroke.

The court took into consideration a breaking and entering charge that occurred on November 15 during which Harvey stole $40.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis sentenced Harvey to six months in prison for the first offence and six months for the second. The sentences are to run concurrently.

Mr. Francis also sentenced Harvey to 200 hours of community service for the third offence and one month in prison for the wallet theft.

DRINKING COSTS MAN HIS CYCLE LICENCE CTS Drinking costs man his cycle licence Driving with almost twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood cost a 40-year-old Pembroke man $400 and his motorcycle licence for 12 months.

Peter Burchall, of Inland Lane, recently pleaded guilty to the charge in Magistrates' Court.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Police saw Burchall run a stop light on Dundonald Street, Pembroke on October 31. Burchall then continued north on Cedar Avenue, swerving across the road.

A breathalyser test revealed that he had at least 155 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

DRUG ADDICTION LED TO FORGERY, COURT HEARS CTS Drug addiction led to forgery, court hears Magistrate Arthur Hodgson ordered a social inquiry report for a 30-year-old father-of-five who forged more than 20 cheques.

Bruce Morris, of Anchorage View, St. George's, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to forging and uttering two cheques with the intent to defraud. He also asked that 20 other cheque forgeries be taken into consideration.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Morris stole the cheques from his employer Louis Pantri between October 1 and December 8. Morris was given access to the cheque book at his job and was allowed to sign his own pay cheques.

Instead of writing cheques for $600 to $700, it was noticed that Morris was writing them for $1,100 to $1,300.

However, Morris -- who is addicted to heroin -- was able to convince his boss that he had worked for some of the money and that he would work to cover the rest, Sgt. Taylor said.

But Mr. Pantri later found out that Morris had forged six or seven other cheques.

Again Morris said he would work to pay back the money, but he started coming to work infrequently, Sgt. Taylor said.

Mr. Pantri asked the Bank of Bermuda to inform him when any of his cheques were cashed.

And on December 8 Morris was caught attempting to cash one of the forged cheques at the banks St. George's branch.

He was taken to the St. George's Police Station where 20 more cheques were found in his possession. Sgt. Taylor told the court that Morris used the money to pay for his addiction.

Mr. Hodgson released Morris on $500 bail with a like surety and ordered him to return to court on February 24 when the social inquiry report is expected to be completed and Morris sentenced.