Rui Moniz, of Vesey Street, pleaded guilty to the offences in Magistrates' Court.

Police officers watched as two cars, which appeared to be racing, drove at high speeds along Loyal Hill in Devonshire at 4:50 a.m. on August 2.

The cars, one driven by Moniz, were straddling the centre line forcing other motorists to veer out of the way.

Moniz was arrested and taken to the Hamilton Police Station.

He was also taken off the road for an additional two years.

Man stole watch from sick woman Stealing a watch from the bedside of a sick woman cost a 29-year-old homeless man six months in prison.

In Magistrates' Court this week, Neville Woods admitted to stealing the watch from a patient at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

The gold watch, worth $300, was discovered missing on August 6, the same day that Woods was discharged from the hospital.

Shortly after being released Woods was on King Street for another matter and was taken to Hamilton Police Station.

During a search Police noticed he was wearing the missing watch.

Woods, who has a theft record which stretches back to 1982, said he was on medication for a head injury and took the watch by mistake.

Acting Senior Magistrate Edward King told Woods: "The public must be protected from a man like you.'' Woods was also sentenced to three months in prison for hovering around a dwelling place on May 18.

At 10:30 a.m. the occupant of a house on Whitney Avenue in Pembroke saw Woods looking through the windows.

When asked what he was doing, Woods said he was looking for work.

Frightened, the occupant called the Police, and Woods was arrested for breaking and entering.

The three-month sentence will run concurrent to the six-month sentence.

NEW TRIAL DATE TO BE SET FOR MURDER MUR CTS New trial date to be set for murder Two Sandys men accused of murdering a widow were this week remanded in custody after their November 16 trial date was scratched.

Michael Dean Eberly, 34, and Michael Brian Pitcher, 31, both of Victoria Row, previously pleaded not guilty to murder and burglary.

They are charged over the killing of Beatrice Simons, 69, who died after suffering head injuries in her Cochrane Road home on December 1.

The two men are scheduled for mention of December 2 when a new trial date will be set.

SALAD PROVES TO BE QUITE EXPENSIVE CTS Salad proves to be quite expensive Stealing food from the salad bar at Hamilton MarketPlace cost a 34-year-old St. George's man $100.

Carlton Smith, of Aunt Peggy's Lane, this week admitted in Magistrates' Court to stealing the food, worth $13.85, on June 22.

Crown counsel Charmaine Smith said a manager saw Smith leave the store about 12:30 p.m. without paying for two containers of food.

He was stopped on Burnaby Street by the manager and when asked if he paid for the merchandise, Smith said: "No, I didn't have any money.'' But Smith told the court that he had not bypassed the cash register.

"I did go to the cash register, but the cashier didn't ring up the full amount and I only paid $7,'' he said.

However, he admitted that he knew the food was worth more than $7.

SOCIAL REPORT ORDERED FOR TEENAGER CTS Social report ordered for teenager A social inquiry report was this week ordered for a Pembroke teenager who was caught with more than eight grams of cannabis.

David Godwin, 17, of Seagull Lane, in Magistrates' Court pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs and cigarette papers.

At 7:50 p.m. on January 9 plain clothes Police officers on Robert's Avenue in Devonshire watched Godwin come out of a side alley.

He seemed to recognise one of the officers and became nervous.

Godwin then took a bulky white bag out of his pocket and threw it to the ground.

He was stopped and the bag, which contained 8.30 grams of cannabis, was recovered.

Godwin was taken to the Hamilton Police Station where he told officers that he had found the drugs in the bushes and intended to smoke all of it.

A package containing cigarette papers was found during a subsequent search.

Magistrate Carlisle Greaves released Godwin on bail and ordered him to return to court for sentencing on September 18 when the report is expected to be completed.

TRESSPASSING CHARGES DISMISSED CTS Trespassing charges dismissed A Hamilton Parish man walked out of court a free man yesterday after a Magistrate dismissed trespassing charges against him.

Quinton James (a.k.a. Baswana Tofari), 36, of Wilkinson Avenue, admitted going on his ex-girlfriend's property on April 3 to deliver money for his baby daughter despite a written notice ordering him to stay off the premises.

Crown Counsel Leighton Rochester told the court that the couple had broken up in December last year and James had received a registered letter in March of this year forbidding him from entering the property or making contact with the complainant.

But the complainant called the Police when she realised James had put an envelope with $200 child support under her door.

She also contacted officers when James left a bag at her home containing some of her belongings and a stuffed rabbit toy for their daughter.

Yesterday in Magistrates' Court, James pleaded guilty to the charge.

He said: "This is about a vindictive woman who is trying to keep me from seeing my child.'' DRIVER ADMITS TO HAVING `A FEW' CTS Driver admits to having `a few' A Marine and Ports worker was fined $600 and taken off the road yesterday after being caught drinking and driving.

Odwin Berkeley, 40, of Sound View Road, Sandys Parish, pleaded guilty yesterday in Magistrates' Court to driving with more than the legal limit of alcohol in his system.

Police were travelling west on Middle Road in Southampton on July 10 just after 3 a.m. when they saw Berkeley driving in the same direction in an "erratic manner.'' Officers stopped him by the junction of Middle Road and Whale Bay and asked him if he had been drinking.

Berkeley, who works in Tug Service for Government, replied: "I've had a few.'' It was later discovered that he had 111 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.