Court this week for sexually assaulting a woman last year.

Gary Jones, of Ewing Street, had been remanded in custody so a social inquiry report could be prepared but the report wasn't ready and Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis had to rely on a psychiatric report by an independent doctor.

The report concluded that Jones was schizophrenic but required separate treatment for his "problems'' with women.

The woman in yesterday's case was assaulted on December 12, 1994 in Pembroke.

"I'm sorry for what I did,'' Jones told the court before he was sentenced.

"But I wasn't well, and I wasn't on any treatment or anything like that. I'm not an animal.'' Mr. Francis said he had done "everything I could do'' for Jones.

"This business of grabbing women's behinds can't go on,'' the judge told him.

"My sentence is 12 months -- taking into account age, antecedents and the psychiatric report. I don't think there's anything else I can do.'' HIGH SPEED CHASE ENDS IN ROAD BAN CTS High speed chase ends in road ban A 23-year-old Southampton car driver who led Police on a chase at speeds of more than 120 k.p.h. will spend the next three years off the road.

Joseph Derosa of Scenic Heights Road admitted two charges of driving while impaired and dangerous driving when he appeared in Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

Police recorded speeds in excess of 120 k.p.h. during the early morning chase along South and Middle Roads. Derosa failed to stop at signs and turned off his headlights, said prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant.

The chase continued until Derosa attempted to escape on foot after his car collided with a wall. Derosa admitted he had drunk some beer but refused to take a breathalyser when questioned by Police. Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis fined Derosa, who has no previous convictions, $400 for drunk driving and banned from all vehicles for a year.

He was fined an additional $500 and disqualified for two years for dangerous driving.

"I'm just sorry for what I've done,'' Derosa told the court.

BURGLARIES PROBED CRM Burglaries probed Police yesterday reported that they were investigating two break-ins that occurred earlier this week.

One of the break-ins took place at a hotel in Hamilton Parish.

Around 5.45 a.m. on Monday a chef, on his way back to work, saw a knapsack on the hotel grounds with its contents strewn around.

Police said inquiries revealed that the knapsack had been removed from a guest room during the night as the occupants slept.

The stolen items included a wallet containing cash, credit cards, a light anorak and other personal items.

Occupants of a residence on Rosemont Avenue in Pembroke also reported that someone entered the premises on Tuesday evening and removed a Sony cassette/radio player, some jewellery, and clothing.

RECYCLE OIl GVT Recycle oil Homeowners are being encouraged to take advantage of Government's latest recycling initiative.

The Works Ministry, in conjunction with eight privately-owned service stations, has installed eight tanks with a capacity of 280 gallons in which the waste motor oil can be stored.

Members of the public are asked to collect the extra oil in a non-breakable containers with a lid.

This oil can then be dropped off at either St. David's Esso Marine, JASCO Causeway Shell, Crawl Hill Esso, the BIU Gas Station, St. John's Pit Stop, Warwick Gas, Raynor's Garage, and the Boaz Island Marine and Service Station.

The tanks will be emptied by a contractor and the collected oil will be shipped to the United States for reprocessing.

FERRIES POPULAR TRA Ferries popular Three percent more people used ferries in 1994 compared to a year earlier, latest figures from the Department of Marine and Ports show.

In 1993, 567,421 passengers caught the ferry while 584,266 used the service in 1994, an increase of 16,845 people.