A 31-year-old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to assault by beating of a police officer in Hemel Hempstead.

Following a hearing at Hatfield Magistrates' Court on Friday (April 26), Jonathan Coles will pay £372 in total, for three separate offences. 

Firstly, on April 7, Coles caused criminal damage to the rear windscreen wiper of a blue Ford Focus.

The man, of no fixed address, was ordered to pay compensation of £17 and a fine of £40 for this offence.

The following day, Coles assaulted a police constable by beating. He was fined £180 and ordered to pay compensation of £50 for this crime.

Lastly, on Tuesday (April 23), he failed to surrender to police or court bail at the appointed time, having been released on bail earlier this month.

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Coles was fined £40 for this offence.

Crimes can be reported to Hertfordshire police online at www.herts.police.uk/ro/report or by calling the police's non-emergency number 101.

Anonymous information can be given by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.