Man (63) ‘wrestled with police’ in middle of road


James Simmons (63) was found to have cannabis on him, which he told police was for his own use.
The defendant, who told Burnley magistrates he used the drug for arthritis, admitted being drunk and disorderly in Market Street, Colne, and possessing cannabis, in Burnley, both on July 31st.
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Hide AdSimmons, of no fixed address, was given a six-month conditional discharge and was told to pay a £15 victim surcharge and a £180 criminal court charge.
The Bench told him:” You caused a nuisance in the street in the afternoon when people expect to be able to wander around without having somebody drunk making a nuisance of themselves.”