HE MAY be subject to the town's first antisocial behaviour order but that hasn't stopped one of Fareham's worst troublemakers from committing crime.

Terry Miller is again behind bars - this time for two weeks after he admitted handling stolen goods while subject to the order. Fareham magistrates heard how Miller, of Redlands Lane, was found holding a can of lager outside Redlands Primary School in the early hours of July 27.

The can was discovered to be one of several that were stolen from a nearby Alldays store hours earlier.

Prosecutor Janice Battle told the court: "Three males were reportedly seen leaning on the fence of Redlands School with cans of Stella Artois in their hands. A dog tracked them to the area of Solent House where Mr Miller was arrested."

Although Miller, 21, admitted knowing the lager was stolen he denied breaching the order by causing alarm, distress or harassment by having the opened can in public.

Miller had been given the two-year Asbo banning him from the town centre and causing a nuisance in public in December.

He was due to stand trial over breaching the order yesterday but the case was dismissed after it transpired the Crown Prosecution Service was not prepared for the hearing.

They were criticised by defence solicitor Daniel Reilly who accused them of having a "non-starter of a case from the outset".

It was revealed that only one of three police witnesses had actually made it to court to testify and that not all of the prosecution file had been handed over to Miller to prepare his defence.

Mr Reilly said: "There is nothing in the Crown's file that suggests Mr Miller was drinking the lager, so it is not set out how exactly he was supposed to have been causing alarm or distress to the general public by holding one can of stolen beer."

Deputy district judge Stephen Nicholls refused to adjourn that matter to another date saying the CPS had had long enough to prepare the file against Miller.

Miller was sentenced to 14 days for the handling offence. No costs were awarded.