Fourteen e-bikes seized in off-road police operation 8 hours ago | Crime & CourtA multi-force operation led by Pontardawe Neighbourhood Policing Team has seized fourteen high-powered e-bikes and scooters, with a fixed-wing aircraft used to track riders. Several of those identified have been reported for offences.Off-road bikes seized in Cynon Valley operation South Wales Police say their operation against illegal off-road bike use in the Cynon Valley is continuing, with a number of machines seized. Officers are urging residents to keep reporting incidents. 10 hours ago | Crime & CourtAberdare vape shop closed for illegal tobacco sales Best Vape on Victoria Square has been shut for three months after magistrates heard illegal cigarettes or hand-rolling tobacco were supplied on all eight test purchases. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council said the business kept trading illegally despite repeated warnings. 21 hours ago | AberdareTribute paid to Matt Sims after A487 Blaenplwyf crash The family of 30-year-old Matthew Sims from Lampeter have paid tribute to him after he died in hospital following a single-vehicle collision on the A487 at Blaenplwyf. He was riding to work on the morning of Saturday 11 July when the crash happened. Jul. 25, 2026 | TributeFamily pay tribute to Charlene Dowsell after Newport death Jul. 25, 2026 | NewportRed heat warning issued across parts of Wales for first time Jun. 22, 2026 | Met OfficeIllegal vapes and tobacco seized in Aberystwyth Jun. 22, 2026 | Wales NewsThree dogs stolen from property near Llandeilo Jun. 21, 2026 | Wales NewsOfficers target illegal tobacco and vape sales in Flintshire Jun. 21, 2026 | Crime & CourtTribute to man, 22, who died after Pembrokeshire crash Jun. 21, 2026 | TributeFamily pay tribute after woman dies in Caldicot Jun. 21, 2026 | TributeIllegal e-bike reaching 68mph seized in Morriston Jun. 21, 2026 | Crime & CourtMan charged as police seize bikes and weapon in Cardiff Jun. 20, 2026 | CardiffFrom the courtsMan jailed over Caldicot and Chepstow theft offences Scott Thomas, 33, of no fixed abode, has been jailed for 12 weeks after admitting stealing a Ring doorbell in Caldicot and a circular saw from Lidl in Chepstow. He also admitted failing to surrender to custody at Newport Magistrates’ Court. 4 hours ago | Crime & CourtDriver jailed after writing off police car in Abertillery Patrick Duggan, banned from driving since 1994, repeatedly reversed into a police car during a pursuit through Abertillery, causing £28,000 of damage. He was jailed for 19 months at Cardiff Crown Court and disqualified for a further three years and nine months. 6 hours ago | Cardiff Crown CourtNeath man spared jail over 800 child abuse images Tyler Mitchell, 22, was found with 850 indecent images of children after police seized phones belonging to him. A judge at Swansea Crown Court handed him a suspended sentence. 8 hours ago | Crime & CourtMilford Haven man indicates plea to child image charge Brian Underwood, 36, of Howarth Close, has indicated a guilty plea to possessing an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court. He was granted unconditional bail and will return to court on August 18. 9 hours ago | Crime & CourtApologetic robber jailed after Rhymney petrol station raid Ashley Eadie repeatedly apologised to a Rhymney Service Station cashier as he pulled out a pair of scissors and took £115 from the till. He handed himself in at Bargoed Police Station the following morning and has been jailed for two years and eight months. 10 hours ago | Crime & CourtDriver jailed after 90mph chase in stolen Motability car Jack Heard, 28, wrote off a disabled man’s Motability car during a 90mph pursuit in Pontypool, leaving the owner housebound. He was caught driving dangerously again in Cwmbran seven months later and has been jailed for two years. 23 hours ago | Crime & CourtMan jailed decades on for 1980s child sex offences Mohammad Haddad, 70, of Fields Park Road, Newport, was convicted at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court of offences including attempted rape and indecent assault dating from the 1980s. He was handed an extended sentence of seven years and will sign the sex offenders’ register for life. Jul. 28, 2026 | Crime & CourtNewport dealer jailed after gang ‘threat’ to his parents Ryan Smith, 33, was caught with cocaine and a burner phone in his Range Rover on Lliswerry Road just months after leaving prison for the same offence. A court heard he had been sent a photograph of his parents by men demanding he work off a drugs debt. Jul. 28, 2026 | Crime & CourtPolice DogsPolice Dog Finds £2,200 Cash and Drugs in Pentwyn Raid Police Dog Tracks Down Fugitive at Caerphilly Building Site Police Dog Tracks Burglar Through Woods After Car Chase Thank you for your service PD Maui 🐾💙
