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Drug dealer hit 103mph fleeing police with £30k cocaine

Jordan Jones 30 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Luke Jones reached speeds of 103mph during police pursuit in Cwmbran before colliding with council lorry and parked car. He and Louis Hall were found with crack cocaine worth more than £30,000.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Teen burglar with axe jailed after breaking into wrong house

Jordan Jones 25 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Ryan Lee Polverino confronted mother and baby with axe before realising his mistake and threatening victim not to call police.

Drug dealer jailed after fleeing brothel raid in Newport

Jordan Jones 24 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Shay Williams, 21, tried to escape through a back garden during police raid at suspected brothel on Phillip Street.

Man jailed for ‘frenzied’ broken bottle attack in Cardiff

Jordan Jones 24 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Martin Hewings used a smashed vodka bottle to repeatedly stab Robert Proffitt in the face, leaving him with permanent scars.

Boyfriend jailed for strangling partner in Cardiff home

Jordan Jones 15 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Aiden Ford attacked his partner after she told his mother he had attended a police station, leaving her fearing for her life.

Caerphilly dealer ordered to pay back £2k after drug crimes

Jordan Jones 15 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Connor Sainsbury, 21, was found with messages showing he dealt 34kg of cannabis and 4kg of ketamine after police seized his phone during a visit to his home over a firearm report.

Five Newport men jailed for city centre street fight

Jordan Jones 11 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Five men from Newport have been sentenced to a combined total of 10 years in prison after fighting with metal poles and kebab skewers in Commercial Road.

Hirwaun man jailed for catfishing girls and sharing images

Jordan Jones 8 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Rowan Barnett-Davies, 24, posed as a 15-year-old boy to trick young girls into sending indecent images which he distributed to other paedophiles. He has been jailed for eight years.

Newport drug dealer jailed after 674 calls expose operation

Jordan Jones 8 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Joshua Marchant, 29, caught after phones seized in separate raids showed constant communication with his number. He was found with drugs, cash and ‘text bombs’ advertising his supply.

Man jailed for strangling partner and calling 500 times a day

Jordan Jones 7 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Shaun Davies strangled his partner until she thought she was going to die, then harassed her with up to 500 phone calls a day after his arrest.

Serial fly-tipper jailed for dumping waste across Gwent

Jordan Jones 6 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Stewart Evans, 41, from Caerleon, continued illegally dumping waste despite suspended sentence and criminal behaviour order.

Man jailed for raping sex worker and filming attacks

Jordan Jones 6 November 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

William Adesanya, 25, from Penarth sentenced to 16 years after strangling victim unconscious and raping her three times in Cardiff.

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