Man jailed for six years after knifepoint shop robbery
Stephan Thomas, 25, from Merthyr Tydfil, has been sentenced to six years in prison after robbing Owen Stores in Trefechan at knifepoint, making off with approximately £40 in coins.
Stephan Thomas, 25, from Merthyr Tydfil, has been sentenced to six years in prison after robbing Owen Stores in Trefechan at knifepoint, making off with approximately £40 in coins.
Three people involved in an organised drugs operation in the Aberdare area have been sentenced to a combined 12 and a half years at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to cocaine and cannabis supply offences.
David Lewis, 42, was sentenced to five years at Swansea Crown Court after contacting what he believed was a 12-year-old girl on Snapchat while on bail for possessing hundreds of child abuse images and videos.
Ross Cooper, 44, formerly of Caerphilly, was jailed for six months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting a second breach of a community order for possessing indecent images of children.
A Llanelli man has been jailed for 40 months after a police raid uncovered cocaine, cannabis, and evidence of a drug supply network at his home, while his co-defendant was spared jail with a suspended sentence.
Jason Seward, 31, was sentenced to five years and seven months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting possession of cocaine with intent to supply. He was caught with six bags of cocaine and almost £600 in cash in Ely, Cardiff.
Toby Rogers, 34, from Barry was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting rape, assault by penetration, and assault by beating. He must serve two-thirds of his sentence before release on licence.
John Starkey, 74, of Upper Colwyn Bay, was sentenced to four years and five months at Caernarfon Crown Court after admitting sexual assault by penetration and two counts of sexual assault.
Jack Wellings, 28, was sentenced to 30 weeks in prison at Caernarfon Crown Court for six shoplifting offences and a common assault committed in Abersoch and Pwllheli.
Joshua Camplin, 33, attempted to arrange a sexual meeting with someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy but was caught by an undercover police officer in Newport.
David James, 36, was jailed for two and a half years at Swansea Crown Court after a judge said he was "fist-happy when he has had a couple" and warned anyone on a night out in Neath or Swansea to watch out if the defendant was around.
Joseph Cullen, 26, was sentenced to 30 months at Swansea Crown Court after stabbing a man twice in the back outside St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Swansea.