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Barry dog owner banned after abandoning Staffy ‘Gucci’

Jordan Jones 5 December 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court, RSPCA Leave a Comment

Jamie Colburn fined £200 and banned from keeping animals for two years after Staffordshire bull terrier was found abandoned at Barry property.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Canton shoplifter jailed and banned from local stores

Jordan Jones 5 December 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Elis Hughes, 34, sentenced to 16 weeks for stealing over £1,000 worth of goods from Canton and Pontcanna shops.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Woman jailed for John Lewis theft and stun gun possession

Jordan Jones 20 November 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

A 35-year-old woman from Tredegar has been jailed for 31 weeks after stealing nearly £700 worth of goods from John Lewis in Cardiff and possessing a stun gun in Newport.

Shoplifter banned from every Boots and One Stop in Cardiff

Jordan Jones 15 November 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Christopher Storer jailed for six months after raiding Llanrumney Boots 10 times in one week, stealing toiletries worth over £1,100.

Cardiff woman banned from keeping animals after neglect

Jordan Jones 24 October 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court, RSPCA Leave a Comment

Chloe Britton, 22, left her dachshund and cat to starve in appalling conditions at her Cardiff home, receiving a three-year animal ban.

Woman jailed for knife at Barry police station

Jordan Jones 11 October 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Clare Thomas, 58, from Barry, has been sentenced to 146 days in prison after admitting to having a kitchen knife at Barry police station on August 6. It was her second similar offence.

Prolific shoplifter jailed and banned from Barry shops

Jordan Jones 5 October 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Philip Tamlin, 49, jailed for two weeks and given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order after pleading guilty to five thefts from Barry stores including Morrisons, Co-op and One Stop.

Newport Woman Jailed for Cardiff Shop Thefts Worth £200

Jordan Jones 2 August 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Georgia Hutchings, 33, sentenced to six weeks imprisonment for stealing groceries and cleaning products from Co-op and One Stop stores.

Cardiff shoplifter jailed after breaching order in days

Jordan Jones 10 June 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Adrian Shellam, 49, from Cardiff, was jailed for 24 weeks after stealing from Co-op stores and breaching a court order within three days of it being imposed.

Two Men Jailed After Breaking Into Cardiff Café

Jordan Jones 7 June 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Michael Condon and Daniel Collins sentenced after burgling My Sisters House café in Adamsdown, with police making arrests within hours of the break-in.

Serial Thief Jailed for Sleeping in Cars and Stealing Cards

Jordan Jones 20 April 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

A Barry man with 143 previous offences has been imprisoned after using unlocked cars as sleeping quarters and stealing valuables including bank cards, designer sunglasses and fragrances.

Teen Held Knife to Child’s Neck in Cardiff School

Jordan Jones 15 April 2025Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

A 16-year-old has been given a nine-month referral order after admitting to bringing a knife into school and holding it to another child’s neck area.

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