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Serial shoplifter jailed for 44 weeks after Blackwood area theft spree

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Andrew Wyatt, 36, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Newport Magistrates’ Court after admitting six thefts from businesses across the Caerphilly county borough totalling more than £1,500.

Ebbw Vale flasher put on sex offenders register

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Philip Drake, 38, was handed a suspended sentence at Newport Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to exposure and breaching a non-molestation order.

Three jailed over Swansea cocaine supply operation

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

The leader of a cocaine dealing network in Swansea has been jailed for four years after police traced the operation back to him through the phone of another dealer. Two associates were also sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.

Ebbw Vale man fined for sharing intimate image without consent

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Mackenzie Bennett, 21, of Pennant Street, Ebbw Vale, pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court and was ordered to pay £971.

Man smashed vase into friend’s face after she offered him a bed

Jordan Jones 20 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Robert Smith, 35, attacked a woman who had invited him to stay the night at her Aberystwyth home. He has been sentenced to 15 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court.

Swansea pensioner jailed for harassing neighbour

Jordan Jones 18 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Michael Matthews, 70, was sentenced to 20 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting five breaches of a restraining order. A judge also imposed a 10-year restraining order.

Swansea man jailed for threatening to put gun in father’s mouth

Jordan Jones 18 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Jamie Lee Lewis, 42, of Brynmill, Swansea, was sentenced to 18 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting threats to kill, breaching a restraining order, and shoplifting.

Essex man sentenced for abuse of Pembrokeshire woman

Jordan Jones 17 May 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Patrick Smyth, 50, from Essex, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison at Swansea Crown Court after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour and other offences against a woman in Pembrokeshire.

Man banned from Newport shopping centre after killing pigeon

Jordan Jones 16 May 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Leigh Dixon, 44, of Bettws, Newport, pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court to killing a wild bird under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and a public order offence. He will be sentenced on June 3.

Driver tasered after A55 chase jailed for 17 months

Jordan Jones 16 May 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Adam Evans, 31, of Colwyn Bay, was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court after admitting dangerous driving, failing to stop, and driving while disqualified following a police pursuit on March 26.

Neath man jailed for three years after cocaine and cash found at his home

Jordan Jones 16 May 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Chad White, 34, was arrested in March and pleaded guilty to three offences relating to Class A drug supply.

Prestatyn man, 77, jailed for 10 years for child sex offences

Jordan Jones 16 May 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Michel Marie Antoine Baucage was found guilty after trial of seven historic sexual offences against a child and sentenced to 10 years in prison, with an indefinite restraining order and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order also imposed.

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