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Paedophile caught with 1,600+ indecent images of children

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

Liam Shades, 41, of Pontywaun, near Risca, pleaded guilty to possessing over 1,600 indecent images of children following a Gwent Police raid in May.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Account manager jailed for £240k theft from struggling firm

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

Sharon Wathan, 55, stole over £240,000 from CMU Management whilst the company made redundancies and struggled following the pandemic.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Cwmbran dealer jailed weeks into suspended sentence

Jordan Jones December 6, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Alfie Powell, 20, was caught with 82g of cannabis just 29 days into a suspended sentence for supplying cocaine and cannabis.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Tredegar garage owner jailed for drug supply operation

Jordan Jones December 6, 2025Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Peter Yandell, 37, used his vehicle workshop as a front for wholesale distribution of cocaine and cannabis across south Wales.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Barry dog owner banned after abandoning Staffy ‘Gucci’

Jordan Jones December 5, 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.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Shoplifter tackled off bike by officer in Swansea

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

A Swansea man’s bicycle getaway was stopped by a plain-clothes officer’s tackle during an Operation Viscaria patrol in the city centre.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Bangor man jailed after assault on former partner

Jordan Jones December 5, 2025Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jamie Cowell, 39, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after breaching a restraining order and assaulting his former partner at her home, leaving her with a head wound.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Cwmbran paedophile jailed for targeting ‘schoolgirls’

Jordan Jones December 5, 2025Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Lee Pomroy, 55, sent explicit videos and arranged meetings with what he believed were underage girls, unaware he was communicating with paedophile hunters.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Swansea man jailed for cocaine supply after police raid

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

Liam Bell, 31, from Waunarlwydd, sentenced to three years and eight months for cocaine supply offences following warrant execution.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Abertillery stalker jailed for three-month terror campaign

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

Rhys Lewis sent 278 abusive messages to ex-girlfriend who told court she considered ‘ending it all’ during his harassment.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Dealer jailed for sending 200 messages a day to customers

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

Jamal Hourrieh branded himself ‘Kik’ and told customers to ‘ring to get looked after’ in bulk texts about heroin and cocaine.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Canton shoplifter jailed and banned from local stores

Jordan Jones December 5, 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.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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