Ashley Daley, 39, was sentenced to four months after admitting 26 offences including theft and possession of a knife, with businesses in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil and other towns left counting losses exceeding £4,000.
Brothers jailed after Ebbw Vale cocaine raids
Adam Challenger, 44, and Luke Challenger, 33, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after counter terrorism officers raided their homes in Rassau, finding cocaine, more than £72,000 in cash and an array of weapons.
Police appeal after ex-bishop convicted of child sex offences
South Wales Police is urging victim-survivors to come forward after Anthony Pierce, 85, the former Bishop of Swansea and Brecon, was jailed for indecent assault on a child. Three further reports have been received since his sentencing.
Man jailed for strangling partner outside Llanelli pub
Martin Guard, 46, who has more than 140 previous offences on his record, was sentenced to 16 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to assaulting and strangling his partner outside a Wetherspoon pub in Llanelli.
Newport man jailed for breaching sex offender rules
Ross Clarke, 37, was sentenced to 40 weeks at Cardiff Crown Court after a jury found him guilty of failing to comply with sex offenders’ register requirements.
Monmouthshire GP faces being struck off over abuse images
Retired doctor Dr Mark Westbrook, 59, from Llantilio Pertholey, was handed a suspended sentence for possessing indecent images of children. A medical tribunal is now considering whether to remove him from the register.
Hospital worker’s jail term for patient sex assaults raised
Ieuan Crump’s sentence has been increased from nine to 12 years after the Court of Appeal ruled the original term was unduly lenient for the sexual assaults he committed against two patients at the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran.
Swansea stalker jailed after harassing ex within weeks of release
Matthew Samuel, 35, was sentenced to three years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stalking and breaching a restraining order against the same woman he had previously been imprisoned for harassing.
XL Bully ordered destroyed as owner deemed unfit
Newport Magistrates’ Court has ordered an XL Bully named Nova to be destroyed after ruling its owner, Dean O’Keefe, 36, is not a fit and proper person to be in charge of the animal. O’Keefe must also pay Gwent Police £3,762.50 in costs.
Man stole friend’s wedding ring while she was in hospital
Kevin Bowles, 55, of Gorseinon, was sentenced to 22 months at Swansea Crown Court after admitting stealing 16 rings and £1,000 from a woman he had been caring for while she was a hospital in-patient.
Tonypandy drug dealer jailed over £20k cocaine haul
Daryl Bees, 33, was found with 180g of cocaine when he was arrested in Tonypandy. He was sentenced to 40 months at Cardiff Crown Court.
Burglar’s DNA on steering wheel leads to 40-month sentence
A 36-year-old man who broke into a family home in Rogerstone and tried to steal their van has been jailed for 40 months after his DNA was found on the steering wheel.