Gwent Police dog Asko has turned two, with the force saying he has earned a day of birthday fuss and treats. The young dog normally helps officers keep Gwent safe.
A Barry man has been jailed for six years over the 'Reggie' drugs line in the Vale of Glamorgan after detectives arrested him at the prison gate. Iestyn Raven, 24, had been jailed for 40 months in January 2025.
A Rhuallt man has been jailed for 44 weeks after twice breaching a Domestic Abuse Protection Order by being found with a former partner in Denbighshire. Steven Warburton, 41, admitted both breaches at Llandudno Magistrates' Court on 9 November.
Gemma Meredith, 41, has been jailed for four years and 11 months for slashing a man's face with a blade in Connah's Quay. Mold Crown Court heard the victim needed seven stitches and has a permanent scar.
A Barry man has been jailed for 30 weeks after he breached a restraining order by liking a woman's TikTok post. Rhys Harrison, 36, admitted the breach at Cardiff Magistrates' Court.
A 22-year-old woman has been jailed for six weeks after admitting two assaults and stealing alcohol from Marks & Spencer in Chepstow. Tegan Bevan was given credit for her guilty pleas at Newport Magistrates' Court.
A car has been seized in Kinmel Bay after North Wales Police stopped it over defective lights. Police say checks showed the driver had no valid insurance and was disqualified from driving until 2027.
Mohammed Abbas, 29, has been jailed for six years after breaking into a Cardiff family home and exposing himself to two girls in their bedroom. A judge at Cardiff Crown Court said she was satisfied he intended to rape at least one of them.
A woman who held up a Cwmdu shop in Swansea with a kitchen knife, saying she wanted to go back to prison, has been jailed for 38 months. Karen Jones, 43, had been out of prison for just two weeks.
A Maesteg painter and decorator has been jailed for 11 years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for sexually abusing a schoolgirl. Damian O'Flynn, 38, denied the offences, forcing his victim to give evidence before a jury.
Callum Roper, 22, of Holton Road in Barry, has been jailed for 30 months at Cardiff Crown Court over the supply of magic mushrooms and cannabis. He admitted being concerned in supplying the class A and class B drugs between December 2025 and September 2026.
Ceri Williams, 71, of Maerdy, has been jailed at Swansea Crown Court for raping and sexually abusing two children in the Rhondda in the early 2000s. His 25-year special custodial sentence includes 24 years in custody.
