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Cynon Valley off-road bike crackdown seizes 24 bikes

Jordan Jones 12 September 2026Crime & Court, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, South Wales Police, Wales News Leave a Comment

Operation Physalis has seen 24 off-road bikes seized in the Cynon Valley, alongside arrests for burglary, firearms and drugs offences and £18,000 recovered under Proceeds of Crime laws.

Newport shop thief jailed for seven months

Jordan Jones 12 September 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Sam Mulligan, 36, admitted nine shop thefts committed across Newport in less than three weeks. His arrest formed part of Gwent Police’s Operation Krypton.

Burglar jailed over Porthmadog BT copper cable theft

Jordan Jones 12 September 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Thomas Keenan, 24, from Walsall, was traced by his van registration and phone signal after 750 metres of copper cabling worth £4,000 was taken from the BT telephone exchange in Porthmadog.

Jailed ex-Gwent Police officer dismissed from force

Jordan Jones 11 September 2026Crime & Court, Gwent Police Leave a Comment

Former PC Paul Chadwick, jailed for misconduct in public office, has been dismissed at a hearing in Cwmbran and will be placed on the College of Policing’s Barred List.

Man jailed for eight years after Swansea attempted rape

Jordan Jones 11 September 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Mohangopi Tadiboyina, 30, attacked a woman walking alone on Kings Road at night in October 2024. He was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after being found guilty of attempted rape and sexual assault.

Teen locked up for carrying samurai sword in Rhymney

Jordan Jones 11 September 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Tyler Parker, 18, was already serving a detention and training order when he was caught with the blade on Hafod-y-Mynydd.

Newport drug dealer who refused probation report is jailed

Jordan Jones 11 September 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Mark Curle, 26, told a judge he did not want his sentencing delayed for a probation report, and was jailed for two years and three months for cocaine supply.

Cwmbran shoplifter jailed for 70 weeks after 15 thefts

Jordan Jones 11 September 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Warren Turnbull, 46, admitted 15 shop thefts across Cwmbran committed while he was already under a suspended sentence. Gwent Police say his offending was driven by a “chaotic lifestyle”.

Machynlleth man jailed for ‘vendetta’ against neighbour

Jordan Jones 9 September 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Barrie Wilks blocked his neighbour’s cameras, made menacing faces into her CCTV while holding a hammer and painted her fence green while under a restraining order. A judge said he seemed determined to make her life a misery.

Ystrad Mynach man jailed for hour-long attack on ex-partner

Jordan Jones 8 September 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Christian Ambrosen, 36, strangled, headbutted and bit his former partner and threatened to kill her and her young son. He was on licence at the time and has been jailed for two years and nine months.

Maesteg man jailed for rape and sexual assault

Jordan Jones 8 September 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Stephen Jones, 55, was sentenced to five years and three months at Cardiff Crown Court after a jury convicted him of rape and assault by penetration in July.

Wrexham man jailed after stolen taxi found by chance

Jordan Jones 8 September 2026Crime & Court, Mold Crown Court Leave a Comment

Harry Williams was locked up for 836 days at Mold Crown Court after a spree in Rhosllanerchrugog that ended when a taxi owner spotted his stolen Renault Trafic near his daughter’s house.

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