Byron Evans, 34, was sentenced to three years in prison at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after pleading guilty to burglary and aggravated vehicle taking in the Gurnos area.
Swansea shoplifter jailed for eight months
Richard Wolsey, 47, of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Swansea Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to six counts of theft from shops across the city.
Serial thief with 223 offences jailed after Cwmbran crime spree
Kevin Bennett, 48, of Blaenavon, was sentenced to 12 months at Cardiff Crown Court after committing nine offences in Cwmbran and Pontypool – just weeks after receiving a suspended sentence.
Treherbert lorry driver jailed for child sex offence
Steven Williams, 51, of Treherbert, has been sentenced to 45 months in prison after being convicted of arranging a child sexual offence following an undercover police operation.
Newport teen admits distributing indecent child image
Mason Tarling, 18, of Dyffryn, Newport, pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court to distributing an indecent image of a child along with further offences. He is due to be sentenced at crown court on June 5.
Newport teen locked up for dangerous e-bike riding
Callum Lewis, 19, was sent to a young offender institution for 28 weeks after admitting riding a Sur-Ron bike dangerously through Newport while subject to a suspended sentence for a similar offence.
Rapist jailed 20 years after attacking woman in Cardiff
Dean Edwards, 48, was sentenced to eight years at Cardiff Crown Court after being convicted of raping a woman at her home. The victim came forward in 2023 after learning he had been jailed for a separate rape.
Brynmawr man jailed for strangling woman
Gareth Coughlin, 57, was sentenced to three years in prison at Newport Crown Court after pleading guilty to intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating.
Police dog handler barred after magic mushroom import
Former South Wales Police officer Ryan Llewellyn, 41, has been barred from policing after being convicted of importing psilocybin from the Netherlands. He was sentenced to a community order at Newport Crown Court.
Swansea dealer who boasted on Snapchat jailed for 32 months
Ashley Jones, 33, of Winch Wen, Swansea, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after admitting involvement in the supply of cocaine and cannabis. Officers uncovered Snapchat messages in which he told buyers his “prices won’t be beaten.”
London man jailed after Swansea drug dealing caught on foot
Keoma Favourite, 21, was sentenced to 28 months in prison after plain-clothes officers caught him with almost 400 wraps of cocaine and crack cocaine in Swansea’s St Helen’s area.
Man sentenced after throat attack on ex-partner
Alex Thomas, 21, from Merthyr Tydfil, was sentenced to 27 months at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting criminal damage, threats to kill, and strangulation against his former partner.