Shoplifter jailed after reoffending on suspended sentence
Ross Edwards, 33, has been given 30 weeks in prison after stealing from a business on Cambrian Road in Newport just two days after receiving a suspended sentence.
Ross Edwards, 33, has been given 30 weeks in prison after stealing from a business on Cambrian Road in Newport just two days after receiving a suspended sentence.
Gary Jones, 38, from Church Village, has been jailed at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting three burglaries, a vehicle theft and possessing cocaine. More than £18,000 worth of goods was taken in the ram raid style break-ins in February 2026.
Kara Racuoco twice produced a needle when challenged by security at Asda in Llanelli, once claiming she owned the supermarket. She has been jailed for four years after admitting two robberies and two thefts.
A wanted burglary suspect and a driver who failed a roadside drug test were arrested after a stinger stop in Newbridge. Gwent Police shared a round-up of recent roads policing incidents.
Jordan Jones, 26, admitted nine offences including four counts of rape after a violent attack on a woman in the Chirk area in February. He was jailed for 18 years, with a further five years on extended licence.
Carla Stubbs, 37, of Llandudno, was the go-between for a child and Steven Moorcroft, who supplied drugs from Merseyside into North Wales. She is the seventh person convicted under Operation Noriker.
A quadbike has been recovered from Bryn Rhodfa in Treorchy during a week of police action on illegal vehicles. Officers in the Rhondda also handed out car crime advice to residents.
A Fleur-de-Lys woman used friends, family and Facebook contacts to move almost £900,000 from her employers into her own account over nearly six years. She has been jailed for four years and four months.
Alexander Webber, 29, of Bridgend, gave a 16-year-old girl cocaine before having sex with her. He admitted three counts of sexual activity with a girl by an adult in a position of trust.
A criminal defence solicitor was secretly involved in supplying cocaine and steroids. He has been jailed alongside two associates after a South Wales Police investigation that began when he represented one of them.
Jamie Williams, 24, was stopped by police while riding an e-scooter in Caernarfon. He was sentenced via video link from HMP Berwyn, where he is serving time for attacking his brother with a gun.
Amanda Cotter took payments for spice that her son Cameron Williams was selling from his cell at HMP Cardiff. Four people have now been sentenced over the scheme.