Hannah Hyde, 39, admitted stealing £153 of goods from two Barry stores within a month of each other. Cardiff magistrates jailed her for 24 weeks after activating a suspended sentence imposed for similar offending.
Five guilty of child sexual exploitation in Rhyl
Four men and one woman have been convicted of more than 40 offences against three teenage girls following a three-month trial at Caernarfon Crown Court. The offending took place in Rhyl and the surrounding area between April 2022 and March 2024.
Castlemartin man spared jail over child abuse images
Louis Davids-Watson, 37, admitted three counts of making indecent photographs of children, including category A material. Swansea Crown Court imposed a 12-month sentence suspended for two years, along with a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.
Porthcawl man jailed after mother’s body found in freezer
Christopher Phillips, 60, has been jailed for two years and four months after concealing his mother’s death and profiting financially from it. Officers found Sylvia Phillips’ body in a freezer at a Poplar Crescent address in Porthcawl.
Two jailed after Class A drugs found in car on Newport Road
Officers stopped a rental vehicle on Newport Road in Cardiff and recovered wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, cash and a phone linked to a drug line. Two men have been jailed, while the driver received a suspended sentence after shotgun shells and a bullet-proof vest were found at her home.
Cannabis and illegal tobacco seized in Newport
Officers from the Newport East Neighbourhood Policing Team seized cannabis, illegal tobacco and a vehicle during a joint operation with Trading Standards in Maindee. Gwent Police said partnership working was key to disrupting criminal activity in the community.
Sex offender hid phones from police at Blaina home
Ryan Watkins, 34, was caught with undeclared phones on two separate police visits to his Blaina home, including one hidden behind a wardrobe. He has been jailed for 27 months.
Cardiff drug dealer jailed after spotted nervous on bike
Deacon Facey was caught with a ‘burner’ phone, £55 in cash and pregabalin tablets after officers watched him near City Road. He has been jailed for 32 months.
Police dog finds man hiding behind fake wall in drugs raid
A Gwent Police dog tracked down a man concealed behind a false wall at a 313-plant cannabis factory on an industrial estate in Aberbargoed. Albert Hysaj, 42, has been jailed for six months, while a second man received a suspended sentence.
Colwyn Bay man jailed three years for coercive control
George Kyle Daniels, 28, controlled every aspect of his victim’s life – from what she ate and wore to whether she could leave the house or speak to anyone. He has been jailed for three years at Caernarfon Crown Court.
Cocaine dealer jailed after ‘big talk’ claim rejected
Ben James, 28, insisted the kilo-level deals discussed in his text messages were exaggeration and that he lacked the means to buy at that scale. A judge at Swansea Crown Court rejected his account and jailed him for six and a half years.
Robber jailed after Bridgend shop worker pushed over
Carl Jubin, 40, has been jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court after forcing his way behind the counter at a Spar in Bridgend and knocking a shopkeeper to the ground. The worker of 18 years said the robbery had left her frightened and unable to sleep.