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Man jailed after robbery at Bridgend Spar store

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

Carl Jubin, 40, was sentenced to two years at Swansea Crown Court after admitting robbing a Spar shop on Ewenny Road in Bridgend. CCTV showed him pushing a shop worker to the floor before stealing a vape.

Ebbw Vale man admits child abuse image offences

Jordan Jones 9 August 2026Crime & Court, Newport Magistrates Court Leave a Comment

Stephan Evans, 20, of Pennant Street, Willowtown, has pleaded guilty at Newport Magistrates’ Court to making and distributing indecent images of children. He will be sentenced at the crown court on August 28 and must register as a sex offender.

Barry shoplifter jailed after Boots and Tesco thefts

Jordan Jones 8 August 2026Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 5 August 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 5 August 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 5 August 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 4 August 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 1 August 2026Crime & Court, Gwent Police, Newport, South Wales, Wales News Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 1 August 2026Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 1 August 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 31 July 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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

Jordan Jones 31 July 2026Caernarfon Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

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.

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