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Driver jailed after two dangerous police chases in North Wales

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

Thomas Williams, 38, of Penycae, Wrexham, was sentenced to 30 months at Mold Crown Court after leading officers on two high-speed pursuits across Denbighshire and Wrexham.

Support worker jailed for defrauding vulnerable victims

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

Ian Jones, 61, of Rhyl, has been jailed for two years after defrauding seven vulnerable people of almost £46,000 by using their personal details to obtain credit in their names.

Man sentenced after 240 cannabis plants found in flat

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Hung Phan, 29, was sentenced to nine months after Gwent Police officers discovered 240 cannabis plants across three rooms in a Newport city centre flat on Commercial Street.

Pendine pensioner jailed for abducting teen and drug offences

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Swansea Crown Court Leave a Comment

Richard Knight, 73, of Pendine, has been jailed for three years and nine months after admitting child abduction, making indecent images and drug supply offences.

Father struck schoolboy outside school gates

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Crime & Court, Newport Crown Court Leave a Comment

Nathan O’Mara, 38, assaulted a teenage boy he accused of bullying his daughter after driving to the school and confronting him at home time.

Newport criminal jailed after knife found on High Street

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

Benjamin Sicolo, 35, has been jailed for 16 months after admitting possession of a knife on Newport’s High Street along with two bicycle thefts.

Man sent explicit images to ‘girl’ who was police officer

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Cardiff Crown Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Jacques Fletcher, 24, of Pontyclun, sent sexual messages and explicit photos to an undercover officer he believed was a 13-year-old girl named Maisy on Snapchat.

Thief jailed after Gwent shoplifting spree

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

Levi Roberts, 37, was jailed for 40 weeks after stealing Hugo Boss watches, Ferrero Rocher chocolates and more from stores across Gwent.

Man jailed for indecent exposure and theft in Cardiff

Jordan Jones 12 February 2026Cardiff Magistrates Court, Crime & Court Leave a Comment

Paul Quinn, 44, was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison after exposing himself in Cardiff city centre and stealing from Greggs on Queen Street.

Man took own life after paedophile hunters’ sting

Jordan Jones 11 February 2026Caernarfon, Crime & Court, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales News Leave a Comment

Paul Andrew Williams, 55, was found in water near Caernarfon’s town walls after being targeted by online hunters, an inquest heard.

Man jailed after gun threat at Newport pub on New Year’s Day

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

Liam Brabham, 30, threatened the landlady’s boyfriend with an imitation firearm at The Nightingale pub in Bettws, Newport, and has been jailed for 12 months.

Teen jailed after swerving car into man in car park

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

Lexi Dyas, 19, struck Declan Mahoney with her Fiat 500 at Mountain Ash railway station, leaving him with multiple fractures and PTSD. She was sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders institute.

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