Gwent Police dog Lando found a high-risk missing person lying in undergrowth after heading back into woods as a search was close to being called off. Earlier in the week, clothing he found in gardens helped identify a driver who ran from a vehicle.
Liam Cogdell, 24, has been jailed for five years after officers found cocaine, cannabis and over £1,600 cash at a house in The Gaer, Newport. He was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after admitting drug supply and obstructing a constable.
A person has been arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A and B drugs with intent to supply after a foot chase in Aberbargoed. A second vehicle was later found abandoned and seized for having no insurance.
Gwent Police found suspected Class A, B and C drugs and a vehicle with false plates during two separate stops in Newport. One male was arrested and two others are under investigation.
A 19-year-old caught with 22 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine in Pill, Newport, has been given three years in a young offender institution. Muhammed Abdullah was on licence after a previous spell in custody for similar offences.
A man has been jailed after punching an 82-year-old driver through his car window on East Usk Road in Newport. Anthony Morgan, 54, had his keys in his hand and threatened to get a knife.
Lee Perkins, 37, of no fixed abode in Caerphilly, has been jailed for 28 months at Cardiff Crown Court for sexual offences against two girls. A jury convicted him in his absence after he failed to attend his trial while on bail.
Benjamin Sicolo has been jailed and Chelsea Lyddon spared jail after the pair targeted a woman and her family's homes in Newport with weapons. Cardiff Crown Court heard Lyddon recruited Sicolo after falling out with her former friend.
Gwent Police dog Asko has turned two, with the force saying he has earned a day of birthday fuss and treats. The young dog normally helps officers keep Gwent safe.
A 22-year-old woman has been jailed for six weeks after admitting two assaults and stealing alcohol from Marks & Spencer in Chepstow. Tegan Bevan was given credit for her guilty pleas at Newport Magistrates' Court.
A Caerphilly man on the sex offenders register has been jailed for 16 weeks for failing to tell police each week that he was homeless. Philip Evans, 43, admitted the breach at Newport Magistrates' Court.
A stolen vehicle has been recovered in Blaina after Gwent Police officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area. Enquiries to identify those responsible are continuing.
