Quadbike recovered in Treorchy in illegal vehicle crackdown
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 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.
Operation Physalis has seen 24 off-road bikes seized in the Cynon Valley, alongside arrests for burglary, firearms and drugs offences and £18,000 recovered under Proceeds of Crime laws.
A multi-force operation led by Pontardawe Neighbourhood Policing Team has seized fourteen high-powered e-bikes and scooters, with a fixed-wing aircraft used to track riders. Several of those identified have been reported for offences.
South Wales Police say their operation against illegal off-road bike use in the Cynon Valley is continuing, with a number of machines seized. Officers are urging residents to keep reporting incidents.
An electric bike capable of speeds up to 68mph has been seized from a young person in Morriston by South Wales Police. The illegal motor-assisted pedal cycle was confiscated as officers tackled anti-social behaviour in the area.
A 33-year-old man from Newport was charged after officers seized a knuckle duster and pit bike in Ely during operations targeting illegal e-bike use across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Former South Wales Police officer Ryan Llewellyn, 41, has been barred from policing after being convicted of importing psilocybin from the Netherlands. He was sentenced to a community order at Newport Crown Court.
A 46-year-old man has been made subject to a criminal behaviour order after repeatedly targeting shops in Swansea city centre. It is the sixth such order secured by the local policing team in two years.
South Wales Police arrested 77 people, seized eight drug lines, and safeguarded 55 vulnerable individuals during a week of intensified action targeting county lines networks.
South Wales Police relaunches DES scheme offering free soft drinks to designated drivers at 30+ venues across the force area during rugby tournament.
Week-long Operation Sceptre sees arrests, weapons recovered and cocaine seized across south Wales.
South Wales Police and Cardiff Council seize 24 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters in latest operation, with four arrests made including one for suspected drug offences.