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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scot James, 34, from Maesteg died at Royal Glamorgan Hospital on Sunday 26 July after an alleged assault in Turkey earlier in the month. His family have paid tribute to a "devoted son, grandson, brother, partner, father, uncle and friend".
Cabinet Minister Siân Gwenllian has issued a statement on the flooding at Gwaelod-y-garth in Cardiff, confirming the multi-agency operation is now moving into recovery. An investigation by the relevant authorities is to follow.
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.
Liam Evans, 35, of Pontypool, has been jailed for 12 weeks after admitting assault by beating in Bridgend. Magistrates also imposed a restraining order protecting his victim until July 2027.
Lewis Jones, 35, of no fixed abode, admitted five frauds, a theft and criminal damage committed across Barry and Cardiff. He was jailed for 10 weeks at Cardiff Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay £150 in compensation.
Matthew Mills, of Brymbo, has been jailed for four years and two months after strangling one former partner and assaulting another. The registered sex offender also twice breached a domestic abuse protection order.
Martin Roberts, 36, followed two women through Swansea city centre shops and looked up one of their skirts in a Tesco aisle, a day after being released from prison on licence. A judge told him he was "undeterrable" before jailing him for three years.