North Wales Retailers helping to combat Foreign Organised Crime
North Wales’ chief constable said shops are helping combat foreign organised crime gangs travelling up and down Wales to shoplift, leading to several Romanian criminals being deported. During a question-and-answer session at a North Wales Crime Panel at Conwy’s Bodlondeb…
Shropshire man jailed for multiple sexual offences
A man from Shropshire has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple sexual offences. 52-year-old Sean Murphy was convicted of rape, sexual assault by penetration and assault by beating, with the offences having taken place in Townhill, Swansea in…
Body found on a River Tawe jetty
Officers are appealing for assistance in identifying a man who was found deceased on a River Tawe jetty near to Landore Park and Ride on November 22. The circumstances are not considered to be suspicious. The man is approximately 50-70…
Swansea man jailed on multiple counts of child sex offences
A Swansea man has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences. 44-year-old Christopher Norris, from Clydach, has been found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, one count of causing or inciting a child to engage…
Risca man jailed for an offence under the Terrorism Act 2000
Daniel Niinmae, 41, from Risca near Newport, appeared at Winchester Crown Court today (Wednesday, November 27, 2024) where he was handed a two-year six-month sentence following a thorough investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing Wales. Niinmae previously appeared at court…
Clydach man found guilty of murdering 71-year-old neighbour
A man from Swansea has been found guilty of the murder of his 71-year-old neighbour. 57-year-old Brian Whitelock, from Clydach, previously admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, but has now been found guilty of the murder of Wendy…
Llanelli man convicted of multiple child sex offences
A Carmarthenshire man has been jailed after being convicted of child sex offences. 45-year-old Alexander Wilson, from Llanelli, was charged with two counts of rape of a child under 13 and one count of causing/inciting a child under the age of…
Two teenage boys arrested following serious assault on a 12-year-old girl
Two teenage boys have been arrested following a serious assault on a 12-year-old girl in Barry at the weekend. Police were called at around 5pm yesterday (Sunday, November 24) to a report of an assault near the Harbour Road car…
Swansea man found guilty of murdering Kelvin Evans
A man from Swansea has been found guilty of the murder of Kelvin Evans earlier this year. 39-year-old Christopher Cooper, from the Maritime Quarter, punched Mr. Evans once to the head outside The Station Hotel, Gorseinon High Street on May…
Wrexham man jailed for shoplifting
A 47-year-old Wrexham man has been jailed for shoplifting, burglary and attempting to steal a car. Ioan McKenzie, of Churton Drive, stole almost £300 worth cigarettes from a city centre shop, before burgling a house the following week. He admitted…