Nearly 1,000 incidents of stalking reported in the last year
Nearly 1,000 incidents of stalking have been reported to Dyfed-Powys Police in the past year, the force has revealed as it marks Stalking Awareness Week. As it takes part in a national campaign raising awareness of the devastating impact of…
Two arrests made in connection to hoax call in Newport
TWO people have been arrested after armed police burst into a home in Newport following a “hoax call”. Gwent Police has also confirmed a complaint has been made to it in relation to officers attending the flat in Beatty Road…
Newport man on trial for terrorism offences
Detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing Wales, on Wednesday 16th April, charged Shazad Ali, a 20-year-old male from Commercial Road in Newport, Gwent with offences under Section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2011 (belonging to a proscribed organisation, namely the Islamic…
Body of Paria Veisi discovered in Penylan, Cardiff
Detectives investigating the murder of Paria Veisi have discovered her body at an address in Penylan, Cardiff. A 41-year-old man from Penylan, Cardiff, has been charged with murder; preventing lawful and decent burial of a dead body and assaulting a…
56-year-old man from Pyle arrested on suspicion of murder
A 56-year-old man from Pyle has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers were called just after 9.15pm on Friday, April 18, with a report of concern for the welfare of two people in a property on Bryn Terrace, Cefn…
Fixed Penalty Notice for a fly-tipping crime caught on camera
People are reminded to dispose of their waste responsibly as an individual has been caught fly-tipping in Ceredigion. Fly-tipping is the illegal deposit of waste onto land without a licence to accept it. Only Household Waste Sites and Transfer Stations…
Badger shot dead and thrown into a bog
A joint investigation by Dyfed-Powys Police’s Rural Crime Team and the RSCPA sees two Ceredigion men prosecuted for their disturbing crimes against animals. The two men were found to have shot a badger dead before dragging its lifeless body down…
Bargoed Taxi Boss Convicted of Fraud
Peter Roland Banwell, 62, a former company director and taxi operator from Bargoed, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on 8 April 2024, where he pleaded guilty to fraud by misrepresentation for falsifying safety certificates on wheelchair-accessible vehicles regarding lifting equipment…
Newport man sentenced for terrorism offences
Hakan Barac, a 29-year-old man from the Newport area of Gwent, today (Monday, April 7th) appeared at Bristol Crown court, where he was sentenced following an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing Wales. Borac, who pleaded guilty to five offences…
Police appeal for witnesses after a young woman was reportedly harassed on buses in Ammanford
Please see the following release for your consideration in relation to a report of harassment that occurred on the number 124 and 129 buses travelling between Carmarthen and Upper Brynamman on Wednesday, February 26. Dyfed-Powys Police is appealing for witnesses to…