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January 14, 2017, 6:29 am

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A BANNED driver performed an emergency stop and tried to climb into the passenger seat of his car when he saw police were following him, a court has heard. Christopher Paul Cooper was driving along Fabian Way towards Neath in early hours of December 15 when a police car started following him. READ MORE: Jail for Swansea man who plied girl with vodka and whisky before raping her Swansea Magistrates Court heard Cooper's Ford Ka stopped suddenly and skidded into the curb — as the...

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'Cat couple' stole £500 in perfume from Swansea Debenhams

January 15, 2017, 2:26 am

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A COUPLE who went to Swansea to buy a kitten ended up stealing hundreds of pounds of perfumes from the Quadrant Shopping Centre — while still carrying the cat. Swansea Magistrates' Court heard Andrew Deverill and Lisa Jane Kyte drove to Townhill on December 6 to buy the animal as a Christmas present before going into the centre of town. READ MORE: Disqualified driver swore at magistrates as he was sent to prison Sharon Anderson, prosecuting, told the court the couple were caught on...

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January 15, 2017, 4:08 am

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A SWANSEA cocaine couple who made £1million from drug dealing have been ordered to pay back all the money they have left — less than £14,000. Carl and Donna Honey-Jones funded a lavish lifestyle of holidays to Dubai, Maldives, Florida and Mexico, luxury cars with personalised plates, and a £40,000 wedding — complete with a horse and carriage — at Swansea's St Mary's Church from the criminal enterprise. READ MORE: Judge warns 'dodgy builder' he will 'come...

Hundreds of violent crimes dealt with by a 'sorry' or some other...

January 17, 2017, 1:48 am

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HUNDREDS of violent crimes are being dealt with by an apology in Wales, as many as one in 14 at one force.In 2015/16 one in 14 violence against the person offences (6.9%) was recorded by Dyfed-Powys police as being dealt with by a community resolution, where the victim agrees to accept an apology or some other act to make up for the offence.READ MORE: £1m Swansea cocaine couple who 'iived the high life' must pay back less than £14,000In total, 360 violence against the person...

Policeman accused of inventing statement about arrested man

January 17, 2017, 6:54 am

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A POLICEMAN has appeared in court accused of perverting the course of justice by making up an official statement.PC David Norman, 52, claimed he had been subjected to a "torrent of abuse" before arresting Richard Roberts, who was involved in a row with a neighbour.But it was alleged at Swansea Crown Court that Norman made a "deliberate lie", which was allegedly found out when Mr Roberts produced CCTV showing the foul-mouthed rant never happened.READ MORE: Dramatic rise in flu...

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January 17, 2017, 10:17 am

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A FINANCIAL adviser who arranged a fraudulent mortgage on cocaine couple Carl and Donna Honey-Jones' "dream home" has been sent to jail. Anthony James paid the deposit on the property in cash — £20,000 in a carrier bag. READ MORE: £1million Swansea 'cocaine couple' must pay back just £14,000 The house was in the name of Donna Honey-Jones' uncle, William Harding, but the money to pay the mortgage was being funneled to him from the couple. James, of Clos...

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January 17, 2017, 10:17 am

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A FINANCIAL adviser who arranged a fraudulent mortgage on cocaine couple Carl and Donna Honey-Jones' "dream home" has been sent to jail. Anthony James paid the deposit on the property in cash — £20,000 in a carrier bag. READ MORE: £1million Swansea 'cocaine couple' must pay back just £14,000 The house was in the name of Donna Honey-Jones' uncle, William Harding, but the money to pay the mortgage was being funneled to him from the couple. James, of Clos...

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January 18, 2017, 1:19 am

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POLICE are appealing for information on a man they want to talk about the theft of a car from a garage forecourt.Officers are asking anyone who knows the whereabouts of David Comley, to come forward.READ MORE: Thieves target memorial to Gleision minersPolice say they want to speak to the 37-year-old on connection with a theft from Pinetree Car Superstore in Baglan.A South Wales Police spokesman said: "Police are appealing for information for David Comley who is wanted in connection with a...

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This is what the Swansea Bay car park conman looks like and the...

January 18, 2017, 2:06 am

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THERE are now a number of descriptions of what appears to be Swansea Bay's busiest conman. The man has been approaching people across the bay, often in car parks, asking for money. READ MORE: Mystery man targeting car parks asking for money with virtually the same story every time Each time he relays a similar story about how his car has either broken down or run out of petrol and how his children are in the back and he needs money to get them home, and variations thereof. Police have asked...

​The infamous Swansea tree slasher has returned and started...

January 18, 2017, 3:11 am

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SWANSEA'S mystery tree vandal has returned to the seaside. A large maple tree has been cut with a handsaw and branches have been chopped off a pine tree on the promenade area in West Cross.READ MORE: This is what the mystery car park conman looks like and where he's been spottedThe vandal attacks follow similar incidents in the same area in 2012, 2013 and 2015. Low-lying branches have also recently been cut off a number of trees at Underhill Park in Mumbles.Swansea Council is calling on anyone...

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January 18, 2017, 5:40 am

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A 50-YEAR-OLD Swansea Valley man who thought he was sending explicit sexual messages and photos to a 13-year-old girl was actually communicating with a fake online profile set up by a male adult, a court has heard. Bernard Merrells told "Roxy Jones" he wanted to have sex with her and asked to meet her in a hotel room, as well as sending her naked pictures and a video of himself performing a sex act. READ MORE: Couple stole £500-worth of perfume from Debenhams - while carrying...

Attackers put taxi driver in intensive care: Now cabbie branded...

January 18, 2017, 9:05 am

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A TAXI driver left hospitalised after being set upon by two passengers has filed a complaint with the Crown Prosecution Service over his portrayal as 'a self-styled football hooligan' during their trial, which he claims could now cost him his job.Andrew Tooze was left in intensive care for four days as a result of the attack in Birchgrove, leaving him with concussive head injuries, a partially collapsed lung, three broken ribs, fractures to the cheek and eye socket, and soft tissue damage around...

A single mum was unlawfully jailed for 40 days for not paying her...

January 18, 2017, 11:48 pm

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A SINGLE mother who was sent to prison for 81 days because she was unable to pay her council tax bill was unlawfully jailed, the High Court has ruled. Melanie Woolcock from Porthcawl was jailed at Bridgend Magistrates Court for failing to pay £10 a week towards her debt. READ MORE: 50-year-old Swansea Valley man who believed he was asking 13-year-old girl for sex was caught by fake online profile She spent 40 days behind bars before being released Now the High Court has said she...

Man who once broke into ex-partners house and stole underwear...

January 19, 2017, 1:36 am

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A MAN who repeatedly broke a restraining order designed to protect his ex-partner — including on one occasion breaking into her house and stealing her underwear — has been jailed for latest breach. A judge said 21-year-old Kyler Brophy had a "vendetta of hatred and jealousy" against his former partner. Swansea Crown Court heard that on December 18 last year Brophy's ex- and arranged to go on a date with a man who picked her up from her mother's house in Portmead —...

Police appeal for help to find Swansea man wanted in connection...

January 19, 2017, 2:27 am

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POLICE are renewing an appealing for help to trace a man wanted in connection with an assault in Swansea. Officers are urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of James Squires to come forward. READ MORE: 50-year-old Swansea Valley man who believed he was asking 13-year-old girl for sex was caught by fake online profile The 31-year-old is from the Fforestfach area, and officers want to talk to him about an incident last summer. A spokesman for South Wales Police said:...

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January 19, 2017, 6:36 am

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POLICE investigating the theft of alcohol from a Port Talbot convenience store have released a CCTV image of a man they want to identify in connection with the crime. Officers say the person in the picture may have information about an incident in Costcutter in Ysguthan Road on Boxing Day evening. READ MORE: Police appeal for witnesses after customer suffers 'significant ear injury' in Port Talbot pub assault Police are asking anyone who can help to identify the man to come forward. A...

Online safety 'one of the major 21st Century child protection...

January 19, 2017, 7:27 am

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CHILDREN'S charity NSPCC Cymru has called online safety "one of the major 21st Century child protection issues" in the wake of a case where a Swansea Valley thought he asking a 13-year-old girl for sex. Bernard Merrells, aged 53, sent explicit messages and photographs to what he believed was a young girl called Roxy Jones he had met on a dating website. But in reality "Roxy" was a fake profile set up by a 22-year-old man called Dylan Timby. READ MORE: Former Scout...

Father and son in court over death of Glynneath man found in golf...

January 19, 2017, 1:56 pm

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A FATHER and son today appeared in Cardiff Crown Court over the death of a Glynneath man who ended up in a lake while collecting golf balls.Jonathan Pike, 47, and his son Dale, 25, face a manslaughter by gross negligence charge following the death of ball collector Gareth Pugh at Peterstone Lakes Golf Club at Peterstone Wentloog near Cardiff.READ MORE: Man who once broke into ex-partner's house and stole her knickers is jailed Mr Pugh, 29, was fishing out golf balls at the club last February...

Former boxer sentenced to 16-and-a-half-years for killing partner

January 20, 2017, 5:49 am

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A FORMER amateur boxer who killed his girlfriend following a post-sex row has been handed an extended 16-and-a-half year sentence. James Tobin delivered "a number of forceful blows" to Kellie Gillard in a bedroom at his father's house in Port Talbot. Miss Gillard hit her head and fell to the floor, rupturing an artery and losing consciousnesses. The 25-year-old was kept on a life support machine in hospital so her organs could be donated — an act which saved the lives of...

Swansea man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences

January 20, 2017, 10:06 am

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A SWANSEA man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.The arrest was made yesterday under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 as part of a joint operation between Wales Extremism Counter Terrorism Unit and West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.READ MORE: 50-year-old man who thought he was asking 13-year-old girl for sex was caught by fake online profileThe 26-year-old is now being questioned at a police station in the West Midlands.A warrant for further detention was granted by...