Sweet-toothed thief steals 117 chocolate bars from Swansea shop -...
A MAN with 73 theft matters on his record walked into a shop and helped himself to more than 100 chocolate bars, a court has heard. Christopher Gardner stole the sweet treats from the WH Smith's branch...
View ArticleTeenager appears in court after armed robbery at Neath shop
A TEENAGER has appeared in court charged with holding-up a Neath convenience store armed with a knuckle-duster in a late-night raid. Sammy Smith is accused of trying to rob the Nisa shop in Melyn just...
View ArticlePolice investigate link to cold callers after five houses are...
JEWELLERY thieves have struck five times across Swansea in the last week — and the break-ins all follow a similar pattern. Cash and distinctive gold Asian jewellery has been taken in the burglaries,...
View ArticleLlanelli murder trial: Accused denies planning to kill 'his...
A MAN accused of murdering a Polish drug dealer in Llanelli has denied planning to kill him. Adrian Iwanowski admitted he regarded Mariusz Majewski as "his enemy" after his fellow countryman beat him...
View ArticleMan who butted partner and spat in her face branded 'coward' by...
A MAN who twice assaulted his partner — on one occasion butting her in the head and spitting in her face before pulling her trousers off and humiliating her — has avoided jail. A judge at Swansea Crown...
View ArticleGlynneath man's 'disgraceful' drunken assault on mother
A TEENAGER drunkenly assaulted his mum, including screaming abuse in her face and demanding money and food a court has heard. Magistrates said Jamie Church had treated his mother "disgracefully" during...
View ArticleArrested and taken to court for being drunk and disorderly twice...
A MAN was arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Swansea city centre twice in the space of 24 hours, a court has heard. A drunken Mark Clayden was initially arrested on Friday evening after going...
View ArticleCocaine driver 'a danger to members of the the public'
A MOTORIST stopped by police on Swansea Enterprise Zone was found to be three times the cocaine-driving limit, a court has heard. Magistrates told Ricky Collins he had been a danger to other road users...
View ArticleHomeless man caused 'life-changing injuries' when he slashed...
A HOMELESS man who was bragging about how much money he had made begging in Swansea has been jailed for attacking an on-leave Navy chef with a knife — leaving the sailor with life-changing injuries and...
View ArticleMan commits his 201st offence - the week after being released...
A MAN has clocked up his 201st offence just days after being released from prison for his last conviction. Swansea Magistrates Court heard that "prison doesn't work" for Christopher Welke, and that...
View ArticleLlanelli murder trial: Accused man burnt body 'because he was...
ONE of the men accused of murdering a Polish drug dealer in a house in Llanelli said he was "scared" of his co-accused and burnt the dead man's body because he was told to do so. Adrian Iwanowski told...
View ArticleWatch as man smashes car into brick wall after 63mph police...
THIS is the moment a man crashes a car into a brick wall after racing through tight residential streets at approaching 60mph. Darren Bennett was suspected of driving without a licence or insurance....
View ArticleLlanelli busker's plea as grandad's hat full of day's takings...
A LLANELLI busker who had his hat, which has great sentimental value and was filled with the day's takings, stolen in the town centre has made an appeal for help tracking it down.Jonathon Jones could...
View ArticleWatch this this knife-wielding robber being sent packing by brave...
A FEMALE Post Office worker has thwarted a knife-wielding robber by lashing out with a baseball bat from behind the counter. Paula Hooper swung at the thug, who was wearing a red devil mask, when he...
View ArticleWanted: Robbery detectives appeal for information on Jason Paul...
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a man wanted in connection with a robbery at a Swansea clothes shop. Officers are urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jason Paul Maynard to...
View ArticlePolice use pedal power to raise £1,125 for disability...
POLICE and local shopkeepers have gone the extra mile to help a charity hit by thieves — and raised a whopping £1,125. Officers swapped the beat for the bike for a cycling fundraiser in aid of...
View ArticleWoman force fed and had chillies rubbed in face and aerosols...
A MAN who rubbed chillis and sprayed an aerosol in the face of his partner, and tried to force food down her throat in a prolonged two-hour attack told his victim: 'Why do I always meet psychos?'...
View ArticleLlanelli murder trial: 'A simple case of hatred and revenge'
A JURY has heard that the killing of a Llanelli man is a "simple, straightforward" case of hatred, revenge and murder. Charred bone fragments in a fire pit and a severed arm in the garden shed were all...
View Article'Revenge porn' man jailed after threats to ex-partner and her...
A MAN who sent 'revenge porn' after the break-up of his relationship to his victim's sister, and who threatened both their families, has been jailed.The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity...
View ArticleLlanelli murder trial: 'Felinfoel Assassination Bureau is...
A MURDER jury has been told to focus on the circumstances leading to the killing of a man in a Llanelli house, not on the gruesome aftermath which saw the body being dismembered and incinerated....
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