Armed robber caught because he licked the Sellotape he used to...
AN armed robber was caught when his saliva was found on Sellotape he used to tie up victims during a supermarket raid.Gavin Williams, 35, chomped the sticky tape into strips as he tied up women workers...
View ArticleDyfed-Powys Police one of two Welsh forces told to improve
DYFED-POWYS Police is one of two police forces in Wales that has been told it must improve how it keeps people safe and reduce crime. The call for crime to be reduced has come from Her Majesty's...
View ArticleJayne Parker death: Driver Kiran Giri avoids prison
THE driver who knocked down and killed Singleton Hospital worker Jayne Parker has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Kiran Giri was speeding down Sketty Lane on the way to work on the morning of...
View Article'Grabber Grenfell' groped women's breasts at his grocery store...
A SHOPKEEPER groped four women customers and told one of them he wanted to photograph her naked, a court heard.Raymond Grenfell, 69, was dubbed "Grabber Grenfell" by shoppers at his grocery store in...
View ArticleMan tried to smuggle 72 Valium tablets into prison hidden up his...
A MAN who knew he was wanted by police and was being recalled to prison hid a cocktail of drugs in his bottom in an attempt to smuggle them behind bars, a court has heard. William Paul McPerson was...
View ArticleBrothers avoid jail after late night brawl on train between...
TWO brothers who became involved in an brawl on a busy train while on suspended sentences for their parts in a mass town centre punch-up which saw a man kicked unconscious have avoided jail. Julio and...
View ArticleSwansea and Burry Port drug smugglers jailed for £1.5millio...
Two drug dealers from South West Wales have been jailed for a total of more than 14 years for importing more than £1.5m worth of cannabis from South Africa.Despite hatching an elaborate plan to import...
View Article30 people arrested across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot in...
DOORS have been knocked — and some kicked-in — across Swansea and Neath Port Talbot today as police from South Wales Police's western division carried out the latest "day of action". From PCSOs to...
View ArticleDriver told cops: 'I've had a few'
A MAN caught drink-driving for the third time in less than five years has been handed a suspended prison sentence.Swansea Magistrates' Court heard that police pulled over Justin Lee Davies' VW Golf in...
View ArticlePolice appeal after alleged assault on Princess Way, Swansea
POLICE are appealing for information following an alleged assault on Princess Way. The incident took place close to the Zara store, and left three men with injuries.A spokesman for South Wales Police...
View ArticleRobber confesses to seven burglaries committed over last 15 years...
A MAN who is serving an eight-year sentence for robbing lone females has returned to the dock to admit committing seven burglaries over the last 15 years — five of them on the same street. Swansea...
View ArticleTipper truck duo appear in court on dangerous driving charges
TWO men charged in connection with a tipper truck crash that killed four people, including two men from the Swansea area, have appeared in court.Phillip Potter, 19, and Matthew Gordon, 29, face a total...
View ArticleBurglar walks out of court on bail - and burgles another house
A PORT Talbot who pleaded guilty to burglary walked out of court on bail and broke into another house just hours later, a court has heard. Gareth Evans was on a suspended sentence for stealing £500...
View ArticleDad of young disabled Chelsea fan who was attacked after Swansea...
ONE year after "cowardly" yobs attacked a young disabled football supporter following a Swansea City match, the boy's dad has called for the abusers to confess and face justice. A 16-year-old boy, who...
View ArticleTeen who went for breakfast instead of court after pushing PCSO...
AN 18-year-old who avoided jail after assaulting a PCSO failed to turn up for numerous probation appointments — and then went for breakfast when he should have been in court — has been told to grow up....
View ArticlePrison rooftop protester thought to be serial custody escapee...
ONE of today's rooftop protesters at Swansea Prison is understood to be serial escapee James Stevenson, who once freed himself from a Swansea cell using a shoelace. Convicted killer Stevenson is...
View ArticleMan hits ex-partner in the face with crutch after she refused to...
AN AMPUTEE who smashed his former girlfriend in the face with one of his crutches outside Morriston Hospital when she refused to give him money for drugs has been jailed. The following week Wayne Rees...
View ArticleTaxi boss has licence suspended for refusing young women 'short...
A cabbie boss had his taxi licence suspended for refusing to drive young women home after a spate of sex attacks - because their journey was "too short".Driver Mathab Khan refused to take two women on...
View ArticleAlcoholic businessman who murdered his elderly mother with...
A failed businessman who murdered his 67-year-old mother has been jailed for life.Mark Stephens, 44, stabbed Rita Stephens in the head and face with a carving knife and carving fork at the home they...
View ArticleDisqualified driver said his name was Shane Williams to motorist...
A DISQUALIFIED driver who crashed his car told the other motorist his name was Shane Williams and gave him a false phone number before selling his car in a bid to escape justice, a court has heard....
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