Tonypandy man given community order for fraud and driving offences.

Jack Collins, 28 from Tonypandy was sentenced on Monday February 23 to a community order and restraining order.

The sentence follows a guilty plea for fraud by false representation, aggravated vehicle taking, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance.

This followed officers receiving a report from the victim that a bank card had been stolen and used without permission by Collins in October 2025. He went on to use the card twice, once to withdraw £250 and then again for £150 from the same cash point.

Then in January 2026 whilst in the Tonypandy area Collins stole a car. He then went on to crash the car. When officers arrested him, they found he’d been disqualified from driving and didn’t

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Officers have arrested three boys following an alleged assault near the Sainsbury’s supermarket in Pontypridd on Monday February 23.

Two 14-year-old boys from Pontypridd and one 13-year-old from Cwmtwrch were arrested on suspicion of attempted GBH. All three have been bailed pending further investigations.