Scammers are continuing to place fake QR codes on parking ticket machines in #Bridgend County Borough, leading you to fraudulent websites. These codes mislead you to PaybyPhonie.com, a scam page mimicking the legitimate PaybyPhone service. Always ensure you are using the official PaybyPhone or RingGo services for secure transactions. If you encounter any suspicious activity,…
On Tuesday April 8, 2025, following intelligence suggesting the involvement of several dogs in the commission of an offence under Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act (which makes it illegal to cause unnecessary suffering to a protected animal), warrants were executed at three separate addresses in Merthyr. The operation was carried out in collaboration…
The meeting has been cancelled just received this from a local councillor. Afternoon everyone Unfortunately the PACT meeting for tomorrow has been cancelled, as the Police are unable to attend the meeting due to an urgent matter. I apologize for the very short notice. Rosanna – please could you let us have your availability for…
A man from Rhondda Cynon Taf has been jailed after police officers saw him dealing drugs in a play area in Pontyclun. On November 30, 2024, officers from the Organised Crime Unit witnessed a drug exchange in a children’s play area at Heol Yr Orsaf in the town. The man was stopped and identified as…
New figures show more than £5.6m was lost to investment fraud by people in South Wales last year. Investment fraud is when criminals approach individuals, often out of the blue, and persuade them to invest in schemes or products that are either worthless or entirely fictitious. Fraudsters may claim to offer opportunities in foreign exchange,…
Weapons and more than £3million pounds worth of drugs and cash have been seized in the last 12 months by a specialist South Wales Police team disrupting those involved in knife crime and serious violence. In addition, ‘Not the One’ is a SWP anti-knife crime campaign with the aim of reducing the number of knife…
South Wales Police is investigating a fatal road traffic collision which happened shortly before 5:00pm on Tuesday April 1, 2025, on the A48 near Bonvilston in the Vale of Glamorgan. The collision involved two vehicles, a blue Ford Puma car and a red and black Scania tipper lorry. As a result of the collision a…
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court today after being convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to arrange / facilitate the commission of child sex offence – rape / assault by penetration of child under 13. Liam Lewis from Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff, has…
A man has pleaded guilty to a series of charges – including the attempted murder of a police officer – at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey. Following an incident at Talbot Green Police Station on Friday, January 31, which resulted in three police officers being injured, 28-year-old Alexander Stephen Dighton, from Llantrisant, pleaded guilty to…
Following an investigation by South Wales Police, with vital evidence provided by the Charity Commission for England & Wales, three people have been charged in connection with a multi-million pounds fraud and theft investigation into the former independent Cardiff Sixth Form College which happened between 2012 and 2016. Yasmin Anjum Sarwar, 43, from Cyncoed, Cardiff…
