South Wales Police neighbourhood teams in Cynon are continuing a summer-long operation targeting illegal off-road bikes being ridden on public roads across the valley, after a bike was seized in Aberdare last week. In a statement posted on Facebook, officers said they were taking a “zero-tolerance approach” to bikes being used in an anti-social manner,…
Cleonest Massera defrauded a woman in her 80s out of £20k by pretending to be a police officer. He is now in jail following an investigation by South Wales Police. Massera, 21, from Pentwyn, Cardiff, contacted the women in November 2025 claiming she had been a victim of a scam, He offered to look after…
Corey Sutton, 19 from Tonyrefail was sentenced to two years and four months in a Young Offenders Institute following his conviction. The sentencing took place on Wednesday July 8 at Swansea Crown Court where Sutton was found guilty off being concerned in the supply of cocaine, possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession of…
The Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council have confirmed the next stage in plans to strengthen policing and regeneration in Pontypridd town centre. The former police station on Berw Road has now closed and will transfer to the Council as part of wider plans to bring forward a major…
Two men have been jailed after admitting to a robbery in Beddau. 32-year-old Conor Watts and 19-year-old Iwan Trewartha, both from the Rhondda, were sentenced on Monday June 29 at Cardiff Crown Court. Watts had previously pleaded guilty to robbery, having a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and two counts of cause…
Bikes seized during Friday’s operation. Credit: Cardiff Council Following a joint operation in Cardiff and surrounding areas during Anti-Social Behaviour awareness week, more illegal e-bikes and scooters have been taken off the roads. The operation on Friday July 3, which saw South Wales Police, Cardiff Council staff, and National Police Air Service (NPAS) fixed-wing crew…
Policing has been at the heart of Pontypridd since the town developed rapidly during the industrial revolution. As the population grew with the expansion of the coal industry the need for a permanent police station increased. The town’s first purpose-built station was built on Sardis Road in 1845; this building served the community until 1868…
South Wales Police is proud to announce the retirement of Police Dog (PD) Hera, an exceptional operational police dog who has dedicated eight years of distinguished service to keeping communities safe. A 10-year-old Dutch Herder, Hera was originally imported from Holland and became one of the first female Dutch Herders to serve within South Wales…
South Wales Police (SWP) welcomes His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’ (HMICFRS) findings of how the force responds to serious and organised crime (SOC). The report has been published alongside the results of inspections of the Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit (Tarian ROCU) and other forces in the Southern Wales region –…
Six people have been jailed for the murder of a woman in Talbot Green, in the largest murder sentencing ever seen in Wales. In total, the group were jailed for a minimum of 157 years and 146 days, following a three-day sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court. The court heard how, on March 9, 2025, at…
