Officers from a range of departments, including the Roads Policing Unit and the Dog Section, are working with local neighbourhood teams to target areas where concerns have been raised by the community. Barry was the first area to get some focus from Operation Winsford earlier this month, which resulted in several positive results including one…
The #NotTheOne campaign takes an early intervention approach to knife-crime prevention, supporting trusted adults, including parents, teachers, police officers and youth workers, in educating 11 to 16 year olds on the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife. South Wales Police and Police and Crime Commissioner, in partnership with Wales Violence Prevention continues its commitment…
Four people were arrested earlier this week after a suspected stolen car was spotted during a proactive road safety operation being carried out in Mountain Ash. Officers from the Go Safe Casualty Reduction Partnership were cracking down on the Fatal 5 as part of a month-long campaign. They spotted the suspected stolen car, which failed…
Over recent weeks South Wales Police has received reports of ‘private and intimate’ images of adult females being shared through various online platforms. Historically, the sharing of images without consent, in certain circumstances, has not been covered by legislation. However, the law changed on February 1, 2024. The new law, Section 188 of the Online…
It would appear Pontypridd is poised to receive another significant boost in funding, as evidenced by the headline “Strategic potential unlocked across Pontypridd.” Could this influx of funds be aimed at alleviating the long-standing traffic congestion issues that have plagued the town for years? One can only hope that the consultants tasked with this endeavour…
Dozens of Police Youth Volunteers (PYVs) have been welcomed into the #TeamSWP family during the first PYV Attestation Ceremony to be held for four years. The young people and their families, from across South Wales, were greeted by the Mounted Section, Halberdiers, and the South Wales Police Band at last week’s Margam Orangery event. Assistant…
Officers from Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU), working in partnership with the Gambling Commission, HMRC and Cardiff City Council Licensing, executed six warrants across Cardiff on Wednesday February 28, following intelligence that an illegal gambling den was operating in Splott. Two males were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and gambling act offences. The…
A Rhondda Cynon Taff man has been jailed after he was found guilty at Swansea Crown Court of sex offences. Dean Jones, 34, from Tonyrefail, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of sexual assault and coercive controlling behaviour. He has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life. His…
The 13-year-old boy who was involved in a road traffic collision on Brecon Road, Hirwaun, on Thursday, February 29 has died in hospital. Harley Whiteman, 19, from Hirwaun, appeared at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, March 2 charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to provide a specimen for analysis. He is…
Police were called at 6:25 pm last night following a road traffic collision between a driver and a pedestrian on Brecon Road in Hirwaun. A 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital with what are described as life-threatening injuries. Three men aged between 18 and 19 have been arrested. An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with any…
