A man has been jailed after being found with approximately 180 deals of cocaine worth £20,000 inside his home. Daryl Bees, 33 from Tonypandy, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison following his conviction. The sentencing took place on Wednesday, May 6, at Swansea Crown Court where Bees pleaded guilty to possession…
Aberdare Police Station was open to the public in 2011. Do we need the Aberdare Station reopened? Anti-social behaviour, abusive language, and poor behaviour will not be tolerated on bus services in and around Aberdare Bus Station and the town centre. There has been an increase in reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB), and public order…
Cynon neighbourhood police continue to relentlessly pursue offenders riding off road bikes on roads and in our town centres. The rider of this bike was 14 years old and not wearing a helmet, posing a significant risk of injury to themselves if they had an accident. It was also putting other members of the public…
Sixteen motorbikes and off-road bikes have been seized around Swansea as part of a policing operation. Op Akalat is an operation which cracks down on the illegal and anti-social use of off-road bikes, stolen cars/bikes, and drug dealing, issues which increase policing demand in Swansea. These issues have a detrimental effect on our communities, and…
Four men have been charged following an aggravated burglary in Aberdare on Saturday, April 18. Louis Ayres, 37, from Aberdare, has been charged with aggravated burglary. Luke Badcock, 29, from Ebbw Vale, has been charged with aggravated burglary and having an imitation firearm. Joel Godfrey, 33, from Aberdare, has been charged with aggravated burglary and…
Cynon neighbourhood policing teams are running an off-road bike operation through the spring and summer targeting the use of illegal off-road bikes being used on roads in and around Aberdare town centre. We have a zero-tolerance approach to these bikes being used in an anti-social manner and will dispose of any bikes that are seized….
Four men from Weston-super-Mare have been jailed after launching an arson attack on a house in Protheroe Street, Ferndale. Connor Pitt, 24; Auryn Gustur, 19; 19-year-old Alfie Wheeler; and 33-year-old Lewis Manito attacked the home of an 82-year-old grandmother due to a criminal vendetta directed by an organised crime group outside the UK. Just after…
A man from Aberdare has been jailed for assaulting officers following an arrest on the Easter bank holiday weekend. Craig Williams, 40, from Aberdare, was sentenced on Monday, April 6, at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court to four weeks in prison. This sentence follows guilty pleas to two counts of assaulting an emergency working and one count…
All candidates in the forthcoming Senedd elections are being issued with guidance to help them respond if they experience intimidatory behaviour or abuse during the election campaign. The guidance document When it goes too far: Joint guidance for candidates in elections provides advice on the actions or behaviours that could constitute a criminal offence, when to contact…
ast month South Wales Police found a cannabis farm in a property in Porth. This month, a man has been jailed. Kamber Murrja, 24, of Heston has been sentenced today (April 2) at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court to 30 weeks in prison after police discovered 400 Cannabis plants within a building in Porth. This follows…
