While on patrol in Gelli Rhondda recently PC Claire Radford and PCSO Viv Mumford spotted the rider of an off-road motorcycle leaving the mountain and then colliding with a car on Tudor Street. Thankfully, no injuries occurred, but the motorcycle rider, 27, has been reported for driving offences, and the bike was seized. Riding off-road…
South Wales Police’s pioneering use of facial recognition technology to help identify suspects and keep our streets safer has been recognised with a national policing award. The operator-initiated facial recognition (OIFR) system, used by South Wales Police and Gwent Police, helps police officers to confirm the identity of an unknown person whom they suspect is missing,…
More than 60 illegal e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized in one day across Cardiff and Barry making the streets safer. Among them was a modified mountain bike capable of reaching 90 miles per hour – the fastest ever that has been seized in a joint operation between South Wales Police and Cardiff Council. This…
Great to meet with our Neighbourhood Beat Manager and PCSO’S tonight at the newly restarted PACT meeting at Hirwaun YMCA. Good discussion around rogue traders, off road bikes and car crime and lots of useful information. Takeaway message – really important to report incidents, 999 for emergencies or crime in progress, 101 by phone or…
On Monday we hosted our second ‘Race Against Hate’ event at Sobell Leisure Centre in Aberdare. The event which is part of the National Hate Crime Awareness Week brought together around 100 primary schools and 1,500 pupils from across Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taf to run in unity against hatred. It wasn’t just a run…
On Monday October 13 we hosted our second ‘Race Against Hate’ event at Sobell Leisure Centre in Aberdare. The event which is part of the National Hate Crime Awareness Week brought together around 100 primary schools and 1,500 pupils from across Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taf to run in unity against hatred. It wasn’t just…
South Wales Police conducted a joint training exercise last week with many partner agencies involved. The exercise was aimed to enhance the emergency response and coordination between partner agencies in the event of a major incident. The scenario simulated a multiple vehicle road traffic collision involving a large number of casualties. Partner organisations worked together…
Our #Rhondda Neighbourhood Policing Team made some significant strides in tackling illegal activities recently! They cracked down on the illegal importation of tobacco in #Pentre and #Tonypandy, which led to the seizure of a bunch of foreign cigarettes and tobacco that aren’t allowed for sale in the UK. They also found a large sum of…
Sunday, around 1:30 PM, four illegal off-road motorbikes were on the A4095 Penrhiwceiber. Off-road motorbikes are frequently seen on the main roads, posing a danger. Local officers are taking action to address the issue of illegal off-road motorcycles in Gelli, Pemtre Recently, PC Claire Radford and PCSOs David Hughes and Viv Mumford were out on…
Pictured (left to right) Shauna Hibberd, Sarah-Jane Hibberd, and Diane Jones South Wales Police is carrying out a forensic review of the murders of Diane Jones, 21, two-year-old Shauna Hibberd, and 13-month-old Sarah-Jane Hibberd in 1995. Thirty years on from the murders, the Major Crime Review Unit at South Wales Police is hoping that advances…
