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Wed 22 Feb 2012 On your bike! Some people will do anything for charity, but an Officer from Dyfed-Powys Police is set to go the extra mile – 400 miles in fact! On St David’s Day, PC Mel Gaul and colleagues from the Suffolk Constabulary have arranged an event for partners and colleagues to meet at Aberystwyth Police station and... read more >>
Tue 21 Feb 2012 Young people warned of the dangers of crime and substance misuse A play and a series of workshops aimed at educating young people to the dangers of criminality drugs and alcohol misuse will be held in secondary schools throughout Pembrokeshire at the end of February. Now in its tenth year, the ‘Crime of Your Life’ (COYL) event is a multi-agency initiative that... read more >>
Tue 21 Feb 2012 Update on Meeting with the Thai Authorities Senior Detectives from Dyfed Powys Police flew out to Bangkok on the weekend to meet with officers from the Department of Special Investigation in Thailand.  They wanted to ensure that the Authorities were still committed to finding the offender who murdered Kirsty Jones in Chiang Mai in... read more >>
Tue 21 Feb 2012 Powys NPT box clever with funding
  Thanks to some sterling partnership work between Brecon NPT (special mention to PC 828 Sara Meredith) and Wales and West Housing Association (WWHA) , Brecon Amateur Boxing Club recently received a cheque for £495 to purchase new equipment.WWHA were keen to assist in the clubs finances as it... read more >>
Tue 21 Feb 2012 Tool theft under invstigation Welshpool Police are investigating the theft of a quantity of tools stolen from a shed in Mill Place in Welshpool. The theft occurred sometime between November 2011 and 19th February 2012. The following items were taken: A black metal and plastic box with rounded edges 18” x 10” containing numerous... read more >>
Mon 20 Feb 2012 Three more sentenced thanks to undercover drugs operation Three more people who pleaded guilty to supplying Class A drugs following an undercover police operation have been sentenced, two receiving prison terms and one a community order.• 39 year old Robert John pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and possessing heroin. He was... read more >>
Fri 17 Feb 2012 Dyfed Powys Police Authority approves 5% rise in the precept: Chief Constable of Dyfed Powys Police Ian Arundale, said: “I’m pleased the Police Authority has decided to increase the precept by 5%. However, the Force still has to make significant cost reductions and while today’s news is welcome it will not necessarily improve our situation it will just stop... read more >>
Thu 16 Feb 2012 Detectives return to Thailand Senior Detectives from Dyfed Powys Police are meeting with officials from the Thai Authorities in Chiang Mai next week to discuss the progress being made in the investigation into the murder of Kirsty Jones, a student from Brecon that took place in August 2000. With the support of the Foreign and... read more >>
Thu 16 Feb 2012 Force flies the flag for LGB History Month
Flying the flag during LGB History Month
Dyfed Powys Police will be flying the rainbow flag above some of its buildings in February in support of lesbian gay bisexual transgender history month. The flag will be flying across the force as part of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) History Month which takes place every year in... read more >>
Thu 16 Feb 2012 Officers clamp down on underage drinking Officers from Welshpool Neighbourhood Policing Team seized alcohol from a group of youngsters who’d gone unaccompanied to a local restaurant and taken their own alcohol with them. The alcohol was seized on Friday 3rd February. The teenagers had planned to drink the alcohol in the restaurant. “They... read more >>
Wed 15 Feb 2012 Assault on teenager investigated in Newtown An assault on a teenager is being investigated by police. The 17 year old victim was walking along the town’s Broad Street when he was assaulted and punched several times to the face. “The victim sustained a broken jaw and lost two teeth as a result of the attack,” said PC Annelise Blackler. “This... read more >>
Tue 14 Feb 2012 Metal stolen from Llanddowror chapel Officers are appealing for information after burglars stole copper piping and a water tank from Elim Chapel House in the village of Llanddowror. The house is used for community functions. The burglary happened some time between Sunday 15th January and Saturday 11th February. Anyone with... read more >>
Tue 14 Feb 2012 Fuel thefts in Carmarthenshire – homeowners warned to protect their supplies Two separate thefts of fuel from homes in the village of Abergwili is once again leading police to advise homeowners of the importance of securing their supplies of heating oil. In both case someone’s entered the back gardens of two properties and stolen oil valued at £200 from each of the premises... read more >>
Tue 14 Feb 2012 Windscreen smashed in Burry Port Police are appealing for information after a car parked in a Burry Port street had its windscreen smashed between 7pm and 9pm on Friday 27th January 2012. The car was parked along Llys Mair in Burry Port at the time. Anyone with information is asked to please contact police at Burry Port Police... read more >>
Tue 14 Feb 2012 Professionals targeted in ongoing computer internet scam. Dyfed Powys Police are warning people in Powys to be aware of a sophisticated telephone scam where fraudsters claim to be calling from Microsoft or the victims broadband provider and offer to remove viruses and “speed up” their computer.   The fraudsters direct their victim to a website where... read more >>