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February 2012

Wed 29 Feb 2012 Fourteen arrested and charged following burglary at Llandrindod services Fourteen men have appeared before a court in Liverpool charged with conspiracy to burgle a service station in Llandrindod Wells. The service station at Crossgates was burgled on the night of the 15th November 2011 and a cash machine was attacked with power tools. Stephen Martin B.27/08/1981... read more >>
Tue 28 Feb 2012 Update to Meeting with the Thai Authorities Following the meetings held with the Thai Authorities last week, to discuss the murder of Kirsty Jones in 2000, detectives were pleased with the outcome of discussions and are hopeful that progress can be made. Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Wilkins said “I am very encouraged by the content... read more >>
Tue 28 Feb 2012 Road traffic collision between Forden and Montgomery At about 2.15pm on Monday 27th February 2012 a serious injury road traffic collision occurred on the B4388 Montgomery to Forden road at the Marton to Caerhowell junction. “Two vehicles were involved in the collision, a silver Ford Mondeo and a blue Volvo,” said PC Marcus Wright from the roads... read more >>
Mon 27 Feb 2012 Fatal RTC on A40 in Powys - police appeal for witnesses At 11.50am Sunday 26th February police attended following a report of a two vehicle road traffic collision at a junction on the A40 between Sennybridge and Trecastle. This involved a motorcycle and a Subaru vehicle. “The rider of the bike and the driver of the car were both taken to hospital but... read more >>
Fri 24 Feb 2012 Crackdown on hazardous substances sites
Aerial photo of the fire in Fforestfach June 2011
In June 2011, residents and businesses in the Fforestfach area of Swansea suffered three weeks of misery caused by clouds of thick smoke from a fire in the former Mettoy factory premises. Approximately 5,000 tonnes of flock, a product created by shredding and recycling tyres, caused chaos when it... read more >>
Fri 24 Feb 2012 Asda update Police investigating the fire at the Asda supermarket in Llanelli which happened on Wednesday 22nd February have bailed the 18year old local man arrested on suspicion of arson pending further inquiries. Investigations into the incident are ongoing and police appeal for anyone with information that... read more >>
Fri 24 Feb 2012 Thirteen Sentenced for Drug Offences Operation Marseille: Police who spent four months conducting an undercover operation targeting heroin dealers in Newtown and Welshpool are seeing the fruit of that labour today after the 13 who were arrested and charged were sentenced. All had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs... read more >>
Thu 23 Feb 2012 Police warn elderly of scams As part of its commitment to help reduce crimes in the elderly and vulnerable community, Dyfed-Powys Police is warning people to be aware of a variety of sophisticated scams. The incidents range from telephone scams where fraudsters claim to be calling from organisations, which can repair, or... read more >>
Thu 23 Feb 2012 Off-Road Show highlights community engagement As part of its commitment to community engagement and safeguarding the environment, Dyfed-Powys Police is organising a multi-agency Off-Road initiative. Held on 5 April at the Forestry commission Visitor Centre at Bwlch Nant yr Arian, the event will be attended by a variety of partner organisations... read more >>
Thu 23 Feb 2012 Police combat commercial burglaries Dyfed-Powys Police is reminding the business community in Ceredigion to ensure security at their premises is sufficient to help combat commercial burglaries. The appeal follows a number of recent burglaries across the Aberystwyth area – in Garages in Penrhyncoch and Bow Street – where diagnostic... read more >>