On Valentine’s Day 1988, 20-year-old Lynette White was brutally murdered in Cardiff’s Tiger Bay. The prime suspect was a single white male but after a ten month manhunt, police arrested five local black men. No forensic evidence linked the men to the crime scene, they had alibis for the night of the killing and they […]
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Detectives searching for Wales’ most wanted man – Mohammed Ali Ege – are following up new lines of enquiry as the hunt for him continues. Information has been received as resulted of a recent public appeal and South Wales Police wishes to thank those individuals who have taken the time to make contact. We are […]
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South Wales Police is continuing to investigate the murder of Tomasz Waga in Cardiff. Tomasz’s body was discovered by a member of the public at approximately 11.30pm on Thursday, January 28 in Westville Road, Penylan. He had been the victim of a sustained assault. Two men have already been charged in connection with his death and are remanded in custody awaiting trial. Detectives have now released the identity of two other men – Josif Nushi and Mihal Dhana – who are wanted on suspicion of murder. Nushi, 26, of Ninian Road, Roath Park, Cardiff, and Dhana, 27, of no fixed […]
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South Wales Police is investigating a burglary at the Co-op store in Countisbury Avenue, Llanrumney, Cardiff, which happened at around 4am this morning. It is believed that suspects used acetylene cylinders to gain access to the shop and cash machine resulting in a loud explosion and causing significant damage. A number of flats above the shops were evacuated as a precaution while the cylinders were made safe by the fire service. A nearby bakers provided displaced residents with shelter and warm drinks while they waited to return to their homes. There are no reported injuries, the road remains closed and […]
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A ‘cold and dangerous’ man has been jailed for life following a stranger attack on a young woman in Cardiff. Craig Walters, who also goes by Craig Watts and Craig Whites, was identified by using Facial Recognition on a CCTV image taken from a bus he had been travelling on. The 39-year-old was arrested within 48 hours of the attack and last month pleaded guilty to false imprisonment with intent to commit a sexual offence. On Friday, he has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court. Officer in the case, Detective Constable Dave Simmons, from Cardiff CID, said: “At around 10.50pm […]
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Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Tomasz Waga have been charged and will appear before Cardiff Magistrates on Friday morning (12 February). Damjano Velo, 23, from Whitchurch, Cardiff has been charged with murder. Behar Kaci, 29, of no fixed address, has been charged with drugs and money laundering offences. Tomasz’s family has been updated and continue to be supported by family liaison officers. Detective Chief Inspector Mark O’Shea who is leading the investigation said: “The charging of these two men is a significant step in the investigation into the murder of Tomasz Waga but […]
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A Cardiff resident has been found guilty of speeding on the River Ely and ordered by magistrates to pay a £1,200 fine. Darren Ryan, from Leckwith, was filmed exceeding the legal maximum 5 knot speed limit, which also applies to boats using the River Taff and the Cardiff Bay inner harbour, on two separate occasions last June. Mr Ryan, who was in control of a boat named ‘Sea Leopard’ at the time of the offences, failed to attend court and was found guilty in his absence of breaching Cardiff Harbour Authority byelaws 5 and 14. Harbour Master, Andrew Vye-Parminter said: […]
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Police in Cardiff are appealing for information following an attempted robbery and an assault which occurred on two boys in the Canton area of Cardiff last night (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020). At approximately 7.30pm, two boys, aged 14 and 12, were approached by a group of approximately ten males at the junction of Wells Street and Rolls Street. Members of the group demanded an electric scooter from one of the victims but he managed to get away from them before anything was taken. The other boy was approached by the same group and was assaulted with what has been described […]
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South Wales Police has issued a Section 60 Notice which gives officers the authority to stop and search anyone in Canton, Riverside and Grangetown tonight (Wednesday, December 30). The Section 60 Notice took effect from 8.02pm and will remain until 11pm. The Notice authorises any Constable in uniform, within that locality to exercise the powers under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994: to stop and search any pedestrian, or anything carried by them for offensive weapons or dangerous instruments without good reason, or to stop and search any vehicle, its driver and any passenger, for […]
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A number of revellers have been reported for summons after an illegal rave was shut down by South Wales and Gwent Police forces on Sunday (December 27). Officers were alerted to the unlicensed event near Pontprennau – which was also in breach of current coronavirus restrictions – at around 10.45pm. Party-goers began to disperse upon police arrival, but the details of those who remained were taken. Officers also conducted a number of vehicle stops and also located a number of others who’d fled the scene to nearby woods. Approximately 25 people were reported for summons for breaching coronavirus regulations, and […]
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