Incidents:
At 9.20pm on Wednesday 28th
January, an armed robbery occurred at the Ladbroke's Betting shop on Monnow Street,
Monmouth, whereby the cashier was threatened by a male with a knife. The
offender got away with a quantity of cash. He was described as 5' 8", stocky
build, with a Cardiff
accent, wearing a black balaclava with a scarf around his mouth and a dark blue
tracksuit top with a sky blue stripe across the chest and down the arms. The
following day a 41 year old Cardiff
man was arrested and charged with the Monmouth offence and a number of similar
offences in the South Wales Police area.
Anyone
with any information about the above crimes or if you see anything suspicious
occurring please contact the Call Centre on 01633 838111 or via Crimestoppers
0800 555 111.
Crimes:
Between 1am and 8.30am Thursday 29th
January, a ‘Pitbike' 110cc Mini motorbike, black in colour valued at £200, was
stolen from the Brook Estate area of Monmouth. It had been chained and
padlocked. (Crime Ref. No. BM/106/09)
Between 9am and 3.30pm on Friday 30th
January, a car was broken into parked in Agincourt Street, Monmouth. Two bags of
shopping and a musical instrument were stolen. (Crime Ref. No. BM/113/09)
Overnight, Monday 2nd to Tuesday 3rd February, Wigmore's Bakery in St Mary's Street, Monmouth was broken into and
cash stolen. (Crime Ref. No. BM/123/09)
Anyone
with any information about the above crimes or if you see anything suspicious
occurring please contact the Call Centre on 01633 838111 or via Crimestoppers
0800 555 111.
A Monmouth man, Owen Alderdice, 19,
appeared in Newport Crown Court last Thursday, 29th January, on
charges of perverting the course of justice. This was in relation to a previous
drink drive charge in 2008, during which he had lied to the court. He received
a total of eight months custody in a Young Offenders Institute.
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