South Wales Police
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Cymraeg: @heddludecymru.bsky.social
Cymraeg: @heddludecymru.bsky.social
We are appealing for information about the unsolved murder of taxi driver John ‘Jack’ Armstrong more than 40 years ago.
Mr Armstrong was found murdered near Bridgend in October 1979 after he collected a customer from Cardiff in his taxi.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4a9sMZc
Mr Armstrong was found murdered near Bridgend in October 1979 after he collected a customer from Cardiff in his taxi.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4a9sMZc
Detectives appeal for information on 1979 unsolved murder
South Wales Police is appealing for information about the unsolved murder of taxi driver John ‘Jack’ Armstrong more than 40 years ago.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
We are appealing for information about the unsolved murder of taxi driver John ‘Jack’ Armstrong more than 40 years ago.
Mr Armstrong was found murdered near Bridgend in October 1979 after he collected a customer from Cardiff in his taxi.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4a9sMZc
Mr Armstrong was found murdered near Bridgend in October 1979 after he collected a customer from Cardiff in his taxi.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4a9sMZc
Another reminder about #StreetSafe, our anonymous reporting tool which allows you to tell us about areas where you’ve felt unsafe (but where a crime might not have taken place).
👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
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👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
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January 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Another reminder about #StreetSafe, our anonymous reporting tool which allows you to tell us about areas where you’ve felt unsafe (but where a crime might not have taken place).
👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
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👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
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Have you recently spotted one of our vehicles zoom by with the blues-and-twos? Well, it could have been Special Sergeant Prosser in the driving seat! 🚔
S/Sgt Prosser recently became the first volunteer officer in our force to attain an advanced motor driving permit. 👏
S/Sgt Prosser recently became the first volunteer officer in our force to attain an advanced motor driving permit. 👏
January 17, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Have you recently spotted one of our vehicles zoom by with the blues-and-twos? Well, it could have been Special Sergeant Prosser in the driving seat! 🚔
S/Sgt Prosser recently became the first volunteer officer in our force to attain an advanced motor driving permit. 👏
S/Sgt Prosser recently became the first volunteer officer in our force to attain an advanced motor driving permit. 👏
Finishing university or looking for an internship or placement? 🎓
Take a look at what’s available on our online jobs site 👇
https://policejobswales.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-SouthWales/brand-3/xf-822bae87ce98/wid-2/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/6/adv/
Take a look at what’s available on our online jobs site 👇
https://policejobswales.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-SouthWales/brand-3/xf-822bae87ce98/wid-2/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/6/adv/
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Finishing university or looking for an internship or placement? 🎓
Take a look at what’s available on our online jobs site 👇
https://policejobswales.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-SouthWales/brand-3/xf-822bae87ce98/wid-2/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/6/adv/
Take a look at what’s available on our online jobs site 👇
https://policejobswales.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-SouthWales/brand-3/xf-822bae87ce98/wid-2/candidate/jobboard/vacancy/6/adv/
You can play your part in keeping people safe. Stay alert to people filming security exits, entrances or CCTV or anything that doesn’t feel right.
Tell staff, security, police, or online at https://gov.uk/ACT
Tell staff, security, police, or online at https://gov.uk/ACT
January 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
You can play your part in keeping people safe. Stay alert to people filming security exits, entrances or CCTV or anything that doesn’t feel right.
Tell staff, security, police, or online at https://gov.uk/ACT
Tell staff, security, police, or online at https://gov.uk/ACT
PH Hamilton 🤝 PH Cobbles
On patrol 🤝 Looking fabulous
On patrol 🤝 Looking fabulous
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
PH Hamilton 🤝 PH Cobbles
On patrol 🤝 Looking fabulous
On patrol 🤝 Looking fabulous
StreetSafe | Does a poorly lit alleyway make you feel unsafe? 🔦 If you want to report something which isn’t a crime, but which is a safety concern in a public place, you can do so – anonymously.
👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
StreetSafe | Does a poorly lit alleyway make you feel unsafe? 🔦 If you want to report something which isn’t a crime, but which is a safety concern in a public place, you can do so – anonymously.
👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
👉 https://www.south-wales.police.uk/notices/street-safe/street-safe/
Leon Adams survived a brutal attack outside Grangetown station in 2002, but required 24-hour care for the rest of his life.
He died on Boxing Day 2024, aged 47.
Re-appeal for information ⬇️
https://bit.ly/LeonAdamsAppeal
He died on Boxing Day 2024, aged 47.
Re-appeal for information ⬇️
https://bit.ly/LeonAdamsAppeal
December 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Leon Adams survived a brutal attack outside Grangetown station in 2002, but required 24-hour care for the rest of his life.
He died on Boxing Day 2024, aged 47.
Re-appeal for information ⬇️
https://bit.ly/LeonAdamsAppeal
He died on Boxing Day 2024, aged 47.
Re-appeal for information ⬇️
https://bit.ly/LeonAdamsAppeal
Five people from Rhondda Cynon Taf have been sentenced to more than 19 years for drugs offences, following the execution of a warrant on a property in Tylorstown.
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/november/five-sentenced-19-years-drug-offences/
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/november/five-sentenced-19-years-drug-offences/
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Five people from Rhondda Cynon Taf have been sentenced to more than 19 years for drugs offences, following the execution of a warrant on a property in Tylorstown.
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/november/five-sentenced-19-years-drug-offences/
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/november/five-sentenced-19-years-drug-offences/
#NEWS | 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.
➡️ http://bit.ly/4oAbIA9
➡️ http://bit.ly/4oAbIA9
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#NEWS | 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.
➡️ http://bit.ly/4oAbIA9
➡️ http://bit.ly/4oAbIA9
The Aberfan disaster, on October 21, 1966, cost the lives of 116 children and 28 adults when a coal tip engulfed Pantglas School.
We remain committed to remembering those who died, and our thoughts are as ever with those who lost loved ones.
The victims will never be forgotten.
We remain committed to remembering those who died, and our thoughts are as ever with those who lost loved ones.
The victims will never be forgotten.
October 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Aberfan disaster, on October 21, 1966, cost the lives of 116 children and 28 adults when a coal tip engulfed Pantglas School.
We remain committed to remembering those who died, and our thoughts are as ever with those who lost loved ones.
The victims will never be forgotten.
We remain committed to remembering those who died, and our thoughts are as ever with those who lost loved ones.
The victims will never be forgotten.
⚠️ Last year in the UK, more than 35,000 people reported their email or social media accounts being hacked.
🔐 Through the use of strong passwords, firewalls and two-factor authentication (2FA), you’re lessening the risk of becoming a victim of hackers.
🔐 Through the use of strong passwords, firewalls and two-factor authentication (2FA), you’re lessening the risk of becoming a victim of hackers.
October 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
⚠️ Last year in the UK, more than 35,000 people reported their email or social media accounts being hacked.
🔐 Through the use of strong passwords, firewalls and two-factor authentication (2FA), you’re lessening the risk of becoming a victim of hackers.
🔐 Through the use of strong passwords, firewalls and two-factor authentication (2FA), you’re lessening the risk of becoming a victim of hackers.
We are 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 the Gurnos in 1995.
Diane’s family have been left without answers for decades and have suffered immeasurably as a result.
➡️ http://bit.ly/3WzKOME
Diane’s family have been left without answers for decades and have suffered immeasurably as a result.
➡️ http://bit.ly/3WzKOME
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We are 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 the Gurnos in 1995.
Diane’s family have been left without answers for decades and have suffered immeasurably as a result.
➡️ http://bit.ly/3WzKOME
Diane’s family have been left without answers for decades and have suffered immeasurably as a result.
➡️ http://bit.ly/3WzKOME
Two men have been charged with a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff.
Several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, were stolen from a display case in the main building.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/4o8wQNF
Several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, were stolen from a display case in the main building.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/4o8wQNF
St Fagans burglary: Two men charged
Gavin Burnett, 43, and Darren Burnett, 50, both from Northampton, are due to appear at Northampton Magistrates' Court today.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Two men have been charged with a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff.
Several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, were stolen from a display case in the main building.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/4o8wQNF
Several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, were stolen from a display case in the main building.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/4o8wQNF
Four men have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Woolford, 22, in Rhydyfelin on Tuesday.
All are appearing at Newport Magistrates' Court today.
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/september/four-charged-in-connection-rhydyfelin-murder-investigation/
All are appearing at Newport Magistrates' Court today.
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/september/four-charged-in-connection-rhydyfelin-murder-investigation/
September 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Four men have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Woolford, 22, in Rhydyfelin on Tuesday.
All are appearing at Newport Magistrates' Court today.
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/september/four-charged-in-connection-rhydyfelin-murder-investigation/
All are appearing at Newport Magistrates' Court today.
➡️ https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/september/four-charged-in-connection-rhydyfelin-murder-investigation/
We are carrying out a forensic review of the murder of Sandra Phillips in Swansea in 1985.
Sandra was killed while working in a sex shop in Dillwyn Street in the city centre on June 14.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/3KqCBaO
Sandra was killed while working in a sex shop in Dillwyn Street in the city centre on June 14.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/3KqCBaO
September 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We are carrying out a forensic review of the murder of Sandra Phillips in Swansea in 1985.
Sandra was killed while working in a sex shop in Dillwyn Street in the city centre on June 14.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/3KqCBaO
Sandra was killed while working in a sex shop in Dillwyn Street in the city centre on June 14.
More information ➡️ http://bit.ly/3KqCBaO
This morning, Tuesday, September 23, just before 12:40am, we received a report of a disturbance in Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Three men in their twenties sustained injuries and were taken to hospital. One of the men has since died.
Three men in their twenties sustained injuries and were taken to hospital. One of the men has since died.
September 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This morning, Tuesday, September 23, just before 12:40am, we received a report of a disturbance in Rhydyfelin, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Three men in their twenties sustained injuries and were taken to hospital. One of the men has since died.
Three men in their twenties sustained injuries and were taken to hospital. One of the men has since died.
Spiking is giving someone else drugs or alcohol without their knowledge or permission.
❗ Spiking is a crime.
If you think you have been spiked, you can report it to us online, no matter how long ago it happened.
#SaferStudents
❗ Spiking is a crime.
If you think you have been spiked, you can report it to us online, no matter how long ago it happened.
#SaferStudents
September 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Spiking is giving someone else drugs or alcohol without their knowledge or permission.
❗ Spiking is a crime.
If you think you have been spiked, you can report it to us online, no matter how long ago it happened.
#SaferStudents
❗ Spiking is a crime.
If you think you have been spiked, you can report it to us online, no matter how long ago it happened.
#SaferStudents
The UK Government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday, September 7, at 3pm.
⚠️ You can opt out of emergency alerts. For example, victims of domestic abuse with a concealed phone may find it appropriate to turn off alerts 👉 https://www.gov.uk/alerts/opting-out
⚠️ You can opt out of emergency alerts. For example, victims of domestic abuse with a concealed phone may find it appropriate to turn off alerts 👉 https://www.gov.uk/alerts/opting-out
September 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The UK Government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday, September 7, at 3pm.
⚠️ You can opt out of emergency alerts. For example, victims of domestic abuse with a concealed phone may find it appropriate to turn off alerts 👉 https://www.gov.uk/alerts/opting-out
⚠️ You can opt out of emergency alerts. For example, victims of domestic abuse with a concealed phone may find it appropriate to turn off alerts 👉 https://www.gov.uk/alerts/opting-out
A police-led operation has seen more than 100 illegal e-bikes and scooters seized from the streets.
✅ 135 illegal mechanically propelled vehicles (illegal e-bikes and e-scooters) were seized
✅ Fastest bike was able to reach 86 mph
👉 http://bit.ly/3UVLvPH
✅ 135 illegal mechanically propelled vehicles (illegal e-bikes and e-scooters) were seized
✅ Fastest bike was able to reach 86 mph
👉 http://bit.ly/3UVLvPH
September 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A police-led operation has seen more than 100 illegal e-bikes and scooters seized from the streets.
✅ 135 illegal mechanically propelled vehicles (illegal e-bikes and e-scooters) were seized
✅ Fastest bike was able to reach 86 mph
👉 http://bit.ly/3UVLvPH
✅ 135 illegal mechanically propelled vehicles (illegal e-bikes and e-scooters) were seized
✅ Fastest bike was able to reach 86 mph
👉 http://bit.ly/3UVLvPH
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Cardiff.
Officers were called to South Morgan Place in Riverside at 7.37am this morning (August 21).
Any info? Contact us using the following link: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/62SWP25C19-PO1
Officers were called to South Morgan Place in Riverside at 7.37am this morning (August 21).
Any info? Contact us using the following link: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/62SWP25C19-PO1
August 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Cardiff.
Officers were called to South Morgan Place in Riverside at 7.37am this morning (August 21).
Any info? Contact us using the following link: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/62SWP25C19-PO1
Officers were called to South Morgan Place in Riverside at 7.37am this morning (August 21).
Any info? Contact us using the following link: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/62SWP25C19-PO1
Good luck and a big well done to everyone picking up their #GCSEresults this morning! 😁 Whatever your results, there’ll be plenty of options open to you for your future.
(And well done to parents, carers, guardians, and teachers, too!)
(And well done to parents, carers, guardians, and teachers, too!)
August 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Good luck and a big well done to everyone picking up their #GCSEresults this morning! 😁 Whatever your results, there’ll be plenty of options open to you for your future.
(And well done to parents, carers, guardians, and teachers, too!)
(And well done to parents, carers, guardians, and teachers, too!)
The Information Commissioner's Office has published a data protection audit on the use of facial recognition technology.
We welcome the work of the audit, which provides us with assurance of the extent to which both forces are complying with data protection legislation.
👉 http://bit.ly/3HGuIgu
We welcome the work of the audit, which provides us with assurance of the extent to which both forces are complying with data protection legislation.
👉 http://bit.ly/3HGuIgu
August 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Information Commissioner's Office has published a data protection audit on the use of facial recognition technology.
We welcome the work of the audit, which provides us with assurance of the extent to which both forces are complying with data protection legislation.
👉 http://bit.ly/3HGuIgu
We welcome the work of the audit, which provides us with assurance of the extent to which both forces are complying with data protection legislation.
👉 http://bit.ly/3HGuIgu
💬 “I was the first Iraqi boxer to make it to the Olympics since the 1980s.” 🥊
In our latest #HumansOfSWP story, Barry-based PC Najah Ali talks about going from the blue corner... to blue-light responses. 👮♂️
👉 http://bit.ly/4mI8BFg
In our latest #HumansOfSWP story, Barry-based PC Najah Ali talks about going from the blue corner... to blue-light responses. 👮♂️
👉 http://bit.ly/4mI8BFg
August 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
💬 “I was the first Iraqi boxer to make it to the Olympics since the 1980s.” 🥊
In our latest #HumansOfSWP story, Barry-based PC Najah Ali talks about going from the blue corner... to blue-light responses. 👮♂️
👉 http://bit.ly/4mI8BFg
In our latest #HumansOfSWP story, Barry-based PC Najah Ali talks about going from the blue corner... to blue-light responses. 👮♂️
👉 http://bit.ly/4mI8BFg