During a recent one-day operation in the Caerphilly County Borough, officers arrested 22 individuals for a number of offences. Officers carried out search warrants in properties across the area to target criminal activity.
Officers from each of the Neighbourhood Policing Teams in Caerphilly, as well as the Neighbourhood Support Team, Roads Policing Team, ANPR Unit and the Support Group took part in the operation.
During the day, numerous arrests were made including:
● Four arrests for burglary
● Four arrests for criminal damage
● Three arrests for theft
● Two arrests for breach of bail
● Two arrests for Section 39 Assault
● Two arrests for court warrants
● One arrest for breach of a probation order
● One arrest for Actual Bodily Harm
● One arrest for theft from a motor vehicle
● One arrest for possession with intent to supply
● One arrest for possession of a bladed article
Three Fixed Penalty Notices were also issued for road traffic offences, such as driving whilst using a mobile phone.
Detective Sergeant Tyrone Nash, said: “We made a number of arrests during our one-day operation, which forms part of our continued action to target the minority of criminals who are operating within the county borough.
“We are committed to targeting offenders and reinforcing the message that anyone found to be taking part in criminal activity will face consequences. These operations are useful not only to deal with offenders, but also to gather intelligence and information which we can use to inform future activity.”
If you have any information about criminal activity in your area, please contact Gwent Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
