Scores of North Wales drivers have been arrested this month with a sharp rise in one particular type of offence Road crimes officers carry out roadside testing next to Bangor Crematorium(Image: NWP Roads Policing Unit) Eyebrows were raised when police officers began pulling over drivers next to a crematorium. The …
Read More »The harrowing backstory of a young woman who has been missing for months
Gwenno Ephraim was last seen five months ago, heading towards the Menai Suspension Bridge 12:00, 18 Dec 2025Updated 19:39, 18 Dec 2025 Gwenno Ephraim was ‘failed’, her MP has said, months after she was last seen walking towards the Menai Suspension Bridge(Image: North Wales Police) Gwenno Ephraim had been happy …
Read More »Royal Mail staff help catch drug dealer after smelling package addressed to him
A drug dealer was caught after Royal Mail staff smelt a package at their depot and tipped off police. The parcel was addressed to Daniel Lloyd Taylor and passed through the Llangefni sorting office on its way to his home. But when postal workers raised the alarm officers raided his …
Read More »Bigfoot, UFOs, Tiktok and ‘ginger’ people – the strangest Freedom of Information requests made to police
Since 2005, members of the public have been able to apply to public bodies for information, documents, photos and videos they hold. In the intervening years, the number of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted to North Wales Police (NWP) has soared, placing additional demands on the force. In 2005, …
Read More »Woman outraged as Halloween display vanishes until ’embarrassed’ mum comes forward
A prolific yarn bomber has slated “selfish” thieves who stole her latest creation, a Halloween-themed postbox topper. Rachel Williamson, a retired police officer from Rhyl, Denbighshire, said the culprits had robbed others of the “chance to be cheered up” in the run-up to October 31. The crochet creation took three …
Read More »Online shoppers put on high alert over Christmas DPD parcel scam
North Wales Police has warned Christmas shoppers about a parcel delivery scam that has already netted almost quarter of a millions pounds across the UK. The email and text scam has been running for some time but police are concerned it is now being targeted at the busy festive period …
Read More »‘Whole community’ left upset after theft of postbox dating to reign of George V
A community has been left “upset” after a postbox dating back to the reign of George V was stolen. North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after the postbox was removed from a wall in the Gwynedd village of Llanfachreth. It has been in place for around a century before …
Read More »Six cases police in Wales desperately need your help in solving
Police in Wales are continually solving crimes, but there are some cases that they are keen to be brought to a conclusion. Often the police need the public’s help to bring offenders to justice, issuing CCTV and witness appeals to help their investigations. We went to each of the police …
Read More »Quick-thinking neighbour helps stop £3k scam against terrified pensioner in Flintshire
A quick-thinking neighbour helped to prevent a terrified 79-year-old woman from being scammed out of thousands of pounds. The neighbour stepped in and called police after the pensioner informed them they had sent an envelope containing more than £3,000 to an address after it was demanded of her. The petrified …
Read More »Scammer posing as fake postman prompts police to issue warning
A scammer posing as a postman has prompted police to issue a warning. A man wearing impersonating a Royal Mail worker has been knocking on doors in the Rhos on Sea area. North Wales Police issued the warning through its community safety central team warning residents of a “suspicious man”. …
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