You can contact Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111.
The local police station is situated in Ton Pentre and can be contacted on 01443-743-840.

BWLCH FORESTRY ATTACK .... Top
Recevied: June 30, 2004.

A security guard based on the Bwlch mountain was attacked recently by two men using a baseball bat. Police are appealing for information after the 36 year old from Crickhowell was taken to hospital were he is recovering from fractures to both arms and a head injury.

One of the men is described as being in his 30s with a stocky build with a tattoo of a spiders web on the back of his hand. Both men were driving 4x4 vehicles.

If you have any information then you can contact Ton Pentre Police Station on 01443-434-222.

South Wales Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 45 year old Rhondda man who suffered a fall from a block of flats at Dinas, Porth at about 22:45 in the evening of 2^nd June, 2004.

The deceased had been attending a family party immediately prior to the incident and also visited the Trebanog Arms public house during the evening. The police is treating the death as suspicious and a 31 year old local man is currently detained at Ton Pentre police station, helping officers with their enquiries.

Police would like to appeal to any witnesses who might be at the vicinity of the area and saw or heard anything between 22:30 and 23:00, or who might be at the public house in the evening to contact the CID in Ton Pentre on 01656 655 555 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

ABERDARE ASSAULT .... Top
Incident: May 30, 2004. (Sunday)

South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault that happened during the early hours of Sunday (May 30) morning (00:20) in Aberdare.

Police would like to speak to a group of males in relation to the incident, which occurred outside Kwik Save on Commercial Street – at a time when Police believe the area have been busy with Saturday night pub goers.

As a result of the incident, a 21 year-old man from Cwmdare sustained head injuries for which he required treatment at Prince Charles Hospital.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have any information in relation to it, is urged to contact Detective Sergeant Gareth Jones at Aberdare CID on 01685 724 282, or call their nearest Police Station on 029 20 222 111.

CWMPARC INDECENT ASSAULT .... Top
Incident: March 22, 2004. (Tuesday)

South Wales Police are appealing for information following an indecent assault on a 13 year old girl, which happened as she walked from her local youth club, along a lane that runs between Conway road and Chepstow Road, in Cwmparc, at approximately 21:30 on Monday 22nd March.

The male is described as being in his late teens, wearing a white baseball cap with dark jeans and jacket. He made off into Clifton Street following the incident.

Police would like to speak to anyone with information and believe there to have been a number of youths in the vacinity at the time, who may be able to help the Police with their enquiries.

Anyone with information is urged to call DS Swallow at Ton Pentre CID on 01443 743 828, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

FATAL ROAD COLLISION IN BLAENRHONDDA .... Top
Incident: March 7, 2004. (Sunday).

South Wales Police is investigating a fatal road traffic collision, that occurred on Sunday 7th March 2004, on Blaenrhondda Road. The driver of a white Vauxhall Cavalier was sixty four-year-old, Howard Andrew Davies, from the Treorchy area. He suffered severe injuries, and he died today at The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Pontypridd. The white Vauxhall Cavalier collided with a van at 8.35pm. Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision and as to the manner of the driving of both vehicles anyone with information is asked to contact Roads Policing Unit at Trefforest on 01443 743734 or the nearest Police Station.

HIT-AND-RUN CAR FOUND IN TREHERBERT .... Top
Incident: February 14, 2004. (Saturday). 8:30pm.

A man has been arrested in connection with an hit-and-run incident which has left a 13-year-old girl fighting for her life.

The man is being questioned after Rachel Jones was struck by the car on the Aberdare bypass on Saturday, when she was returning home with friends. She underwent emergency surgery at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, but remains in a critical condition with her parents at her hospital bedside.

Forensic experts are examining a Vauxhall Carlton which was found in the Treherbert area of the Rhondda. The incident took place on the A4059 between Trecynon and Penywaun at Aberdare.

Inspector Andrew Germain, who is leading the investigation, said Rachel was with three friends crossing the carriageway at around 2030 GMT when she was struck. An incident room has been set up at Trecynon Police Station - with 16 officers working on the investigation. Family liaison specialists are with Rachel's parents at hospital.

Anyone with information should contact police on 01685 872456 or call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.

ATTEMPTED MUGGING IN BUTE STREET TREHERBERT .... Top
Incident: October 6 (Monday), 2003. 1pm.

The un-named woman was heading for Barclays Bank when two men attempted to snatch her bag. The woman was unhurt in the attack and the assailants escaped empty handed. Ton Pentre police have since opened an investigation and are appealing for information from residents who were in the street at the time. The men escaped in a cream coloured Ford car, it is unknown in which direction they headed.

Description, Man 1:
White, mid-twenties, over 5ft 10inches tall of slim build with short light brown hair; wearing a round neck green knitted jumper and cream coloured jeans.

Description, Man 2:
White, mid-twenties, over 5ft 10inches tall of slim build with short light brown hair; wearing a navy blue fleece jacket with a logo or badge on the right hand side and jean type trousers.

If you feel you have information to help the investigation, contact Ton Pentre police station on 01443-743-840 or Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111. All calls will be treated in the strickest confidence.

BLAENRHONDDA TELEPHONE BOX EXPLOSION .... Top
Incident: October 21 (Tuesday), 2003. 9:45pm.

"It is only a matter of time before someone is killed". That's the reaction of a South Wales Police spokesperson regarding an explosion that occurred on October 21 (Tuesday).

A telephone box on Brook Street in Blaenrhondda exploded just before 9:45pm. It is believed that it was caused by a large firework being detonated within the confined space. The act of vandalism is the third such incident in the valley, the other two being in Tonypandy. It is not know whether there is a connection with these prior explosions.

Local resident Irene Oak was watching television when the explosion happened: "I was scared to death. I was in the house when I heard a loud bang then a picture fell off my wall. It was a miracle that a car or passer-by wasn't hurt."

The explosion was so severer that the door of the cast-iron telephone box was thrown across the road and landed underneath the house opposite. Its roof was also blown off and hit a residents house front door.

"There was black smoke and glass all over the street. It was a big explosion because I know local people had difficultly opening the door because it was so heavy.”, said Mrs Oak.

South Wales Police are now investigating the incident as ‘an explosion likely to endanger life‘, this crime comes under the Explosives Act and the culprits could be punished by life imprisonment.

Anyone with information can contact Detective Inspector Paul Burke at Ton Pentre Police Station on 01443-743-826 or by calling Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111.