Crime in Wales

Amritpal Thandi was a week away from the end of his driving ban when he led police on the lengthy chase, not even stopping when he punctured his tyres

He went back to his girlfriend's house and said: "I just robbed a taxi driver"

Police were left stunned at the poor driving of Wesley Gilchrist who was twice the legal alcohol limit

The victim suffered a double broken jaw and was left unconscious

Jordan Davenport sneaked into another woman's home and stole from her chest of drawers while she was in bed

They set up base at a home in Swansea in a 'cuckooing' operation

They are wanted in connection with alleged crimes including assault, burglary, affray, stalking, and other alleged offences

Megan Hayler was expecting her first child when she came face to face with 'a man with tights over his head and a machete in his hand'. The culprits have never been caught

John Viney was a church elder when his own daughter revealed she had been assaulted by her uncle. Now the 67-year-old has described how he himself was systematically abused for five years

Weapons sweeps, stop and searches, and keeping an eye out for 'stompers' – we go on shift with the specialist team clamping down on knife crime for South Wales Police

The wanted man fell from the roof and was taken to hospital

Derrick Edwards 'gave demonstrations' of the weapon to colleagues with one member of staff reporting hearing a 'loud crackling noise' as it was discharged repeatedly

He had messaged a fake profile set up by his wife's friends saying he was 'married but looking for fun on the side'

Nurul Islam has gone on trial charged with obtaining leave to remain in the United Kingdom by deception

Michael Friel did not like it when Andrew Richards put his arm around his partner to help her up

Andrzej Wojcicki was disqualified from driving for 10 years in 2014 and made an application to have his ban removed

The suspect made off empty-handed after the pensioner put up a fight

And these are only the people who were caught

Nurul Islam says he entrusted solicitors and signed forms without reading them due to his inability to read or write English

Phillip Collins was witnessed 'swinging about' the weapon near Ikea in Cardiff. When a frightened woman called 999 the 66-year-old told police: 'I am the head of the IRA'

Finnley Pring ran across a football field and without warning attacked his victim from behind then chased the teen and struck him to the head again

Reports of cyber-flashing have almost doubled in a year

Nurul Islam paid £2,000 in instalments for the fake application to be made

Lee Bird and partner Kirsty Williams had been having a heated argument after they had been out drinking when he delivered a 'substantial blow' to her face, knocking her out

Julie Begley also saw a man on a stretcher after suffering a heart attack and yelled: 'Let him die'