Gwent Police community safety update

Gwent Police community safety update

We received a report of a disturbance in Pontypool town centre at around 7.30pm on Monday 2 November.

Officers attended and arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage to four commercial premises in the town.

The man was also arrested on suspicion of other offences, including theft.

Rhys Jones, of no fixed address, has now been charged with two counts of theft.

He was given conditional bail to appear at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Friday 20 November.