Crime

Goodwick driver banned after drink-drive stop

Published

2 weeks ago

June 3, 2026

Police said vehicle was driven at speed towards patrol car in Milford Haven

A PEMBROKESHIRE motorist has lost his licence after driving towards a police patrol car in Milford Haven while over the drink-drive limit.

Officers observed the vehicle being driven towards them in Dartmouth Street on the night of May 12.

“It was being driven at speed,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest magistrates this week.

After stopping the vehicle, officers discovered it was being driven by Nathaniel Bird, 26, of Main Street, Goodwick. A roadside breath test proved positive, while subsequent readings given at the police station showed that Bird had 41mcg of alcohol in his system. The legal limit is 35mcg.

Bird pleaded guilty to the drink-driving offence and was represented in court by solicitor Alan Lewis.

“He doesn’t accept he was speeding, but was pulled over and was fully co-operative with the officers throughout,” Mr Lewis told the court.

“He had four cans of beer at a friend’s house a few hours earlier and felt absolutely fine. He believed he was under the limit, but even though this was a very low reading, it wasn’t close enough.”

Bird was disqualified from driving for a total of 12 months. He was fined £650 and ordered to pay a £260 surcharge and £85 costs.

Crime

Man fined after missing probation appointments

Published

15 minutes ago

June 15, 2026

Court Reporter

A HAVERFORDWEST man has been fined after admitting he breached a community order by missing probation appointments.

Asa Wandelt, aged 37, of Harrier Road, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jun 15).

Wandelt admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order made by the court on February 23.

The breach related to missed office appointments on April 14 and May 18.

Magistrates ordered the community order to continue and fined Wandelt £80.

He was also ordered to pay £60 costs, bringing the total to £140. The court ordered payments to be made at £24 per month from July 13.

Crime

Man caught with cocaine and bread knife given fresh community order

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15 minutes ago

June 15, 2026

Court Reporter

A HAVERFORDWEST man caught with cocaine and a serrated bread knife in Milford Haven has been handed a fresh community order.

Joshua Rowland, aged 22, of Glebe House, Haverfordwest, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jun 15).

The court heard that a previous community order, imposed in September 2025, was revoked after unpaid work was deemed unsuitable due to medical issues.

Rowland had originally been sentenced for possessing 0.3 grams of cocaine in Milford Haven on Thursday (Jan 2), and for having a serrated bread knife in a public place without good reason or lawful authority on the same date.

A further offence related to Rowland testing positive for Class A drugs while in custody at Haverfordwest Police Station on Tuesday (Jan 14). He was required to attend an initial drugs assessment but failed to do so.

Magistrates imposed a new community order, running until June 14, 2027. The order includes up to ten days of rehabilitation activity, meaning Rowland must attend appointments and take part in activities as directed by probation.

He was also fined £120, to be paid at £24 per month from July 13.

Crime

Man cleared after restraining order case dropped

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17 minutes ago

June 15, 2026

Court Reporter

A PEMBROKE DOCK man accused of breaching a restraining order in Milford Haven has been cleared after prosecutors offered no evidence.

Stephen McHugh, aged 50, of London Road, Pembroke Dock, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on Monday (Jun 15) for trial.

McHugh had denied two allegations of breaching a restraining order imposed following a conviction.

The court heard allegations that on Saturday, May 2, at Milford Haven, McHugh entered the garden of a protected address without reasonable excuse and made contact in breach of the order.

However, during proceedings the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence.

Magistrates formally dismissed both charges.