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Milford Haven: Armed police make arrest after Dartmouth Street incident

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10 years ago

November 16, 2016

Tom Sinclair

Armed officer in Dartmouth Street (Pic: Herald)

ARMED police were at a property in Dartmouth Street in the early hours of this morning (Nov 16). Guns drawn, they were supported by a large number of other officers as they made the arrest of a male.

There were eight police vehicles an ambulance and a rapid response vehicle at the scene. When a Herald reporter arrived another male was being treated my paramedics in the ambulance.

A small crowd of onlookers, held back by police, told our reporter that a man had been attacked, and the alleged perpetrator was believed to be armed. This has not been confirmed.

At around 12:40am the suspect was taken away in a van, but police remained on the scene.

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Police were called to an incident in Robert Street, Milford Haven, at 23:38pm on 15 November. Three males, aged 50, 36 and 46, have been arrested in connection with the incident. Police investigations are ongoing.”

A spokesperson from Welsh Ambulance Services Headquarters told The Herald in a statement: “We were called at about 11.50pm on Tuesday 15 November to reports of an incident on Robert Street, Milford Haven.

They added: “We sent a crew in an emergency ambulance and a paramedic in a rapid response vehicle and an adult male was treated at the scene for minor injuries.”

Eight police vehicles were at the scene (Pic: Herald)

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Hakin motorist banned after driving 14 times over drug limit

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11 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A HAKIN motorist has been banned from driving for three years after being caught behind the wheel with cocaine and benzoylecgonine in his system.

Mark Briskham, 53, of Waterloo Square, Wellington Road, Hakin, was stopped by police on January 5 as he drove a Ford Kuga along Steynton Road, near Milford Haven.

Blood tests carried out at the police station showed he had 800mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 64mcg of cocaine in his system. The legal limit is 10mcg.

Briskham pleaded guilty to two drug-driving charges when he appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for three years, taking into account a previous drug-drive conviction from 2020.

He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £48 surcharge.cr

Crime

Begelly man remanded over alleged May Day assault

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11 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A PEMBROKESHIRE man has been remanded in custody following an alleged May Day assault against a woman in Begelly.

Tomas Baker, 34, of Ty Dee, New Road, Begelly, is accused of assaulting the woman, causing actual bodily harm, at an undisclosed location in Begelly on May 1.

Baker appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week by video link from Swansea Prison.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

His trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court on June 22.

Crime

Waterston man denies child rape and sexual assault charges

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11 hours ago

June 9, 2026

Tom Sinclair

A WATERSTON man has appeared before magistrates charged with 13 sexual offences against children, including three allegations of raping a girl under the age of 13.

Chaisee Price, 25, of Biggins Hill, Waterston, Milford Haven, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week.

He faces three charges of raping a girl under 13, eight charges of sexually assaulting girls aged between five and eight, and two charges of intentionally inciting girls under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The offences are alleged to have taken place between 2014 and 2019.

Price denied all charges.

Because of the seriousness of the allegations, magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case will now proceed to Swansea Crown Court on July 10.

Price was released on conditional bail.

The conditions include a daily electronically monitored curfew between 6:00pm and 6:00am, no contact with the prosecution witness, no unsupervised contact with children under 18, and a requirement to surrender his passport to police.