JUST DESERTS
WREXHAM TAXI PASSENGER JAILED FOR FOUR YEARS AFTER RANDOM ATTACK AND ROBBERY
A Wrexham man has been handed a four-year,
two-month prison
sentence after admitting to the robbery of a taxi driver in a “random attack” earlier this year. Jordan Roberts, 27, of Wrexham, appeared at Mold Crown Court on November 25, where he pleaded guilty to robbery. According to a North Wales Police statement, the incident occurred
in March when Roberts was a passenger in a taxi near Rose Hill in Wrexham. “In March earlier this year Roberts was a passenger in a taxi near to Rose Hill in Wrexham when he
suddenly attacked the taxi driver, punching him to the head and stealing his phone before running away,” the statement read. Roberts was located and arrested later the same day. Following the sentencing, DC Harriet Simmons condemned the violence, stating: “This was a random attack on a person who was just trying to do his job.”
SWINDON COUPLE JAILED AFTER TAXI CCTV EXPOSES COCAINE SIDE HUSTLE
A Swindon couple who moon- lighted as drug dealers after finishing their day jobs have been jailed after a taxi’s internal CCTV helped police dismantle a significant cocaine operation. Jordan Williams, 35, and Donna Midgeley, 32, were sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on 16 December, following a Serious and Organised Crime Unit investigation. Williams received a sentence of four years and eight months, while Midgeley was jailed for four years and three months. The investigation began in May 2022 after officers witnessed a suspected drug deal in an Aldi car park between Williams and Malcolm Dennis, 50. Dennis was then seen to supply onwards an ounce of cocaine to a local taxi driver named Daniel Wells, 43. Both Dennis and Wells were stopped and arrested. Helpfully, Wells’ CCTV cameras in his vehicle captured the trans- action. Both men were
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guilty to drugs offences, for which they were given suspended prison sentences. The CCTV footage provided a vital link for detectives to pivot their focus toward Williams and Midgeley.
Surveillance soon
revealed the pair were conducting “multiple suspected drug deals every evening after finishing work.” The investigation reached a breakthrough at a self-storage unit rented by Midgeley. During a raid in October 2022, police discovered a filing cabinet containing: l Over 750g of cocaine (valued up to £75,000)
l Scales and drug paraphernalia l Midgeley’s work uniform and name badge
“This was simply a case of greed – both Midgeley and Williams had full-time jobs and a roof over their head,” said DS Hilton of Wiltshire Police’s SOCU. “While they attempted to conceal their activities... Midgeley’s uniform and name badge being stored in the filing cabinet, with the cocaine, was too much for them to argue.” Despite their attempts to hide the operation, forensic investigators recovered Williams’ fingerprints from the drug packaging. Police noted the couple used their illegal profits to fund a lifestyle of “executive vehicles.” DS Hilton confirmed that the police will now move to “recover their earnings by selling the cars and property seized from them under the Proceeds of Crime legislation.” The officer added a warning: “Selling drugs will always attract the attention of the police. We continue to encourage people to report anything suspicious, no matter how small, as every small piece helps us to build a case.”
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