BELOW is a round-up of all of the criminals whose prison sentencings were covered by the Free Press, Journal, Pioneer or Chronicle in March.
Arfon Griffiths
Griffiths, 44, of Ger y Mor, Abergele, is a convicted sex offender who used multiple aliases to speak to children.
He targeted five girls in total, one of whom was described as “extremely vulnerable”.
Steven Roberts
Roberts, 49, from Rhyl, harassed a woman and drug-drove.
He filmed her at a supermarket, damaged her car, made “unwanted phone calls” and tried to force his way into her home.
Thomas Skillen
Skillen, 29, of Marine Road, Abergele, was in charge of a dog which caused “dreadful” injuries to four people at a pub in Kinmel Bay.
His stepfather was also handed a suspended prison sentence for his involvement in the incident.
Brian Owens
Owens, 33, of Min y Mor Road, Holyhead, was jailed after assaulting two police officers.
Following a short foot chase, he was eventually caught attempting to scale a wall.
Michael McClarence
McClarence, 36, of Portugal Street, Bolton, attacked his then-partner at her RAF Valley accommodation.
He threw her against a door and a sink during the attack.
Osian Williams
Williams, 24, of Bangor Street, Y Felinheli, was caught dealing drugs at a festival on Anglesey, and in possession of drugs at a nightclub in Bangor.
The drugs he was found with included cocaine, ketamine, and MDMA/ecstasy.
Robert Pinnington
Pinnington, 65, of Y Fron, Gwynedd, strangled his wife and told her: “I’m going to f***ing kill you today”.
His wife, fearing for her life, believed him to be intent on killing her, having “never seen him so angry before”.
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