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
Arfon Griffiths (Image: North Wales Police)
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
Steven Roberts (Image: North Wales Police)
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
Thomas Skillen (Image: North Wales Police)
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
Brian Owens (Image: NWP)
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
Michael McClarence (Image: North Wales Police)
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
Osian Williams (Image: North Wales Police)
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
Robert Pinnington (Image: North Wales Police)
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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