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- Western Telegraph
Milford Haven man went to sell drugs at Winchester festival
Prosecutor Georgia Donohue told Swansea Crown Court that police stopped a vehicle on the A31 at Winchester on August 8 last year after receiving intelligence it was involved in supplying drugs. Justin Cadwell was in the passenger seat, and his sister was driving. Upon searching the vehicle, officers found 44.363 grams of cannabis, nitrous oxide cannisters worth a total of £2,225, two packages of ketamine totalling 15.11g, 12.4g of MDMA, and another two small quantities of cannabis. 'It's accepted this was being taken to a festival,' said Ms Donohue. For the latest crime and court news for west Wales, you can join our Facebook group here. Cadwell told officers his sister was not involved, and an analysis of the messages on her phone confirmed this. Officers found drug-related messages on the defendant's phone going back to December 2 the previous year. Cadwell's home was searched, and officers found 53.25g of cannabis, 450g of cannabis resin, 29.8g of cocaine, a cutting agent, and empty snap bags in a locked garden shed. He was also found to have £25,307.85 in cash stashed in the shed and his bedroom. Cadwell claimed the drugs were for his personal use, and the cash was from his work as a window cleaner and gifted from his dad. The defendant was bailed, and when this lapsed he was released under investigation. Justin Cadwell went back to dealing after he was caught taking drugs to sell at a festival. (Image: Dyfed-Powys Police) Emergency services were called to an e-bike crash at Hakin Point in Milford Haven at around 7pm on March 1. The bike had no lights, and the passenger wasn't wearing a helmet. The rider – Cadwell – was knocked unconscious and his passenger was hospitalised. Paramedics cut off Cadwell's jacket to treat him, and white powder spilled out. He was found in possession of 10.21g of cocaine and 60g of cannabis, as well as £588.03 in cash. Cadwell refused to take a drugs test, and claimed the drugs were for personal use and the cash was a loan from his dad. The defendant, of Picton Close in Hakin, pleaded guilty to two offences of possession with intent to supply cocaine, three offences of possession with intent to supply cannabis, as well as possession with intent to supply nitrous oxide and cannabis resin, and being concerned in the supply of cannabis. He also admitted possession of criminal property and failing to provide a specimen when required. Ryan Bowen, in mitigation, said: 'The defendant understands that, in his case, only immediate custody can be warranted.' He said Cadwell's guilty pleas indicated a 'genuine acceptance of wrongdoing' and were his most powerful mitigation. Mr Bowen said none of Cadwell's 15 previous convictions for 26 offences were for drug supply offences – although five were for drug possession. He said 28-year-old Cadwell had been using drugs since he was 17, and that his addiction was a 'considerable shame for him' Judge Geraint Walters sentenced Cadwell for two years for the Winchester offences, and an additional three years for the Milford Haven offences. A Proceeds of Crime Act application has been made to attempt to recoup the profits Cadwell made from his offending.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Attorney: ‘Failure of city leadership' in Mt. Trashmore carnival closure
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The lawyer representing the producer of the Mount Trashmore Summer Carnival said his client and all those who enjoyed the annual event are suffering due to 'a failure of city leadership.' Specifically, Attorney Kevin Martingayle said he is referring to the fact that the city required the operator have a certain number of off-duty police and sheriff's deputies to work the event before making sure they had the officers to fill those roles. 'It's a failure on the part of the people who are involved in making the demands for the security plan, refusing to considering the alternatives, and then canceling it,' Martingayle said. 'That is a failure, and everybody involved in that should be held accountable.' City orders Mt. Trashmore Carnival to close due to public safety staffing shortages Martingayle's client is Joel 'Jody' Cadwell, owner National Events Management Service. Cadwell founded and produced the Mount Trashmore Summer Carnival for 35 years. Initially set to run from the park's parking lot May 23 until June 17 excluding Wednesdays, on Sunday, May 25, Cadwell received notice to 'cease operations.' Virginia Beach City Manager Patrick Duhaney told City Council members that same day that the Virginia Beach Sheriff Office and Virginia Beach Police Department could not provide the number of personnel required by the agreed-upon security plan, thus 'out of an abundance of caution' the event was canceled. While Cadwell agreed to a more robust safety plan in light of the homicide of Jeyani Upshur, 15, one year earlier not far from the carnival gates, Martingayle said at no time was his client advised there could be a staffing issue. Cadwell signed the service agreement with the city May 14, less than two weeks before the carnival started. 'It's incumbent upon the city in the sheriff's department to say when they've got a manpower problem, and they could not possibly have just figured that out a few days before the carnival opened,' Martingayle said. 'I mean, come on. That just defies common sense. And if that's actually what happened, then they need to go back and they need to redo all of their planning and all of their communications, because you know what? That's just not good enough. It is really poor performance.' The city uses a program called 'Off Duty Management' where officers can sign up for extra work, with their pay coming from the event organizers. Sheriff Rocky Holcomb initially said not enough deputies signed up to provide the coverage inside of the event. The plan called for nine to 14 deputies to be stationed inside the carnival footprint. Toni Guagenti, a spokesperson for Holcomb, said Monday that the sheriff was able to essentially rally deputies to work the event on the first weekend, but came to a decision he could not continue to make the effort due to lack of support. In a statement last week, Duhaney characterized the staffing as 'unanticipated.' Duhaney also explained why he rejected Cadwell's proposal to hire private security in place off off-duty law enforcement officers. 'An event of this size and scope requires public law enforcement officers with the authority to enforce laws, whereas private security alone has limited powers,' Duhaney said. Martingayle is of the impression the carnival 'just wasn't a priority item for the city.' 'We know from watching other events that you often will have a blend of police officers, sheriff's deputies and private security,' Martingayle said. 'So why wasn't that good enough in this instance? We even offered, if they were short an officer or a deputy, we would replace each missing one with two certified private security officers. Division of Criminal Justice Services, they have to go through a certification process. They have a lot of powers that are outlined in the Code of Virginia.' Martingayle said it is now too late for this year's carnival. The 22 rides, concessions and games from Florida-based Deggeller Attractions were removed from the lot at Mount Trashmore over the weekend and is now being stored at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. 'I can tell you that if I had an event that I was going to bring to the city of Virginia Beach, where I had to submit a security plan and there's any use of public resources such as sheriff's deputies and police officers, I would be very nervous,' Martingayle said. 'I'd be very nervous about investing my time, money and effort into such a thing, knowing that at any point they could simply say we don't have enough people available.' While Martingayle couldn't say if he plans to pursue legal action against the city, he said his number one goal is making sure this doesn't happen again. 'We've got to do better as a city if we want to be a true destination for different kinds of entertainment events,' Martingayle said. 'We have to make sure that we don't fall short and cause something to fail. That's a failure of city leadership as far as I'm concerned.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
After city withdraws security, Virginia Beach carnival employees stuck with nowhere to go
Virginia Beach's Summer Carnival, which has been held annually for more than 30 years, was abruptly cancelled this year three days into the festivities due to 'unanticipated city staffing gaps,' the city manager said. The city signed a service agreement with National Event Management on May 14 to run the carnival, according to records provided by Virginia Beach. Just over a week later, ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Virginia Beach Sheriff Rocky Holcomb went to the carnival site near Mount Trashmore to inform the organizers they would be pulling their deputies from the event by Sunday, according to Joel Cadwell, owner of National Events Management. Come Sunday, the organizers received an email from a city representative ordering them to cease all operations, Cadwell said. Since the sheriff first delivered word to the organizers, they've had private security firms survey the site. They submitted a plan on Tuesday put together by a private security company in an effort to rectify the situation. Cadwell confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the proposal was denied. 'We will start tearing down tomorrow,' he said in a text message. City Manager Patrick Duhaney said in an emailed statement that 'an event of this size and scope requires public law enforcement officers with the authority to enforce laws, whereas private security alone has limited powers.' The event required increased security due to a fatal shooting that occurred during the event last year, according to a spokesperson for Virginia Beach police. The new security plan included 14 off-duty sheriff's deputies for interior event security and six off-duty police officers working the parking lot and surrounding areas, who would be paid by the event organizers. The sheriff's office was unable to provide the additional deputies. It's unclear how great of an increase this amount was over previous years' security, but Cadwell estimated it was six to eight more deputies. 'Our primary public safety responsibilities come first before private security functions, which are always staffed on an as-available basis,' a sheriff's office spokesperson said in an email. 'We were not comfortable forcing our deputies to work a third-party vendor event.' Duhaney said he made the decision to cancel the carnival after consulting with the sheriff's office and police due to 'unanticipated city staff gaps.' He said he shares the public's disappointment with the cancellation but encouraged the public to attend other city events that are listed on the VB Go app. 'Each permitted event in our city has a robust security plan that undergoes a thorough review process and takes into consideration past years' experience, growing attendance and/or footprint, and safety needs in order to prepare, prevent and respond to needs for this year,' Duhaney said. The cancellation leaves about 150 staff members 'in limbo,' will cause a large amount of food to go to waste and force the company to go without revenue until their next event in about three weeks, Cadwell said. The next event venue is booked up in the meantime so they can't move their equipment, Cadwell said. 'We have nowhere to go until then … so I guess we'll hang around,' he said, adding that staff have an off-site location with living quarters and even a school with a certified teacher for their children. Cadwell partnered on the carnival with Florida-based Deggeller Attractions, who has run the Virginia State Fair for about 60 years. He said it's unlikely the event will return after the way things have unfolded this year. 'Would you come back if this happened to your company?' Cadwell said. Gavin Stone, 757-712-4806,
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
After city withdraws security, Virginia Beach carnival employees stuck with nowhere to go
Virginia Beach's Summer Carnival, which has been held annually for more than 30 years, was abruptly cancelled this year three days into the festivities due to 'unanticipated city staffing gaps,' the city manager said. The city signed a service agreement with National Event Management on May 14 to run the carnival, according to records provided by Virginia Beach. Just over a week later, ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Virginia Beach Sheriff Rocky Holcomb went to the carnival site near Mount Trashmore to inform the organizers they would be pulling their deputies from the event by Sunday, according to Joel Cadwell, owner of National Events Management. Come Sunday, the organizers received an email from a city representative ordering them to cease all operations, Cadwell said. Since the sheriff first delivered word to the organizers, they've had private security firms survey the site. They submitted a plan on Tuesday put together by a private security company in an effort to rectify the situation. Cadwell confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the proposal was denied. 'We will start tearing down tomorrow,' he said in a text message. City Manager Patrick Duhaney said in an emailed statement that 'an event of this size and scope requires public law enforcement officers with the authority to enforce laws, whereas private security alone has limited powers.' The event required increased security due to a fatal shooting that occurred during the event last year, according to a spokesperson for Virginia Beach police. The new security plan included 14 off-duty sheriff's deputies for interior event security and six off-duty police officers working the parking lot and surrounding areas, who would be paid by the event organizers. The sheriff's office was unable to provide the additional deputies. It's unclear how great of an increase this amount was over previous years' security, but Cadwell estimated it was six to eight more deputies. 'Our primary public safety responsibilities come first before private security functions, which are always staffed on an as-available basis,' a sheriff's office spokesperson said in an email. 'We were not comfortable forcing our deputies to work a third-party vendor event.' Duhaney said he made the decision to cancel the carnival after consulting with the sheriff's office and police due to 'unanticipated city staff gaps.' He said he shares the public's disappointment with the cancellation but encouraged the public to attend other city events that are listed on the VB Go app. 'Each permitted event in our city has a robust security plan that undergoes a thorough review process and takes into consideration past years' experience, growing attendance and/or footprint, and safety needs in order to prepare, prevent and respond to needs for this year,' Duhaney said. The cancellation leaves about 150 staff members 'in limbo,' will cause a large amount of food to go to waste and force the company to go without revenue until their next event in about three weeks, Cadwell said. The next event venue is booked up in the meantime so they can't move their equipment, Cadwell said. 'We have nowhere to go until then … so I guess we'll hang around,' he said, adding that staff have an off-site location with living quarters and even a school with a certified teacher for their children. Cadwell partnered on the carnival with Florida-based Deggeller Attractions, who has run the Virginia State Fair for about 60 years. He said it's unlikely the event will return after the way things have unfolded this year. 'Would you come back if this happened to your company?' Cadwell said. Gavin Stone, 757-712-4806,
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
High demand for de-icing materials continues
MANLIUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Ice dams are putting a damper on homes across Central New York. With removal companies booked out for weeks, some are wondering, 'What can I do?' One answer: a contraption that looks like a hockey puck. 'People try to toss them up on the roof and they're made of calcium chloride,' Norman Cadwell, Department Manager at True Value in Manlius, explained. 'The hope is as things melt, they melt in very cold temperature, that they cause a valley through the ice allowing the water that's damming up behind it to get off.' The brand sold at True Value is called Roof Melt. The only problem is that there is such a demand for the product that it's sold out. 'About a month ago, the weather came and just wouldn't go away, it wouldn't thaw. Everything is on order, but it's not coming in anymore,' Cadwell said. A DIY option would be to put calcium chloride into a stocking and place that on the ice dam, working similarly to the hockey puck-style ice melt. Ice dams aren't the only thing causing problems this winter. A salt shortage is hard at work, too. Last season, True Value had 12 pallets of salt left over. This season, before the end of December, those were all gone. 'We had a delivery last week of 12 pallets of rock salt and that just disappeared in a few days,' Cadwell said. Four pallets of salt were delivered at noon on a Tuesday. 24 hours later, only one pallet of salt remained, and that was with a limit of two bags per person. 'We're hoping salt comes in tomorrow, but we're just kind of at the mercy of suppliers right now.' Plus, they're hoping for warmer weather to get here soon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
