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Four in court from Newport, Caerphilly and Rhymney
The four defendants were accused of shoplifting, drug-driving, and using a phone at the wheel.
Their cases were heard at Newport Magistrates' Court and Cardiff Magistrates' Court.
Here's a round-up of the cases.
Jason Thomas, 37, of Ty Coch in Rhymney, admitted shoplifting and criminal damage.
Thomas was alleged to have stolen £290 of goods from Victoria Garden Centre in Tredegar on November 28.
He was also accused of damaging fencing at the garden centre.
Thomas pleaded guilty to both offences at Newport Magistrates' Court on July 8.
The case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report to be prepared. Thomas was granted bail and will return to court on July 30.
Ronald Connors, 50, of Rembrandt Way in Newport, has pleaded guilty to using a phone whilst driving.
Connors was behind the wheel of a Nissan Qashqai on Rembrandt Way on July 25 when he was caught using his mobile phone.
The defendant switched his plea to guilty at Newport Magistrates' Court on July 8.
The case was adjourned, and Connors will be sentenced on July 30.
Rachel Wiegold, 54, of High Street in Abertridwr, went equipped with a de-tagger to McArthur Glen Outlet Village and stole from two shops.
Wiegold was accused of shoplifting £439-worth of items from Cosmetic Co. and clothing valued at £131.98 from Sports Direct on March 27.
She was also charged with going equipped for theft – relating to taking the de-tagger to the shops.
She pleaded guilty to each of the charges, and the case came before Cardiff Magistrates' Court on July 8.
The case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report to be prepared, and she will return to be sentenced on July 23.
Wiegold was granted bail, and has been banned from entering McArthur Glen.
Craig Roberts, 37, of Chaffinch Way in the Duffryn area of Newport, has pleaded guilty to driving whilst under the influence of drugs.
Roberts was driving Volkswagen Golf on the M4 between junctions 32 and 30 at Cardiff on January 19.
When tested, he recorded having more than 240 micrograms of benzoylecgonine – the main metabolite of cocaine – per litre (µg/L) of blood and 5.7µg/L of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
The legal limits are 50µg/L and 2µg/L respectively.
Roberts pleaded guilty to two charges of drug-driving at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on July 8.
The case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report to prepared, and Roberts was hit with an interim driving ban.
The defendant was granted bail and will return to court to be sentenced on August 5.
