A woman claims the suspect was hiding in her son’s playhouse
19:55, 21 Nov 2025Updated 19:55, 21 Nov 2025
Witnesses claim the suspect was jumping over garden fences(Image: Google)
A car was stolen from a house in Brynmawr and then a few hours later police found it 25 miles away in Newport. Residents of Moorland Park in Lliswerry, Newport, have described being woken up by the chaos of flashing lights from police cars and police dogs descending on the road in the early hours of Friday morning.
One woman claims the suspect they were looking for was in her back garden, hiding in her son’s playhouse. The stolen car, a Vauxhall Corsa, was allegedly stolen from a property on Alma Street, Brynmawr just hours earlier, at 11pm on Thursday.
At 1am on Friday, police had tracked it to Newport. No arrests have been made. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here
A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: “We received a report of a burglary on Alma Street, Brynmawr at around 11.35pm on Thursday November 20.
“A Vauxhall Corsa was allegedly stolen from the property.
“The vehicle was located with no driver or passengers in the Moorland Park area of Newport and has since been recovered.
“No arrests were made, and enquiries are ongoing.
“If you were in the Moorland Park area in Newport between 1.20am and 2.40am on Friday November 21, and have any relevant information, including dashcam or CCTV footage, then please call 101, visit our website or direct message us, quoting log reference 2500370367.”
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