THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARDl
The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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According to today’s Daily Post, Johnny Gizzi (John Damon Gizzi, shown above) could be out of prison next week. Mr. Gizzi, described gleefully by local papers as a gangster, was a household name as a criminal in Rhyl for years before North Wales Police could be persuaded to take a close interest in his activities.
He pleaded guilty to three charges of serious assault, two of grievous bodily harm and one of actual bodily harm. Two of his homeless victims ended up in hospital after they were beaten with wooden staves and kicked and punched. He also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell counterfeit cigarettes, and 22 charges of mortgage fraud totalling £1.4m were taken into consideration.
If he is released next week, Mr. Gizzi will have been in prison for little more than three years - a remarkably short time - but he should find that Rhyl has been going through changes. Much of the atmosphere of dereliction and depression in which he thrived is becoming a thing of the past.
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