Crawley's police chief insists town has his full attention

January 25, 2016, 10:08 pm

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THE town's top cop has insisted that his new role as district commander for Mid Sussex will not affect policing in Crawley.Chief Inspector Dave Padwick, who was already the district commander for Crawley, was given an extended patch in December, taking on the same role in Mid Sussex.He spoke to the Crawley News last week, and insisted that the new dual role will actually work in Crawley's favour.Chief Insp Padwick believes it will be advantageous to have more resources to call on overall,...

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Langley Green woman claimed £10,000 of benefits she wasn't...

January 25, 2016, 11:30 pm

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A LANGLEY Green woman dishonestly claimed more than £10,000 in benefits by not declaring she was working because she "did not think the job would last a long time".Sharon Hall, of Perth Close, appeared before Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 13.She pleaded guilty to three charges of dishonestly claiming benefits.The 46-year-old failed to notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change of circumstances that would have affected her entitlement.Hall received...

Crawley residents to pay more council tax to pay for extra police...

January 26, 2016, 10:28 pm

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SUSSEX households will pay an extra £5 a year in council tax to fund 40 additional police officers and five police staff as PCSOs are reduced by 50 per cent.The increase in the police precept (portion) of council tax, which is £5 for a band D property, was unanimously approved at a meeting of the Sussex Police & Crime Panel last Friday.The extra £3.1 million the increase will provide to Sussex Police will allow £1.8 million to be spent on digital forensics as well as...

Judge decides not to jail shoplifting mum who drove into security...

January 27, 2016, 2:15 am

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A MUM who stole clothes from a shop in County Mall then made her escape by hitting a security guard with her car and crashing through a barrier, has been spared a prison sentence.Mary Totham had a clean driving licence and had never even been arrested before she stole £110 of children's clothes from Debenhams on October 8 last year.The 29-year-old was caught on CCTV taking the items and leaving without paying.When a security guard spotted her on camera and chased after her with another...

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January 27, 2016, 5:14 am

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A MAN is due to appear in court accused of having more than 120,000 indecent images of children on a laptop and a hard drive at a Crawley business centre.Robert Fennelly, of The Pines, Horsham, is set to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court today (Wednesday). He is charged with two counts of possessing indecent pictures at Basepoint Business Centre, in Metcalf Way, close to County Oak Retail Park.Between January 1, 2010 and March 18, 2015, Fennelly is accused of having 2,411 indecent images of...

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January 27, 2016, 10:30 pm

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POLICE are investigating after a guide dog suffered what is believed to be a stab wound, while being walked by her blind owner.Sophie Aston's black Labrador Mia required lifesaving surgery after suffering a five-inch wound to its neck.The injury appears consistent with her companion being stabbed with a knife, with the vet that operated on Mia saying that significant force must have been used to cause such a deep injury.Sussex Police have confirmed this week they are investigating...

430 dollars stolen from guest at Three Bridges hotel

January 28, 2016, 8:15 am

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ABOUT £300 in US Dollars have been stolen from a room at a hotel. The theft was reported to Sussex Police after a guest at the Holiday Inn, on Haslett Avenue East, in Three Bridges, found the $430 missing. The theft happened during the evening on Saturday.

Thieves steal mobility scooters worth £3,000 from sheltered...

January 29, 2016, 2:45 am

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HEARTLESS thieves have stolen mobility scooters which elderly residents at a sheltered housing scheme in Gossops Green rely on.Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after three mobility scooters were taken from two concrete sheds in Woldhurstlea Close, Gossops Green, between 1pm on Wednesday (January 17) and 11am on Thursday (January 28).Two of the scooters – a red Shoprider and a blue scooter, believed to be a Little Gem – are valued at about £700 each, and...

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Tilgate teenager among victims of bike thefts at Three Bridges...

January 29, 2016, 9:30 pm

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A TEENAGER who had his bike stolen from Three Bridges station within days of two other rail users having theirs taken wants to know how widespread such thefts are.Connor Sutton parked his Norco Charger 7.1 mountain bike in the racks at the station last Thursday, as usual, before getting a train to college in Haywards Heath.When the 16-year-old returned at 5pm he found his bike lock – but his £600 bike was not there.Speaking about the spate of bike thefts, Connor, who lives in...

Pound Hill man fined for being drunk in Crawley town centre

January 30, 2016, 12:45 am

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A POUND Hill man has been fined £50 for being drunk and disorderly in the town centre. Peter Murphy was arrested in Station Way, near Crawley train station, on December 12.The 23-year-old, of Mannings Close, Pound Hill, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 6.As well as the fine, Murphy must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

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January 30, 2016, 2:45 am

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A WOMAN who was drunk on a flight heading to Gatwick Airport and who assaulted another woman has been ordered to pay more than £1,000.Claudia Obert appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 4 charged with being drunk on a plane and also assault.The 54-year-old pleaded guilty to both offences.Obert admitted to being drunk on a flight from Basel to Gatwick on December 7.When the aircraft landed at the airport she then assaulted a woman.Obert, from Stoke Mill Close, Guildford, Surrey,...

NAMED AND SHAMED: West Green drink driver given driving ban

January 30, 2016, 6:18 am

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A TEENAGER has been banned from driving for 22 months, after being caught drink driving.Abishai Indramoorthy, of Meadowlands, West Green, appeared before Crawley Magistrates' Court last Thursday (January 21), charged with three driving offences.He was stopped on New Year's Day driving a Honda Civic on Dower Walk, in Gossops Green.When breathalysed he gave a reading of 89 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, when the limit is 35 micrograms.The 19-year-old was also charged with not...

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January 31, 2016, 1:14 am

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A LARGE number of police broke up a fight in Broadfield last night after groups at a party at the community centre spilled out into the streets and became violent.Officers, including a dog unit, were called to Broadfield Community Centre, in Broadfield Place, at 9.30pm last night (Saturday, January 30) to reports of a fight near Broadfield Barton.A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "We were called to reports of a party at the community centre getting out of hand which led to the centre being...

Man arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of terrorism offence

January 31, 2016, 5:46 am

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A MAN has been arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of committing a terrorism offence.Police officers from the South East Counter Terrorism Unit (SECTU) arrested a 21-year-old at Gatwick yesterday (Saturday, January 30).The counter-terrorism officers detained the individual at 1.10am on suspicion of collecting information - an offence under the Terrorism Act.A SECTU spokesman said: "There was no threat to the airport or passengers at any stage."The man was released on bail until...

Bewbush man accused of racially harassing police officer and...

February 1, 2016, 6:45 pm

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of being in possession of a kitchen knife and a bottle of ammonia in public.Karl Bahaji appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7 facing seven charges.The 30-year-old is alleged to have used or threatened unlawful violence on two men at an address in Booth Road, Bewbush, on January 6.The defendant is also charged with having a plastic bottle of ammonia in the road as an offensive weapon and also being in possession of a kitchen knife.Bahaji, from...

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NAMED AND SHAMED: Bewbush delivery man caught drink-driving

February 3, 2016, 3:22 am

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A DELIVERY man from Crawley has been banned from getting behind the wheel after he was caught driving while over the limit.Sussex Police have published the names and personal details of dozens more drivers convicted as part of a campaign to stop people drink-driving.Joshua North, of Jewel Walk in Bewbush, was arrested in Poynings Road, In Ifield, on December 18.The 23-year-old was charged with driving with 46mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath in his system - the limit is 35mg - and also...

Copthorne teen who downloaded child porn avoids jail

February 3, 2016, 7:03 am

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A TEENAGER who admitted downloading "utterly repellent" child pornography images has been spared a jail sentence. Jason Handscomb appeared at Hove Crown Court today (Wednesday, February 3) where he was sentenced for downloading 22 explicit images of children between June 10, 2014, and February 6, 2015. The teenager, who lives in The Meadow, Copthorne with his mother, pleaded guilty to all three charges on January 6, which ranged from category A – the most serious – and...

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February 3, 2016, 7:45 am

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Police are linking three burglaries that have taken place over the last week. The first took place in Buchan Lawn, in Broadfield, at some point between 9pm last Wednesday and 2am last Thursday. A handbag was stolen from the kitchen.The second took place in Downland Drive, in Southgate, between 1.45 and 2am last Friday.A wallet and a handbag were stolen from the home.The third took place in Teesdale, in Southgate, at some point on Saturday night or Sunday morning. On that occasion a handbag was...

Three in court charged with GBH and kidnapping after man found...

February 3, 2016, 11:15 pm

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A TRIO of men have appeared in court accused of kidnapping a man and leaving him in Tilgate Park with both eye sockets fractured and a broken leg.Police discovered a man lying seriously injured in a stream in the park. The 43-year-old victim was found near the Fisherman's Car Park.Officers were carrying out a routine patrol of the car park at about 1.30am on December 8 when a silver car was spotted speeding off suspiciously – leading to a wider search and the injured man being discovered....

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February 4, 2016, 2:30 am

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A MAN has been banned from getting behind the wheel for five years for driving in Broadfield while four times the drink-drive limit.Mark Robertson was stopped in Holyrood Place on November 5. He gave a reading of 355 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams.The 48-year-old, of Millais Close, Broadfield, was handed a 12-month community order after pleading guilty to the offence at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 14.