17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of East Sussex murder

February 28, 2016, 4:23 am

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POLICE have arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder, following the death of a 52-year-old man who was found dead at his home not far from Crowborough in East Sussex.The 17-year-old boy from Crowborough was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday (27 February) and is currently in custody.The man's body was found at an address in Coggins Mill Lane, Mayfield, on Thursday (February 25).The suspect is believed to be known to the victim.A 17-year-old girl from Eastbourne has also been...

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Crack cocaine seized by police after car stopped in Southgate

March 1, 2016, 6:57 am

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A man has accepted a police caution after being caught in possession of crack cocaine. The 33-year-old was arrested on Sunday after Crawley Police officers stopped a car in Malthouse Road, in Southgate on Sunday, February 28. He was a passenger in the vehicle. The drug was seized and will now be destroyed. Drugs seized from passenger of vehicle! #CAUTIONED #ZeroTolerance pic.twitter.com/hQbd6AMisG— Crawley Police (@Crawley_Police) February 29, 2016

Thief steals money from charity boxes at Manor Royal firm

March 1, 2016, 7:06 am

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TWO charity boxes have had money stolen from them at a commercial printing company in Fleming Way. At 6.25am on Tuesday last week (February 23) the boxes at the premises of Providence were targeted by a thief who took £28.60 out of them before making off.

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March 1, 2016, 7:42 am

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A MAN has been sentenced for going on a spree in Morrisons in Crawley High Street.A 39-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last month charged with theft from the supermarket.Darren Lovell pleaded guilty to stealing a box of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut, Velvet Comfort toilet roll and four bottles of whisky.The items were worth £75 in total and were all stolen on January 8 this year.Magistrates fined Lovell £75 for the offence.Lovell, from Wychwood Road in Furnace Green, was also...

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March 2, 2016, 3:57 am

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POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of raping a woman who was attacked in Goffs Park in the early hours of Saturday,Sussex Police officers investigating the shocking sex attack in the Southgate park have made an arrest.A 26-year-old woman was punched and then raped between 1.30am and 3am on Saturday, February 27.A 21-year-old man from Horsham has been arrested on suspicion of rape and remains in custody at this time.Sussex Police initially referred to the incident as a "serious sexual...

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March 2, 2016, 8:04 am

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A MAN accused of possessing cocaine and heroin in Crawley has failed to appear in court today (Wednesday) so a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Paul Long is alleged to have had 0.931 grams of cocaine on him in the town on November 7, 2014. The 36-year-old is also accused of having 9 grams of heroin on him on the same day and was due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court this morning (Wednesday) to face both charges. Another man, David Salau, is jointly accused of the same charges and...

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March 2, 2016, 8:27 am

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A MAN accused of stealing £68 worth of clothes and boots from Sainsbury's in West Green has failed to appear in court to face the charge. Gintaras Vaisa is alleged to have stolen the items from the supermarket, just off Crawley Avenue, on January 30. The 38-year-old, of Elmwood Avenue in Feltham, Middlesex, was bailed by police and informed of the court date after being charged with theft from a shop. Since then his solicitor has had no contact with him so did not oppose a warrant being...

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March 3, 2016, 1:36 am

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THE man accused of raping a woman in Goffs Park in the early hours of Saturday morning has been named by police ahead of appearing in court this morning (Thursday). A 26-year-old woman was punched and then raped in the park between 1.30 and 3am on Saturday. It was announced yesterday (Wednesday) that a man had been arrested over the incident. Craig Line, 21, of South Holmes Road, Horsham, has been charged with two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of assault occasioning actual...

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March 3, 2016, 2:25 am

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CRAWLEY Borough Council has promised to look at whether lighting can be improved and CCTV installed at Goffs Park but have said broad coverage could be "difficult". In the early hours of Saturday a woman was punched and raped in the park, which is owned and maintained by the borough council, sometime between 1.30 and 3am leading to calls for improved lighting and cameras. The council has said, in light of the incident, it would assess the park to see if improvements could be...

Man accused of raping woman in Goffs Park sent to crown court

March 3, 2016, 6:27 am

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THE man accused of punching and raping a woman in Goffs Park in the early hours of Saturday morning has appeared in court for the first time today (Thursday). Craig Line appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court to face two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH). The 26-year-old victim was attacked in the park sometime between 1.30 and 3am. The case was immediately transferred to the crown court and Lines, 21, of South Holmes Road, Horsham,...

Man fined for being drunk at Gatwick Airport station

March 5, 2016, 2:08 am

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A MAN has been fined £30 for being drunk and disorderly at Gatwick Airport's train station.Kevin Kerr pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 5.The 45-year-old, of no fixed address, was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20. The total amount of £50 will be deducted from his benefits.Kerr also admitted failing to comply with a supervision requirement following his release from prison. No additional punishment was given for...

Copthorne man denies carrying out attack at tyre centre

March 5, 2016, 5:30 am

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A MAN has pleaded not guilty to assaulting another man at a tyre centre.Alfred Guce, otherwise known as Besnik Sallahu, appeared before Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.The court heard the 52-year-old, from Domewood in Copthorne, is alleged to have assaulted Kieran Farrant-Clark at Allright Tyres, in Bolney, on December 29, 2015 – but Guce pleaded not guilty.A trial will take place at Horsham Magistrates' Court on April 8.Guce was released on conditional bail and told not to visit...

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March 5, 2016, 9:20 pm

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A MAN aged 50 has appeared in court to deny drug-driving.Derek Pederson, of Thirlmere Road, Ifield, is accused of driving an Alfa Romeo on December 13 in Charlwood Road while unfit through drugs.On February 12, the 50-year-old pleaded not guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court and was released on conditional bail.He must report to Crawley Police Station on Mondays and Thursdays between noon and 2pm ahead of a trial at Horsham Magistrates' Court on April 18.

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March 6, 2016, 11:00 pm

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A MAN who was serving a suspended prison sentence for breaching a non-molestation order has been fined twice for being drunk and disorderly in the High Street.Alfie Leech was arrested on January 28 and admitted a charge of being drunk and disorderly when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 12.The 28-year-old was serving a suspended sentence, imposed on February 6 at South East Surrey Magistrates' Court.Leech, of The Ridgeway in Horley, was fined £110 for the new offence...

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March 8, 2016, 11:00 pm

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A SERIAL shoplifter convicted of stealing more than £3,500 worth of goods from Wilko in the space of nine days has avoided going to jail.Rosa Calaca stole from the shop in The Broadway, in Crawley town centre, on five occasions in March 2015 – on one occasion spending 30 minutes placing "handfuls" of products into bags before walking out.Magistrates have decided to give the 45-year-old a suspended prison sentence.Calaca, from Yew Court in Springfield Road, Southgate, was...

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Police cordon off Crawley ice cream parlour after "serious...

March 10, 2016, 9:40 am

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A CRAWLEY ice cream parlour has been cordoned off by police this afternoon. Affogato, on The Broadway, has been closed, with a police officer standing guard outside. Forensic officers are inside the shop. Auste Petrauskai, 22, who is a supervisor at the shop, told the Crawley News that an injured man ran into the shop at about 2.30pm, bleeding heavily. She said: "One guy came in bleeding, took a knife from our kitchen and ran away. We called the police." She added that there was...

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March 10, 2016, 10:15 am

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A CRAWLEY ice cream parlour has been cordoned off by police this afternoon, after a brawl between a group of men in Crawley High Street. Police are investigating following a report four men were seen fighting in the High Street, at about 2.30pm. Officers arrived but the group had dispersed. At this stage it is not believed that anyone was seriously injured.A 43-year-old man from Crawley has been arrested on suspicion of affray and remains in police custody.A 22-year-old man from Crawley has been...

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March 10, 2016, 2:25 pm

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A POLICE helicopter spotted over Crawley this afternoon had been dispatched due to today's ugly mass brawl in the town centre, it has been confirmed. Horrified witnesses have described seeing blood along the pavement around the Affogato ice cream parlour and coffee shop, on The Broadway, as a result of the incident. Officers were alerted to the incident this afternoon at 14.32 when four men were seen to be fighting on the High Street. A police helicopter was requested from Redhill...

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March 11, 2016, 2:01 am

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A MAN is due in court this morning charged with possessing a kitchen knife after a mass brawl in Crawley town centre.Police responded to a report of four men fighting in the High Street, at about 2.30pm yesterday (Thursday, March 10).Officers arrived but the group had dispersed. A police helicopter was called to provide back up in the search for the men.A police cordon was put outside Affogato, on The Broadway, and forensic officers were seen collecting evidence. Further down the road there was...

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March 11, 2016, 9:30 pm

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THE co-owner of a Chinese takeaway in West Green told a court the loss of his driving licence after he was found slumped at the wheel of his car while drunk could mean his business having to shut down.Tongye Ye, who runs New Dragon in Ifield Road, was found asleep in the driver's seat of his car with the engine running on December 6 by police after concerned members of the public rang police when they saw him slumped on the steering wheel.When he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last ...