Two people who were arrested after their American bulldog attacked a four-year-old boy in Broadfield will not face any further action after the dog was put down.
On March 15 police and paramedics were called out after a child was bitten at an address in Kingswood Close at about 7.30pm.
The victim suffered several bite wounds and was taken to St George's Hospital, in Tooting, where he underwent emergency surgery for his injuries.
South East Coast Ambulance Service sent a crew to the scene...
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American bulldog that attacked four-year-old boy is put down but...
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Ifield man accused of making and possessing indecent images of...
An Ifield man facing six allegations of making and possessing indecent images of children has had his trial adjourned until next month.Jamie Bennett appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to the charges at an earlier hearing on June 8 at Crawley Magistrates' Court.The 26-year-old is accused of making indecent photographs of a child under the age of 13.Bennett, of Climping Road in Ifield, is alleged to have made four Category A images, two Category B images and seven...
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Owners of dog who attacked a Crawley woman won't face charges
Police have said that no further action will be taken against the owners of a dog who attacked a woman in Broadfield leaving her with severe injuries.Officers were called to Davis Close in the early hours of the morning on May 23 to reports of a woman being set upon by a dog.The victim, who at the time of the attack, was walking her own dog between 5am and 6am.The woman had to receive hospital treatment for her injuries which were described by police as "substantial".The breed of dog...
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Heartbroken mum of missing Crawley teenager makes desperate plea...
The mother of a Crawley teenager who has not been seen for two days has made a desperate plea for her daughter to come home.Charley Harrison told her family that she was going to be staying with her boyfriend on Friday night, but instead went to Horsham with two friends and has not made contact with her family since.The unexpected disappearance has come as a deep shock to the family as a whole, with Charley's younger siblings anxious to know when their big sister will be coming home. Charley's...
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Crawley teenager who disappeared over the weekend is found by...
A Crawley teenager who disappeared unexpectedly on Friday night has been returned home safely by police in the early hours of this morning.Charley Harrison had initially told her family that she was going to be staying with her boyfriend in Horsham on Friday night, but instead met up with two other friends and then failed to return home. Yesterday emotional pleas for the 15-year-old to come home were made by both her mum Gemma Watts and her boyfriend Callum Bethell.But Charley's family have...
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Pair arrested over Tilgate stabbing have bail extended
A man and a woman who were arrested in connection with a stabbing in Tilgate almost six months ago have had their bail extended. Sussex Police have re-bailed a 27-year-old man from Peacehaven and a 24-year-old woman from Crawley.The pair were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a 32-year-old man was reportedly stabbed in the leg in Ashdown Drive on January 21.The victim was rushed to Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton, to treat the stab wound.After the...
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Woman suffers neck injuries after crashing into lamp post
A woman was rushed to hospital with neck injuries after being involved in a crash with another vehicle yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
Police and paramedics were called out to Ifield Avenue, which separates Ifield and Langley Green, at 4.15pm after a black Seat Alhambra and a grey Volkswagen Polo collided.
The Polo ended up crashing into a lamp post.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "At around 4.15pm on Sunday (July 10) a collision between two cars in Ifield Avenue resulted in one of...
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Langley Green woman accused of drug-driving and possessing...
An unemployed Langley Green woman is due to appear in court to face charges of drug-driving and possessing cocaine.Lisa Page, of Dobson Road, was arrested on May 12 after officers on patrol stopped the Vauxhall Astra she was driving on Tangmere Road.The 24-year-old was charged with the two offences, and bailed until July 7.A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Lisa Page, 24, unemployed, of Dobson Road, Langley Green, has been charged with driving a motor vehicle with a proportion of a...
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Flight delayed as Gatwick Airport cabin crew member is arrested...
A flight from Gatwick Airport was delayed by more than three hours while a member of the cabin crew was arrested for allegedly being drunk.
Yesterday's (Monday's) 9.10am Small Planet Airlines flight from Gatwick to Corfu was unable to take off after one of the airline crew did not show up on time.
When the 45-year-old man did arrive he "smelt strongly of alccohol" and was arrested. Claire Martin, a passenger on the flight, took to the airline's Facebook page to question what was...
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Police still searching for homeless Crawley man accused of...
Police are still searching for a homeless man who is alleged to have seriously assaulted a Crawley teenage girl.Ryan Evans, also from Crawley, is accused of kicking, punching and dragging a 17-year-old girl he knows by the hair.The incident is believe to have happened on June 9 in Tilgate.Last Wednesday (July 6) police issued an appeal for Evans, who is currently homeless, and is described as white, 5ft 10in tall, with brown hair and grey eyes.Speaking last week investigator Leanne McSorley of...
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Cabin crew member suspended after allegedly turning up drunk for...
A cabin crew member has been suspended by his airline after allegedly turning up drunk for a flight at Gatwick Airport.Passengers on board the Small Planet Airlines flight from Gatwick to Corfu were delayed for more than three hours on Monday after a member of the flight crew did not show up on time for his shift.Colleagues became concerned for the man's welfare but he then did eventually arrive at the departure gate.Yesterday a spokesman for Sussex Police confirmed that a 45-year-old man had...
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Pound Hill electrician among 3 Crawley drink-drivers named and...
A Pound Hill electrician who was caught driving while almost three times the drink-drive limit is among the latest batch of convicted motorists to be named and shamed by Sussex Police.A total of 204 arrests have been made across the county between June 6 and July 10 as part of Operation Dragonfly, Surrey and Sussex Police's summer crackdown on drink and drug-drivers.As of today 45 people have been convicted, including six motorists caught in Crawley. On June 16 Jasprete Singh, a painter, was...
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Woman arrested in connection with Southgate fight involving...
A woman who was arrested after allegedly injuring a 63-year-old woman who was stabbed in the arm with a pair of scissors has been released without charge by police.
On April 18 Sussex Police officers were called to reports of a fight involving two women in Ditchling Hill, in Southgate.On arrival officers found that both women required medical attention, and a 42-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent.The alleged altercation is believed to have...
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Crawley teenager who allegedly ran through Maidenbower naked from...
A Crawley teenager who was allegedly spotted running through Maidenbower naked from the waist down is due to appear in court to face multiple charges.Police were alerted by a member of the public who reportedly saw a male half naked in Marshall Road shortly before midnight on Saturday (July 9).Officers attended and arrested a 17-year-old boy who is also accused of jumping on a car in the neighbourhood and pushing a woman over in the street, causing her injuries.A spokesman for Sussex Police...
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Police charge Broadfield woman, 64, after five month drug...
A Broadfield woman who was arrested following a drugs raid in February has been charged with possessing cannabis following a five-month investigation by police.On February 11 Sussex Police officers executed a warrant at a house in Burdock Close and arrested a 64-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man.A quantity of drugs were seized at the property following the raid. The pair were initially bailed until April 6 and were then re-bailed until yesterday (July 13).Maria Bonavia, of Burdock Close, in...
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Pound Hill man slams 'disgusting' thief who stole £700 bike...
A furious Pound Hill dad has hit out at the "disgusting" thief who stole his bike in broad daylight in Crawley town centre.
Lee Soan had just finished a shift at the Sainsbury's in West Green and had decided to meet up with his partner and children in the town.
Having only spent an hour in County Mall, Lee returned to where he had locked up his bright orange Norco mountain bike to find that his prized possession had gone.
He said: "I was gobsmacked and truly shocked that...
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Police catch wanted homeless man suspected of kicking, punching...
A wanted homeless man from Crawley who is alleged to have seriously assaulted a teenage girl has been found by police 11 days after a public appeal was made for help in tracing him.Ryan Evans, who Sussex Police have described as currently being homeless, is suspected of kicking, punching and dragging a 17-year-old girl he knows by the hair.The incident is alleged to have happened on June 4 in the town.Police appealed for help in locating Evans, 23, on July 6 and he was found in Crawley in the...
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9 arrested as drugs and £8,000 in cash seized in raids...
Thousands of pounds worth of drugs and £8,000 in cash have been seized by police in a day of raids across Crawley.
Crawley Police targeted drug dealers and the supply of narcotics in the town on Friday by carrying out "door-knock" raids at five addresses in Crawley and Haywards Heath.
Nine people were arrested for alleged offences including drug possession and possession with intent to supply.
Officers seized approximately £8,000 in cash as well as thousands of pounds...
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'The pain will never heal' - says mum of 'murder victim' Sam...
The date for the funeral of "murder victim" Sam Caulfield has been set more than a month after he died, having been stabbed at a flat in West Green.A murder investigation was launched after Mr Caulfield was found in a first-floor flat on Spencers Road with a stab wound to his abdomen in the early hours of June 18. Paramedics responded to an emergency call at 3am but despite their best efforts Mr Caulfield died a short time after being taken to hospital in Brighton.Earlier this month Mr...
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Southgate man convicted of assaulting three teenage boys at...
A Southgate man is due to be sentenced on Thursday after being convicted of assaulting three teenage boys.John Lindfield denied three counts of assault by beating when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 20.During the first hearing the court heard how Lindfield was accused of assaulting two 15-year-old boys and a 12-year-old boy on August 9, 2015 at Ifield Mill Pond, close to Waterside Close in Bewbush.The 36-year-old attended a trial at Horsham Magistrates' Court on July 1,...
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