"Alcoholic" told police two bombs were in Crawley

April 27, 2013, 9:00 pm

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A "CHRONIC alcoholic" made two hoax calls to police – claiming that bombs were in a Crawley flat and on a road in Manor Royal.Peter Flynn appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on April 19 to be sentenced for the crimes.The 46-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to communicating to police information which he knew or believed to be false.His first hoax call involved him, on December 27 last year, claiming a bomb was in Whittle Way, Manor Royal.On December 28 another false call...

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Ex-police chief in court on sex offence charges

April 28, 2013, 11:30 pm

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A RETIRED police chief from Crowborough accused of indecently assaulting youngsters, lavished gifts on a teenager during a four-year relationship, a court heard.Philip Gaisford of Old Lane is standing trial after being accused of 33 sex offences alleged to have taken place between 1997 and 2004 in the town and his former home in Surrey.This week the jury at Lewes Crown Court heard Gaisford struck up a relationship with a boy aged 15.He gave the boy presents worth more than £5,000,...

Crawley man accused of using forged cheque to try and buy A1 Cars

April 29, 2013, 9:15 pm

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AN alleged fraudster is to face trial accused of presenting forged cheques to buy a Crawley taxi company and sweet shop.Kevin Fisher, from Greenways Walk, in Broadfield, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court to face two charges of fraud by false representation on April 18.Fisher is alleged to have committed fraud by claiming he had authority from a man named Anthony Ferguson to present a cheque from his account as part of payment to buy A1 Cars.The second accusation is similar but in relation...

Teen posts photos of himself holding guns on police Facebook page

April 30, 2013, 2:00 am

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SUSSEX Police say they will not take any action against a teenager who posted photographs of himself holding guns on the Crawley Police Facebook page.Three photographs – two of a male holding different guns, including what appeared to be an assault rifle, and one of a handgun – were posted on April 11.They were taken down on April 16 after the Crawley News asked about them.A police spokesman said: "The photo, which was of a boy holding what was clearly a toy gun, was removed...

Crawley father and son sentenced for fake loans scam

April 30, 2013, 7:51 am

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A FATHER and son from Crawley are among three men sentenced for their part in a fake loans scam in which they defrauded more than 100 people. Fahad Javaid and Javaid Hussain, both of Borrowdale Close in Southgate, were two members of a trio who offered low interest loans through advertising in national newspapers. After telling people they had been approved for loans and accepting a fee, they did not send them the loans. They defrauded over 100 people from across the UK of a total of...

Man attempts to steal 13-year-old East Grinstead girl's iPod

April 30, 2013, 8:04 am

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A 13 year-old-girl was the victim of a failed robbery after a man tried to steal an iPod from her. The bungled theft happened at approximately 3.30pm on Friday when the girl was pushed over while walking home from school across East Court playing fields. It was only when the girl resisted that the would-be robber, who is believed to have been wearing a dark hooded top and jeans, ran off. The girl made her way home but a few days later received treatment at the nearby Queen Victoria Hospital...

"Vicar said sex attack was a part of God's work," court...

May 1, 2013, 6:00 am

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A MAN who says he was sexually abused when aged just nine by a vicar has said he was told it was "a part of God's work".Canon Gordon Rideout, 74, is standing trial at Lewes Crown Court after pleading not guilty to 37 sexual offences against young boys and girls, some as young as five, in the 1960s and 1970s.A total of 32 of the charges relate to Rideout's time as an assistant curate at St Mary's Church in Southgate, when he would visit a Barnados children's home in Ifield.Last Friday a...

Mum attacked outside primary school in front of her children

May 2, 2013, 7:45 am

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A MOTHER was viciously attacked outside a primary school as she dropped off her two young children.Stunned parents and children watched as the woman was punched and kicked close to The Mill Primary School last Friday morning.The victim was reportedly left bloodied and bruised with cuts to her head.She was taken to hospital after the shocking attack, which occurred in front of her children.A witness, who asked not to be named, said a man and woman launched into the assault after spotting the...

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Teenager accused of breaking into elderly people's homes

May 2, 2013, 8:45 pm

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AN application to allow police more time to produce evidence against a teenager accused of breaking into a housing complex for elderly people has been rejected.Prosecutor Kelly Murror asked the bench at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Thursday if they would put back the committal hearing for Arnold Potter.The 19-year-old, from Tuxford Close, Maidenbower, is accused of three counts of attempted burglary with intent to steal.The charges relate to a break-in at Schaffer House sheltered housing...

Gambling addict stole £150,000 from Crawley dentists he...

May 3, 2013, 1:30 am

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Chris BallingerA GAMBLING addict who stole more than £150,000 from his employer while working as an accountant has been spared jail – but must pay back every penny.Vimal Patel, from Horsham Road, West Green, diverted £155,012.20 from the accounts of Southern Dental Limited into his own Natwest bank account to fund his gambling.The transactions took place between May 2011, soon after he joined the company, and February 2012.The dental group runs Hollybush Dental Care, in...

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May 3, 2013, 10:00 pm

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A pensioner is one of two men who have been charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine into the UK through Gatwick Airport. Donald Garwood, 82, and Calvin Campbell, 62, both from Tottenham, were arrested by Border Force officers at the airport's South Terminal on Thursday (May 2) morning. They had just arrived on a flight from Montego Bay and between them are suspected of attempting to smuggle an estimated two kilos of cocaine, with a potential street value of about £200,000. The pair...

East Grinstead pensioner devastated after jewellery theft

May 4, 2013, 10:00 pm

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THE "devastated" victim of a burglary has appealed for those responsible to return "priceless" items and "irreplaceable" memories.Thieves broke into Roger Young's home while he and his wife were out, making off with thousands of pounds worth of electrical equipment and jewellery, including his mother's wedding ring.Mr Young's Lingfield Road home was left ransacked by thieves who stole laptops, an iPod and jewellery he had bought his wife of 46 years.The victim,...

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May 6, 2013, 9:00 pm

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A JILTED lover beat his ex-girlfriend to a bloody pulp – all because she refused to kiss him.Robert Hird flipped after making a failed pass at his ex, Laura Hampton, who broke up with him because of his violent nature.During the hellish assault, which lasted more than an hour, he kicked and punched her repeatedly in the face and head, tried to strangle her and suffocate her with a pillow, and dragged her around by her hair. He also hit her over the head with a bottle of rum and bit...

Treasurer who stole from charity forced to pay back £20,000

May 7, 2013, 4:30 am

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A VOLUNTEER who is serving time behind bars for stealing from children and adults with learning difficulties has been ordered to pay back almost £25,000.Neil Barstow stole so much money from the Nautical Training Corps (NTC) between 2008 and 2010 that it almost had to shut down.The 36-year-old's links to the uniformed youth organisation started with him helping out at its Crawley units.Last August Barstow was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to abusing his position of trust as...

Two men arrested in connection with Gatwick Airport bomb scare

May 7, 2013, 5:53 am

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TWO men have been arrested following a bomb scare at Gatwick Airport last week. A Renault van found abandoned in a car park at the airport's North Terminal last Wednesday sparked a major security alert. Two men were spotted on CCTV pushing up a barrier to get the van into one of the short stay car parks before boarding a flight. Police arrested two men yesterday (Monday) as they got off of an Easyjet flight from Palma at about 2pm. The men, both 33, one from Enfield, Middlesex, and the other who...

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East Grinstead yob Archie Gates admits breach of Asbo

May 7, 2013, 10:56 am

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A TEEN tearaway has pleaded guilty to breaching an antisocial behaviour order just days after he was given it. Archie Gates, of King George Avenue, East Grinstead, was slapped with the two-year Asbo after police exhausted all attempts to curtail his out-of-control behaviour. But the 15-year-old has admitted breaching it on two separate occasions since the order was imposed at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Thursday, April 18. Firstly, police witnessed him walking up London Road on Tuesday, April...

Teenage boy robbed of his iPhone in Goffs Park

May 8, 2013, 10:53 am

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A TEENAGE boy was threatened and robbed of his iPhone in Goffs Park. The 14-year-old was walking to school at about 7.30am on April 29 when he was threatened and his phone was stolen. The boy was walking through Goffs Park and was talking on his phone when a man rode up on a bicycle and grabbed the phone, threatening the boy to let go. He then rode off towards Horsham Road. The man is described as black, in his late 20s or early 30s, with a short goatee beard and brown eyes. He was wearing a...

Teenager Adam Ridgley guilty of attacking woman

May 9, 2013, 3:30 am

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AN 18-YEAR-OLD man has been given a community order after admitting assaulting a woman.Adam Ridgley of Comper Close in Bewbush, changed his plea to guilty on April 5, having pleaded not guilty at a previous hearing.He assaulted the woman on March 3 in Horsham.Ridgley was sentenced last Wednesday (May 1) when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court.The community order will last for 12 months and will include supervision.He must also carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and pay £85 court...

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May 9, 2013, 3:42 am

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THESE are the first pictures of the police officer accused of stealing more than £150 of groceries from a Crawley Tesco store. Roger Toms, 41, and wife Sharon Toms, 48, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court this morning accused of jointly stealing items from the supermarket in Hazelwick Avenue, Three Bridges on April 16. Roger Toms, a police constable based at Reigate in Surrey, and Sharon Toms both pleaded not guilty to theft from a shop and elected for trial at a crown court. They were...

14-year-old Memorial Gardens rapist back in jail

May 9, 2013, 10:00 am

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A SEX attacker who raped a woman in Memorial Gardens when aged just 14 is back in jail after a fake loans scam. In 2003 Fahad Javaid was jailed for nine years for raping a teenager at knifepoint. Javaid, 14 at the time of the assault, raped a 19-year-old woman in the Crawley town centre park in September 2002. He told her he had a knife and demanded she performed a sex act on him, before ordering her to strip and trying to rape her. He initially failed but led her to bushes in the park...