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Motorcyclist breaks leg in collision with car in Pound Hill

June 12, 2014, 2:11 am
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A MOTORCYCLIST broke his leg in a collision with a car on Friday (June 6). Police are appealing for witnesses after the motorbike and a white Vauxhall Astra collided on Balcombe Road, in Pound Hill. The crash happened at the pedestrian crossing just north of the roundabout with Copthorne Road shortly after 9am. A 46-year-old man from Crawley who was on the motorbike was taken to St George's Hospital in London suffering from a broken leg. A 30-year-old woman from Crawley who was driving the...

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Police reopen case after pensioner knocked down by drink driver...

June 12, 2014, 11:30 pm
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POLICE have reopened an investigation into a collision in which a drink-driver knocked down a pensioner who was crossing the road – after the victim died from his injuries.Mohamed Shamim had just left the new Crawley Islamic Culture Centre and Mosque, on the corner of Martyrs Avenue and London Road, in Langley Green, when he was hit by a car last month.Mr Shamim, who lived in Baker Close, Southgate, was on the pedestrian crossing, walking across London Road, when he was knocked down...

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Crawley man arrested in pre-planned police operation

June 15, 2014, 3:25 am
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A MAN has been arrested following an ongoing police investigation. The 44-year-old local man is currently in custody on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm (ABH) and harassment. Surrey Police, acting on allegations made by a female complainant from the county, made the arrest by The Grange Hotel in Brighton Road, Crawley, at 8.10am today (Sunday). A spokesman for the force said the man and the woman are known to each other.

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Man arrested after forcing way past woman and into Broadfield...

June 16, 2014, 4:07 am
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AN 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after forcing his way into a home in Broadfield. Sussex Police were called at 10.40am today (Monday) to a report that a man had pushed his way past a woman into her home in Fennel Crescent. Officers arrived and arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of burglary. The man and the woman are known to each other.

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Police release e-fit of man linked to three Crawley burglaries...

June 16, 2014, 4:25 am
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POLICE have produced an e-fit on a man believed to have burgled three Crawley homes, where an Audi A3 was spotted each time and a pet parrot was stolen. Sussex Police are linking burglaries in Northgate, Three Bridges and Pound Hill in May. Officers are appealing for witnesses after a home in St Hildas Close, in Pound Hill, was broken into. The front window of the house was smashed at some time before 7pm on May 28 while the owners were out. This break-in is being investigated alongside...

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House at new development in Bewbush damaged in arson attack weeks...

June 16, 2014, 4:25 am
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ONE of the newly-built houses on Breezehurst Drive has been damaged in a fire which was started deliberately. Two fire engines from Crawley Fire Station attended the incident at about 4.34pm yesterday (Sunday). Firefighters used a hose reel and two breathing apparatus to tackle the small fire. The homes on Breezehurst Drive, opposite Dorsten Square in Bewbush, are not yet occupied. The first tenants are expected to move in over the next three to four weeks. It is not known at this stage if the...

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Do you know this couple? Over 100 holiday photographs found on...

June 16, 2014, 7:14 am
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MORE than 100 holiday snaps have been found on a camera which detectives want to reunite with its owner. Police investigating a series of thefts at Gatwick Airport recovered a Canon Digital SLR with lenses in a rucksack. They have released one of the photos in the hope of tracking down the owner. DC Steve Trott, of Sussex Police, said: "There are more than a hundred photographs covering a wedding, holidays and a trip to Kensington Palace. The people who have lost the camera, possibly the ones...

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Giles York provisionally selected as new Chief Constable

June 17, 2014, 12:52 am
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A NEW Chief Constable has been provisionally selected for Sussex.The responsibility of hiring for the role rested with Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne, who together with a selection board chose Giles York as her preferred candidate.The announcement follows what has been described as a "rigorous" recruitment process", which began in April, following the retirement of former Chief Constable Martin Richards.Giles York has been temporary Chief Constable for Sussex...

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Three arrests for alleged drug offences in Goffs Park

June 17, 2014, 1:10 am
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THREE men have been arrested after officers responded to reports of illegal drug activity in Goffs Park. On Wednesday Sussex Police officers swooped on the park in Southgate after receiving information from members of the public. The men, aged between 20 and 23, were arrested on suspicion of drug offences and remain on police bail until December 9.

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Police officer assaulted after pulling over "badly...

June 17, 2014, 4:28 am
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an officer was assaulted having pulled over a car. A "badly driven" vehicle was stopped by police with their blue lights on at Balcombe Road, Pound Hill, at 9.30pm on Friday, May 30. An officer was then pushed by a passenger in the car, who fled on foot towards Heathfield. The driver was detained. The silver Vauxhall Astra had been driven north along Balcombe Road. It had picked up speed and at a roundabout at the junction with Turners Hill...

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Man indecently exposes himself to two teenage girls and sexually...

June 17, 2014, 7:45 am
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A MAN indecently exposed himself to two teenage girls and sexually assaulted one of them as they walked from West Green to Ifield on Saturday (June 14). Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened as the girls were walking on a footpath towards The Mill Primary School from The Dingle at 4.10pm. The man who indecently touched one of the girls was on a grey/silver bicycle and after they shouted at him to go away he rode off in the direction of Tangmere Road. He is...

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Former heroin addict started taking drugs as he couldn't speak...

June 17, 2014, 10:15 pm
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A FORMER heroin addict has admitted being in possession of methadone that was not prescribed to him by a doctor. Edley Marie, 28, from Hazel Close in Langley Green, pleaded guilty to possessing the heroin substitute when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (June 11). Gaynor Byng, prosecuting, told the court: "Just after midnight on March 25 officers saw Mr Marie walking to a garage compound just off Langley Place. "Given the time of night, Mr Marie was stopped for a...

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Driver of car in crash which killed Crawley mum has bail extended

June 18, 2014, 4:51 am
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THE driver of a car which crashed, leading to the death of Crawley mum Lisa Watling, has been bailed again. Miss Watling was a passenger in a black BMW Z3 sports car which careered off Crawley Avenue, between the Tushmore and Hazelwick roundabouts, and collided with a fence at about 1.40am on March 9. The 28-year-old mother-of-two, from Kestrel Close, in Langley Green, who worked at Rush hair salon, in the town centre, died later that day from her injuries. The 35-year-old man driving the car...

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88 prisoners at large after absconding from Sussex prison - but...

June 18, 2014, 7:49 am
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A TOTAL of 88 prisoners jailed for crimes including murder, robbery and violent assault are still at large after absconding from a Sussex prison. Police have issued an appeal for help in tracing eight of the men, who are thought to be the most at risk of committing more crimes. Three of those eight men were jailed for murder and the others were jailed for violence or robbery. Superintendent Lawrence Hobbs said: "We have assessed the cases of each and every prisoner who is currently wanted...

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Python stolen from Crawley flat during burglary

June 19, 2014, 5:17 am
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A SNAKE has been stolen from a flat in Crawley during a burglary. The King Python was taken from the flat in Garden Walk in West Green, Crawley. They are not poisonous but are among the few snakes in the world that have been suggested to prey on humans. However, there are few authenticated cases where this has happened. A fully grown python (which can be up to 22ft long) has the ability to open its jaws wide enough to swallow a human teenager. The break-in happened between 2pm on June 9 and...

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Man bitten by dog as he delivers leaflets near village pub

June 19, 2014, 5:24 am
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man delivering leaflets was bitten by a dog in Copthorne. The 60-year-old victim was walking in Brookhill Road when the incident occurred at about 10.30am on Monday. The owner of the dog then walked off with the animal towards the Prince Albert pub. The dog was described as small and white with patches of brown on its head. It had short fur and a long pointed snout. The owner was white, about 60 and balding with short light hair. He was wearing a grey...

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BREAKING NEWS: Man attacked by knife-wielding stranger while out...

June 19, 2014, 7:45 am
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A MAN has been attacked with a knife this afternoon while out jogging. Police initially taped off an area of Woldhurstlea Wood this afternoon in Gossops Green as they investigate the crime. The area of woodland is close to Buckswood Drive, and is between Bewbush and Gossops Green. The jogger was attacked near the edge of the woods close to Coxcomb Walk, Bewbush. A police helicopter has also been seen circling various neighbourhoods in Crawley over the last hour, looking for the attacker....

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Did The 60p Man lie in court about being homeless?

June 19, 2014, 8:45 am
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QUESTIONS have been raised about whether a notorious Crawley beggar who has become known as The 60p Man lied in court about being homeless. Kieran Mooney pleaded guilty last Wednesday to persistent begging. Mooney – who has gained the nickname due to the specific sum of money he normally asks for – was arrested having only asked for 45p.The 24-year-old, who has almost become a local celebrity over the past few months due to the sheer number of people he has approached, was finally...

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One man pleads guilty to involvement in Tilgate Lake shooting...

June 20, 2014, 1:25 am
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ONE of two defendants accused of shooting two men at Tilgate Lake while they were night fishing has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing an air weapon and causing actual bodily harm (ABH). Gintas Piscelinas appeared at Lewes Crown Court for a preliminary hearing yesterday (Thursday) where he admitted his part in the incident. On May 11 a man's skull was fractured after he was shot at point blank range with an air gun. Three men had been fishing at Tilgate Lake when they got into an argument...

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Man who exposed genitals in County Mall ordered to carry out 60...

June 20, 2014, 2:41 am
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A DAD of six who exposed his genitals to an employee at a jewellery store in County Mall has been sentenced to a community order and told to carry out 60 hours unpaid work. Benhur Thamby will also have to pay £110 compensation to the victim and £150 court costs, and attend an alcohol intervention programme. The 51-year-old, of Heron Close, Langley Green, was sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court yesterday (Thursday). He was found guilty of exposure at an earlier hearing, having...

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