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August 20, 2014, 11:30 pm

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TRAVELLERS who moved into a Bewbush car park last week have asked for more tolerance from the wider community, and said they need somewhere in Crawley they can pitch up for short periods without being moved on.The group, in about six caravans, turned up last Wednesday and parked up next to Bewbush West playing fields, in a car park off Gemini Close.On Thursday council staff, supported by officers from Sussex Police, issued the group with a notice to leave within 24 hours.When they did not...

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August 21, 2014, 2:00 am

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A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to theft from a shop and common assault.Naomi Webb, of no fixed abode, has admitted stealing £36 worth of clothes from Primark, in Crawley town centre, and assaulting one of the store's security guards.The 29-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (August 13).The court heard that on June 21 Webb walked into Primark with a friend and concealed a number of items in her jacket.Webb was stopped by the security guard as she left and a short...

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August 21, 2014, 8:36 am

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POLICE investigating the theft of duty free items from Gatwick Airport have arrested a man and woman employed at the airport today (Thursday). Shortly after 6am officers from Sussex Police running an operation into thefts at Gatwick stopped two staff who were seen to be acting suspiciously. Officers searched bags being carried by the workers and recovered sealed bottles of perfume and other duty free items. A search is now also being carried out at a home in Crawley. A 22-year-old man and...

Police appeal for public's help to catch Crawley burglar with a...

August 21, 2014, 8:36 am

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POLICE are appealing for the public's help to catch two burglars - one of whom has a pronounced limp. An e-fit has been released of the limping criminal who was seen struggling to keep up with his accomplice after a burglary on a home in Ifield. The two men forced open the front door of the house in Parham Road between 11 and 11.30am on July 22 but the owners were at home. The men, who were both white but tanned and in their 20s, fled from the home and ran off towards Ifield Parade. One...

Police investigate string of break-ins at Crawley allotment

August 21, 2014, 9:30 am

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POLICE are investigating after at least six sheds were broken into at a Crawley allotment. The break-ins took place either last Friday night or early on Saturday morning at the allotment in Dormans, Gossops Green. It is not known yet what was stolen from the sheds.

Handbag stolen after rock is thrown through window of car

August 22, 2014, 4:11 am

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A ROCK was thrown through the window of a car so that a thief could steal a handbag. The handbag had been left in the car's footwell. The crime took place in St John's Road, West Green, at about 10.15am on Saturday.

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August 22, 2014, 5:20 am

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A MAN is going to face trial accused of stealing nearly £500,000 from his employers.Ghazala Ashraf appeared at Lewes Crown Court last Wednesday to face charges of theft by employee and concealing and transferring criminal property.Between August 1, 2010, and November 30, 2012, Ashraf is alleged to have stolen £457,196.77 from Apcoa Parking.The company is based on Ring Road South, at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport.Between September 6, 2005, and December 17, 2012, the...

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August 27, 2014, 3:57 am

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POLICE have launched an appeal to identify the owners of a number of valuable items, some of which may have been stolen in Crawley, which have been recovered after a recent arrest. Officers from Surrey Police carried out a search warrant at an address in the Stanwell area of Staines, where a quantity of suspected stolen goods was seized. The recovered items include a selection of watches, a collectible whistle, an engraved lighter, a harmonica and commemorative coins. Police believe a number...

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Two homes in same Langley Green street burgled on same day

August 28, 2014, 4:30 am

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TWO homes in Maiden Lane, Langley Green, were broken into on the same day. One home was broken into via rear patio doors, with a host of items being stolen after an untidy search.The other home, a two-bedroom flat, was broken into via the front door, with jewellery being stolen.Police are linking the two crimes, which took place last Tuesday, as similar tool marks were found at both properties. Meanwhile, cash and jewellery have been stolen from a home in Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, in a...

Vehicle stolen from car park at Crawley Hospital

August 31, 2014, 10:15 pm

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A GREY Nissan that was parked at Crawley Hospital has been stolen. It was taken at some point between 9.45 and 11.40am on Friday, August 21. Police are investigating the crime.

Man, 40, appears in court charged with shoplifting from Poundland

August 31, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A MAN will face trial accused of stealing goods from Poundland and assaulting a member of staff.Neil Hunter appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with theft and assaulting an employee.Hunter, of Brighton Road in Southgate, pleaded not guilty to both counts.On April 22 the 40-year-old is alleged to have stolen items to the value of £26 from the town centre shop.The court heard the complainant was working at the store and saw the defendant pick up the items and walk...

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September 1, 2014, 2:30 am

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A MAN head-butted his girlfriend and punched her several times in a shocking unprovoked attack at their home.Scott Tait assaulted Kirsty Lowe while she was looking after their children in Weald Drive, Furnace Green, on July 27.The 30-year-old pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday to assault by beating.Melanie Wotton, prosecuting, told the court: "Both parties are in a relationship and have small children together."Kirsty was at the home address looking...

Man arrested after driving near Gatwick Airport with no lights on

September 1, 2014, 6:24 am

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A MAN has been charged with a series of driving offences after he was stopped near Gatwick Airport with no lights on. Police attempted to stop the van shortly before midnight on Saturday, but it drove off and after being followed and colliding with a car, it was stopped on the A264 towards East Grinstead. The people in the other car received minor injuries. Brett Stonestreet, a forklift truck driver from Sackville Gardens, East Grinstead, has been charged with the theft of a vehicle, drink...

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September 1, 2014, 8:30 am

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THE police helicopter was dispatched over Crawley in the hunt for a man who jumped out of a taxi and fled when officers attempt a stop and check. A male passenger made off from a taxi in Ifield on Friday evening (August 29) when Sussex Police officer attempted a stop check on the vehicle. Police chased after the man and found what is believed to be drugs nearby but called for helicopter support in catching the man. The helicopter was spotted circling areas including Langley Green, West Green,...

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September 1, 2014, 11:30 pm

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HE has a string of convictions for violent crimes and was released from jail for the fourth time in January.With this in mind, it would be easy to assume that Chris Smith is not a role model for other young men in Crawley.But the 23-year-old has undergone a remarkable transformation. The individuals who finally got through to him are a group of men called A Band Of Brothers, who act as mentors to young men who need to be brought back onto the straight and narrow.Chris now believes he is the...

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Husband hit wife in face with heavy bag in front of shocked...

September 2, 2014, 3:15 am

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A HUSBAND swung a heavy bag into his wife's face in full view of passengers at Gatwick Airport, a court has heard.Michael Doherty had just returned from a holiday in Turkey with his wife Josephine when the incident occurred on May 8.The 47-year-old, from Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to assault when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.Melanie Wotton, prosecuting, told the court: "Once they arrived at Gatwick they were separated for a while. The defendant...

Same thief suspected of carrying out second burglary on barbers'...

September 2, 2014, 11:15 pm

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A LANGLEY Green barbers' has been burgled for the second time in just over a year – with striking similarities between the two break-ins. A burglar struck at LG Barbers, in Martyrs Avenue, back in August 2013 and stole a TV, an Xbox games console and a stash of aftershave. At some point last Wednesday night or Thursday morning, another burglary was committed at the barbers', with a TV and an Xbox games console again stolen. But this time aftershave was left behind, while a CCTV unit was...

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September 3, 2014, 1:33 am

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A MAN is due to appear in court accused of assaulting and racially abusing passengers at Gatwick Airport. Police were called to the North Terminal at Gatwick just after 5pm on Tuesday, August 26 following reports that a passenger had been assaulted and two others had been racially abused. Leo Curtis, 38, has been charged with common assault and racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm and distress. Curtis, of Boyne Road, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, was arrested and...

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September 3, 2014, 2:15 am

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FOUR men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing duty-free items from Gatwick Airport. On Tuesday (September 2) officers from Sussex Police arrested the four contract workers at the airport after property which was believed to have been stolen was recovered. A 23-year-old man from Crawley, a 22-year-old man from Rye, a 36-year-old man from Oxted, in Surrey, and a 57-year-old man from St Leonards have all been arrested on suspicion of theft by employee and have been bailed until November 3...

Man, 59, charged with using religiously abusive language in Asda

September 3, 2014, 10:03 am

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A MAN is to appear in court accused of using religiously abusive language in Crawley's Asda store. Police were called to the supermarket, in Pegler Way, at 12.15pm on Wednesday, August 20. Alan Critoph, 59, from Skipton Way, Horley, was arrested on suspicion of the alleged offence and will appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court next Wednesday (September 10). He is charged with causing racially or religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress.