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September 3, 2014, 1:30 pm

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A LAPTOP, cash and a watch have been stolen during a distraction burglary in Belloc Close.Between 7pm and 7.30pm last Wednesday, a man knocked on the front door of the victim's home, and presented ID which suggested he worked for energy supplier E.ON.He kept the householder talking for about ten minutes.When the occupant went back into the house they could see someone had been inside via an open back patio door, and stolen the property after an untidy search. The public are being reminded by...

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Woman arrested after walking into court "carrying a...

September 4, 2014, 5:58 am

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A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of trying to carry a Taser-type device through a security checkpoint at Crawley Magistrates' Court. Police were called to the court in Woodfield Road by security staff at 11.35am yesterday (Wednesday, September 3) after the electric-shock device was allegedly found in a routine bag check at the entrance to the building. A 23-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a Class C...

Thief leans through window to carry out burglary

September 4, 2014, 9:15 am

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A BURGLAR was able to steal goods from a house in Whittington Road, in Tilgate, after leaning in through an insecure window. They reached in and stole a Google Nexus tablet and a charger. The crime took place some time between 1 and 8.30am on August 24.

Ford Focus stolen from driveway of Southgate home

September 5, 2014, 4:00 am

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A BLUE Ford Focus has been stolen from the driveway of a home in Perryfield Road, Southgate. The owner of the car is believed to have lost the keys a few days before the theft. The car was then stolen on Thursday, August 28.

Prisoner on the run after escaping from jail could be in Sussex

September 5, 2014, 7:08 am

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POLICE have today warned the public that a criminal on the run after escaping from prison could be in Sussex. Adam Yaroo, 28, absconded from an open prison in Sudbury, Derbyshire, on June 23. Today (Friday) Sussex Police made a public appeal for help to catch him. He is originally from Sidcup, in Kent, but also has links to London and is believed to have committed burglaries in Sussex in the past. He is described as 5ft 9ins tall, stocky with cropped black hair. Anyone who has seen him...

Boy, 15, charged with driving offences despite being too young to...

September 5, 2014, 8:20 am

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A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with a series of driving offences. The teenager from Lingfield, who cannot be named due to his age, is accused of three crimes despite being two years too young to hold a licence. He is charged with driving without insurance, without a licence and failing to produce a licence in Northgate Avenue, Crawley, on January 8 this year. He is listed to appear at Crawley Youth Court on Tuesday.

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September 5, 2014, 11:30 am

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A BRICK was thrown through the window of a car that was parked in a town centre car park. The vehicle was in the Broadway Car Park when the damage occurred. The act of vandalism took place at some point between 8am and 3.30pm on Wednesday, August 27.

Thief steals windscreen wipers from car parked in Pound Hill

September 6, 2014, 8:00 am

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SOME thieves will steal absolutely anything they can lay their hands on. And that was certainly the case in Milton Mount Avenue, in Pound Hill, last Sunday. Because the owner of a car returned to their vehicle to discover its windscreen wipers had been stolen. Police are investigating the theft.

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NAMED AND SHAMED: Crawley benefit cheats who claimed thousands...

September 7, 2014, 12:23 am

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TWO men who claimed benefits totalling more than £20,000 which they weren't entitled to have been sentenced. Kai Jerbo, formerly of Kilnmead in Northgate, was convicted of failing to promptly notify Crawley Borough Council of a change in his circumstances, which he knew would affect his entitlement to housing benefit, at Crawley Magistrates' Court on August 20. Jerbo did not declare his student status and receipt of student loans and grants. This resulted in a housing benefit...

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September 7, 2014, 7:30 am

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A CRAWLEY mechanic has been charged with cannabis production after a police raid unearthed 400 cannabis plants. Masood Ahmed, 37, from Scott Road, Tilgate, has been charged with two counts of production of cannabis and two counts of abstracting electricity. Ahmed was arrested after two Misuse of Drugs Act warrants were executed at properties in London Road, Copford and Tower Road in Grays on Tuesday (September 2). Around 400 plants were found. He appeared at Crawley Magistrates Court on...

Rapist on the run - after fleeing from court during lunch break

September 8, 2014, 6:15 am

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A RAPIST is on the run after fleeing his court case during a lunch break, halfway through the judge's summing up. Sussex Police are now appealing for the public's help to catch Sarbaz Najmadeen Ali, who was found guilty in his absence. The 28-year-old was standing trial for a serious of sex offences against a then 23-year-old man in Hastings last year. Ali had been granted bail by Hove Crown Court that allowed him to leave the dock during the lunch break in his trial as long as he did not...

Woman punched in the face by dog walker in row over pets being...

September 8, 2014, 8:06 am

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A WOMAN has been attacked by a fellow dog walker as she tried to defend her own pet. The 48-year-old victim was walking her Jack Russell on a footpath between Matthews Drive and Bennett Close in Maidenbower at 11.15am on Saturday when she saw a man and woman with three dogs coming towards her. The man and woman had two brown Boxers and an English bulldog. Only one of the Boxers was on a lead while the other two dogs were loose. The Boxer off the lead jumped onto the Jack Russell so the victim...

Driver of car in crash which killed Crawley mum Lisa Watling...

September 8, 2014, 10:32 am

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THE driver of the car involved in the crash which led to the death of Crawley mum Lisa Watling will appear in court accused of causing her death and drink-driving. Minesh Parbat has been charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of Lisa Watling and driving with excess alcohol in his system. The 35-year-old was charged by officers after he answered police bail last Friday (September 5). Miss Watling was a passenger in a black BMW Z3 sports car which careered off Crawley Avenue,...

Two men detained by police in Bewbush on suspicion of drug...

September 9, 2014, 2:22 am

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TWO men were detained by police in Bewbush yesterday (Monday) on suspicion of drug possession. They had been in a car that had been stopped at Bewbush Drive at around 2pm. But having been detained and taken to Crawley Police Station, the men were found to have not had drugs on them. A Sussex Police spokesman said: "This was a stop check on a car in Bewbush Drive."Two men were detained on suspicion of possessing drugs and taken to Crawley Police Station, but nothing was...

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September 9, 2014, 9:15 pm

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A MAN will face trial for allegedly head-butting a police office and assaulting another. Daniel Osborne appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place and two counts of assaulting a police constable. Osborne, 27, pleaded not guilty to all charges. On August 18 he is alleged to have been drunk in Herschel Walk, Broadfield, and attacked police when he was taken to Crawley Police Station. Melanie Wotton, prosecuting, said: "He...

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Police identify man in connection with Crawley dog walker assault

September 10, 2014, 12:02 am

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POLICE have identified a man in connection with an assault on a dog walker in Crawley. The alleged incident happened on Saturday (September 6) when a woman was walking her Jack Russell dog on a footpath between Matthews Drive and Bennett Close, in Maidenbower, at 11.15am. The woman claims she saw a man and woman with three dogs coming towards her. The man and woman had two brown Boxers and an English bulldog. Only one of the Boxers was on a lead while the other two dogs were loose. The Boxer...

Crawley pensioner appears in court accused of masturbating in...

September 10, 2014, 9:12 am

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A PENSIONER has appeared in court accused of masturbating in front of a seven-year-old girl.Khachame Rabah, 71, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday facing three sex offence charges. He pleaded not guilty to charges of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and two counts of assaulting a girl aged under 13.He is accused of masturbating in front of the girl in Crawley between December 19 and 24 last year. Between those dates he is also alleged to have...

Lanes on M23 between Gatwick and M25 to be shut for 2 months...

September 10, 2014, 10:20 am

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A LANE on both carriageways of the M23 from the Gatwick Airport turn off will be shut overnight from the end of this week.Lane one of the motorway will be closed in both directions between junctions 8 (the M25) and 9 (Gatwick) from 8pm and 6am.The lane closures will be in place for more than two months.Work is being carried out between the junctions to replace a viaduct.The closures will take effect from Friday (September 12) and will be in place until the end of November.The exact finishing...

Brother denies attacking sister but will wear electronic tag...

September 11, 2014, 5:15 am

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A MAN will face trial having been accused of attacking his sister.Louis Hickman pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault by beating when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.He allegedly attacked Lauren Hickman on June 23 in Crawley.At the same hearing Hickman, 24, admitted two counts of possessing cannabis.On July 26 police found Hickman in possession of a quantity of cannabis at Albert Crane Court, in Framfield Close, Ifield.Then on August 11 he was again caught with the...

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September 11, 2014, 10:30 pm

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A MAN who head-butted his girlfriend and punched her several times in a shocking, unprovoked attack at their home has been sentenced.Scott Tait assaulted Kirsty Lowe while she was looking after their children in Weald Drive, Furnace Green, on July 27.The 30-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court for a sentencing hearing last Thursday, having previously pleaded guilty to assault by beating.Having previously been warned a custodial sentence was a possibility, magistrates gave Tait credit...