Stray kitten a whisker from death

May 22, 2013, 11:30 pm

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A STRAY kitten was a whisker away from death after a badly-fitted collar became embedded in the animal's flesh.The wound had become so badly infected that Puss Puss, named by her rescuers, could not have survived on the streets for much longer.Fortunately for the seven-month-old cat, she was found and dropped off last week at the Cats Protection's National Cat Adoption Centre in Chelwood Gate after being found in Savill Road, Lindfield.The little black and white cat was thought to have tried to...

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Girl, 13, raped after being dragged into bushes

May 24, 2013, 10:27 am

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Police are investigating after a 13-year-old girl told her family she was dragged into bushes while walking along an alleyway and brutally raped. The girl has told her family the rape happened around three weeks ago. The victim says she was walking along an alleyway close to Anderson Road, in Tilgate, and Desmond Anderson Primary Schoool, when she was approached by a man who asked her if she was OK and then dragged her into some nearby bushes and raped her. Detective Inspector Mark...

Suspended jail sentence for Crawley taxi driver

May 27, 2013, 5:00 am

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A TAXI driver received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice.Horatiu Balea, 33, of Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, was first clocked by speed cameras as he drove his borough council-licensed taxi in Gatwick Road on June 26 last year.A notice was sent, but it was not replied to and eventually a new address was found for him.He responded and nominated the driver as a 32-year-old man from Cornella in Spain, who was never located.On August...

80 new PCs soon to be on the beat in Sussex

May 28, 2013, 9:09 am

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PLANS have been unveiled to put another 80 police officers on the beat in Sussex. At 10am on Monday (June 3) Sussex Police will be inviting applications for the role of Police Constable. Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne, said: "I'm pleased to be able to open the recruitment window for Police Constables in Sussex."These officers will help us to achieve my Police and Crime Plan objectives of safer communities, greater police visibility, increased public confidence...

Five admit their part in Crawley pizza robbery

May 28, 2013, 11:30 pm

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FIVE people involved in a robbery which left a pizza delivery driver with serious injuries have admitted their guilt.At 11.47pm on January 6 last year, the group ordered a pizza from Domino's, in Crawley High Street, to an address in Burleigh Road, Maidenbower.When the driver arrived, he was confronted by two men, one of whom hit him with a baton. Police found the group at a nearby address eating the £66.66 worth of pizza.They all pleaded guilty at Hove Crown Court on May 21. They had...

WANTED: E-fit released of Tilgate rape suspect

May 29, 2013, 4:12 am

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Police have released an e-fit of the man wanted in connection with an allegation of rape on a 13-year-old girl in Tilgate. The teenage girl has told her family that she was raped while near a primary school around three weeks ago. The victim said that she was walking along an alleyway next to Desmond Anderson School, near Anderson Road, when she was approached by a man who asked her if she was ok and then dragged her into some nearby bushes and raped her. Detective Inspector Mark Cullimore...

Tilgate councillor urges police to step up patrols following rape

May 29, 2013, 5:00 pm

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A Tilgate councillor has urged police to carry out more patrols in the neighbourhood after the rape of a 13-year-old girl. Police are investigating after the girl told her family she was dragged into bushes and raped about three weeks ago.It is reported to have happened in an alleyway next to Desmond Anderson Primary School.The victim says she was approached at about 5pm by a man who asked her if she was OK and then dragged her into some nearby bushes and raped her.Nigel Boxall, a borough...

Stray kitten was just a whisker from death

May 22, 2013, 11:30 pm

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A STRAY kitten was a whisker away from death after a badly-fitted collar became embedded in the animal's flesh.The wound had become so badly infected that Puss Puss, named by her rescuers, could not have survived on the streets for much longer.Fortunately for the seven-month-old cat, she was found and dropped off last week at the Cats Protection's National Cat Adoption Centre in Chelwood Gate after being found in Savill Road, Lindfield.The little black and white cat was thought to have tried to...

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UPDATE: Girl was raped in alleyway between school and Ashdown...

May 30, 2013, 1:41 am

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POLICE have issued an update on the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Tilgate after her family clarified where it happened. An e-fit was released yesterday of the suspect, who raped the teenager in an alleyway near Desmond Anderson Primary School. Sussex Police have since issued an update with a more precise location, as there are two alleyways near to the school in Anderson Road, Tilgate. The alleyway in which it happened runs from the school to Ashdown Drive. The 13-year-old girl told her family...

Shop boss plans to electrocute burglars

May 30, 2013, 2:00 am

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THE manager of a petrol station shop is planning to fit a shocking new anti-burglary system after thieves broke in and stole a stash of cigarettes.The store, which is next to the Texaco garage in Copthorne, is installing a system in two weeks' time that gives raiders an electric shock if they try to break in.The decision has been taken after two men wearing motorcycle leathers and helmets stole £200 of cigarettes when they broke into the convenience store with a crowbar.The incident,...

Teenager attacked with hammer in Broadfield

May 30, 2013, 7:57 am

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A TEENAGE boy was left with a bloodied face after being attacked with a hammer on Broadfield Barton. The 14-year-old was assaulted last night on the shopping parade in Broadfield. Police and an ambulance were called at around 9.25pm following reports of a fight between the 14-year-old and an older man and woman. The boy was bleeding from his face and was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital for treatment. Detective Sergeant Glenn Willcocks from West Sussex CID said: "This appears to...

Thief loots guest's trousers from Felbridge Hotel

June 1, 2013, 12:12 am

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A HOTEL guest went for a dip and returned to find his trousers missing – along with his watch, wallet, mobile, and keys.Paul Mellinger arrived in the changing rooms after going for a swim at Felbridge Hotel and Spa to discover his locker had been ransacked.Valuables worth hundreds of pounds, including his designer trousers, were missing and the 44-year-old was left with no alternative but to report the theft from reception in his wet trunks.But the thief spared his blushes by at least...

Woman in 20s raped while walking home through East Grinstead

June 1, 2013, 5:57 am

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Police are seeking witnesses after a young woman was raped in East Grinstead. Just before 2am this morning the local woman in her 20s was walking home along a footpath, which runs through Mount Noddy cemetery, between Moat Road and Badgers Way, when she was attacked by a man who forced her to the ground and raped her. At that point two passers-by saw what was happening and intervened. The man threatened them and then ran off. Police were immediately contacted. The victim was treated for...

Shop boss has "shocking" plans to electrocute burglars

May 30, 2013, 2:00 am

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THE manager of a petrol station shop is planning to fit a shocking new anti-burglary system after thieves broke in and stole a stash of cigarettes.The store, which is next to the Texaco garage in Copthorne, is installing a system in two weeks' time that gives raiders an electric shock if they try to break in.The decision has been taken after two men wearing motorcycle leathers and helmets stole £200 of cigarettes when they broke into the convenience store with a crowbar.The incident,...

Man arrested following East Grinstead rape

June 2, 2013, 6:31 am

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman near Mount Noddy cemetery in East Grinstead. The man, aged 23 and from the town, was arrested on Saturday evening, by police investigating the rape of a woman in her 20s in the early hours of Saturday morning. Detective Chief Inspector Claire Pridgeon, from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: "We are still in the early stages of this investigation and would like to hear from anyone who was in the Mount Noddy area around 2am...

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First rape suspect released

June 2, 2013, 1:50 pm

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A 23-year-old man from East Grinstead, arrested on suspicion of rape, has been released from police custody and advised that no further action will be taken against him. Detectives investigating the rape of a woman in her 20s in the cemetery at Mount Noddy in East Grinstead in the early hours of Saturday morning questioned the man in relation to the incident, but were satisfied that he was not involved. He was released from custody on Sunday afternoon. Police are still seeking witnesses and...

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June 4, 2013, 1:20 am

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape in East Grinstead. The 27-year-old man, who is from the town, was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in her 20s in the cemetery at Mount Noddy in the early hours of Saturday morning. He is the second man to be arrested on suspicion of the offence after a 23-year-old man was yesterday released without charge. Detective Chief Inspector Claire Pridgeon, from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: "We are still wanting to talk to...

Thief steals cones from ice cream van

June 4, 2013, 2:33 am

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PERHAPS anticipating the current hot weather, a thief has picked an unusual target for a crime - an ice cream van. Police are investigating after the crook nabbed a box of ice cream cones from the van which was parked in Fennel Crescent, Broadfield. The crime took place on Friday - but no ice cream was stolen, so it can only be assumed the thief already had their own!

East Grinstead rape suspect remanded in custody until court date

June 4, 2013, 6:54 am

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The man accused of raping a woman as she walked home through East Grinstead will remain in police custody until he next appears in court. Tyrone Carr, 27, a gardener of High Street, East Grinstead, this morning appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court where his case was promptly sent to Lewes Crown Court due to its seriousness. Mr Carr, who spoke only to confirm his name and address, was charged on Monday evening with the rape of a woman in her twenties at Mount Noddy cemetery in the early...

Suspected OAP paedophile dies days after court appearance

June 4, 2013, 8:28 am

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A pensioner accused of historic sex crimes has died - days after he appeared in court. Brian Hill, from Dove Close, Langley Green, faced two charges of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14. The alleged incidents were said to have taken place between January 28, 1999 and January 28, 2002. The 71-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on April 2, where he was granted conditional bail. He was due to appear at the same court last Tuesday (May 28) but it has emerged this...