Boy, 16, arrested over Broadfield bus attacks

October 24, 2014, 4:51 am

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A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from Crawley has been arrested on suspicion of common assault and criminal damage in connection with a series of bus attacks in Broadfield earlier this month. Several Metrobus services were attacked between Sunday, October 5 and Wednesday, October 8 with buses having to be diverted away from Broadfield to protect passengers and drivers. A woman received cuts to her face after one bus window was smashed on the number 10 route on October 5 when it was hit with what is thought to...

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October 24, 2014, 6:45 am

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A MAN who pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and cocaine in Gossops Parade, in Gossops Green, will be sentenced next week.Nicolas De Launay admitted possession of both drugs when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 10. The 38-year-old was caught with the drugs on September 18.He is due to be sentenced at the same court next Friday.De Launay, from Harbolets Road, West Chiltington, is currently on bail and must spend each night at his home address. He also pleaded guilty to...

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October 24, 2014, 11:30 am

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October 26, 2014, 6:28 am

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AN ALCOHOLIC has appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court after launching a foul-mouthed tirade at cars and shoppers, before telling police to "f*** off". Officers were called to Railway Approach in East Grinstead to reports of a drunk man hurling abuse at passers-by. They identified him as homeless man Frederick Devall, who was subsequently arrested and charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place. The 51-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 15 where he pleaded...

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October 27, 2014, 6:37 am

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A MAN has been sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court after throwing a waiter across the table of a busy restaurant in an unprovoked attack. Several glasses were smashed as a result of the assault, which occurred in front of stunned diners at Xquisite, in King Street, East Grinstead. Tim Painter was arrested and charged with assaulting Mohammed Mehraj and resisting arrest following the incident on the evening of Friday, September 26. The 23-year-old, from The Weald, East Grinstead, pleaded...

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October 27, 2014, 7:15 am

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A WOMAN caught stealing cheese, meat and bananas from a Co-op store said she "went off the rails" because she was struggling to cope with the anniversary of her former partner's death.Hayley Bishop, from Cotton Walk, Broadfield, was captured on CCTV stuffing the items into her bag on July 18 at a Co-op store in Crawley.Appearing at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday, the 36-year-old pleaded guilty to theft from a shop.Bishop's defence solicitor told the court she had battled ...

Angler who teaches troubled children how to fish has £500...

October 27, 2014, 11:15 pm

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AN angler who helps troubled youths to turn their lives around has had £500 of fishing equipment stolen from his car as it was parked outside his Bewbush home.Graham Cridland runs West Sussex and Surrey Angling Academy – teaching youngsters who are in danger of being excluded from school how to fish.The 60-year-old, from Manorfields, had the equipment stolen at some point between Saturday October 11 and Monday October 13.He said: "I had been doing a fishing lesson on the...

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October 28, 2014, 2:51 am

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A WOMAN who claimed more than £26,000 of housing benefit she wasn't entitled to has been handed a 120-day prison sentence, which has been suspended for 12 months. In October 2010, Tarnya Lang, 24, declared she was not related to her landlord who she was living with, when in fact her landlord was her mother. Lang, formerly from Curteys Walk, Bewbush, claimed £26,087.85 of housing benefit on the basis of being a single parent with two children on low income while living in Curteys...

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October 29, 2014, 6:04 am

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A MAN has been left with scars and suffered a broken tooth after being punched in the face on his way home from a night out in Crawley. Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault, in Friary Way, in the town centre, in the early hours of Saturday (October 25). A 31-year-old victim was attacked as he walked past the bus station and headed towards Cross Keys between 2.20 and 2.35am following a night out with friends. Words were exchanged between the victim and a small group of men,...

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October 29, 2014, 7:55 am

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TWO victims were punched and hit with a blunt object in an attack by a gang of ten men as they walked home. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault on the two men, aged 28 and 38, who were attacked in Southgate Avenue on Saturday, October 25. The victims, who are both Russian, were walking home at around 11pm when the assault took place between the railway bridge and Southgate Drive. One was struck in the face with what is believed to have been a blunt weapon, causing a facial...

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October 29, 2014, 10:15 am

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A MAN who stalked a woman by placing a tracking device in her car will be sentenced next month.Robert Nowak, 35, pleaded guilty to stalking Monkia Sikon-Nowak between February 28 and September 23 this year.He appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 17, and was released on conditional bail.Nowak placed tracking devices in the victim's vehicle and voice recorders in her car and at her home, in Stace Way, Worth, in order to follow her and keep tabs on her movements.He also pleaded guilty...

Burglar steals wedding ring and Persian rug from Crawley home

October 29, 2014, 11:23 am

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A WEDDING ring and a Persian rug have been stolen from a property on Radford Road, in Tinsley Green. A burglar struck at some point between 8am and 4.20pm on Tuesday, October 14. Having broken in through a rear door to the conservatory, the thief also stole a bracelet and a laptop.

Father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne found dead at home

October 30, 2014, 3:07 am

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THE father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne, who was abducted and killed by former Crawley man Roy Whiting, has been found dead at his home in Kent. Michael Payne, 45, had struggled with depression and alcoholism since his eight-year-old daughter was murdered in July 2000. Paedophile Roy Whiting, who grew up in Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, was later jailed for life for the crime. Mr Payne, along with his wife Sara, campaigned for Sarah's Law, an introduction of a law which would allow...

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October 30, 2014, 3:15 am

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of performing a sex act in front of a child in public.Timothy Cawston is charged with engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a 12-year-old girl, in Dorsten Square, Bewbush, on July 11.The 62-year-old, from Railey Road, Northgate, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Monday for a preliminary hearing.However, the case was not ready to go ahead so the judge adjourned the hearing until November 5.Cawston was released on bail.

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October 30, 2014, 3:53 am

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A PILOT who was due to fly to Gatwick was arrested on suspicion of being drunk before he got into the cockpit. The 48-year-old, from Crediton, Devon, was arrested on suspicion of being over the limit to carry out an ancillary function, namely being prepared to fly. He was preparing to pilot a Flybe plane from Newquay to Gatwick just before 9am yesterday (Wednesday). He has been bailed until December 8, when he will need to report to Newquay Police Station.

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October 20, 2014, 8:14 am

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EXTRA teams of police have been deployed at Gatwick to try to rescue people being trafficked into Britain. Officers from Sussex Police routinely carry out operations at the airport to target routes that are believed to be used to bring people into the country to be exploited. To coincide with National Anti-Slavery Day, more officers were deployed at the airport on Saturday (October 18) to check flights from countries in Europe and the Far East and speak to passengers they feared could be being...

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October 20, 2014, 11:04 am

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A BURGLAR broke into a man's shed and left a disgusting deposit on the floor. It is not thought anything was stolen during the break-in at Dormans allotments in Gossops Green - but the culprit did leave something behind. Human poo was found on the floor this afternoon (Monday) with the shed owner's tools placed over it, covering them in excrement. Sussex Police were called at about 5.15pm. It is thought to have happened some time between October 4 and 9am this morning. The man who occupies the...

£3,000 worth of antique coins stolen from Northgate home

October 21, 2014, 7:59 am

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GOLD and silver coins worth between £2,000 and £3,000 have been stolen from a property on Barnfield Road. Between 9am and 3pm last Tuesday a burglar gained entry through the property's back door after smashing a window. As well as the coins, which were collectible antiques, the thief stole a camera and a tablet computer.

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October 21, 2014, 8:09 am

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A TEENAGER convicted of being drunk and disorderly in Crawley town centre has said she fears she could end up in jail if she doesn't clean up her act. Erin Hutson, 19, has opened up about the incident and explained that her behaviour has begun spiralling out of control in the past year as she struggles with the after-effects of bullying at school. Erin, who was studying at Central Sussex College's Crawley campus until last year, has wanted to become a police officer for the past four years....

Burglar raids Broadfield home while residents are sleeping inside

October 22, 2014, 3:15 am

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A BURGLAR has struck at a property in The Acorns, in Broadfield, while its occupants were asleep inside. The thief gained entry through a window and took an iPad and a set of car keys. He then searched the vehicle but did not steal the car. The burglary was reported to police on October 13.