POLICE are growing concerned for a missing 25-year-old woman who has not been seen since yesterday (Wednesday).
Sussex Police are appealing for help from the public in finding Roseanna Sunley who was last see when she went to see her horse but didn't return to her home in Worthing.
Roseanna left her home address in Edmonton Road between 4pm and 5pm to go to stables in Hangleton Lane, in the Durrington area of Worthing, but has not returned home when she usually would.
She has sent a couple of...
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MISSING: Concern for 25-year-old woman not seen since going to...
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Mum walks downstairs and comes face to face with burglar
A MOTHER has described the terrifying moment she walked downstairs to get some milk for her two-month-old baby and found a burglar standing in the doorway having just broken in.
Sarah Boodhram was staying at her friend's house in Bilberry Close, Broadfield when she was confronted by the criminal who had used tools to wrench open the front door.
As she saw the man staring at her, having been heading for the kitchen, she panicked and ran back upstairs, shutting herself in a room with her friend,...
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NAMED AND SHAMED: Sussex Police reveal names of 98 drink drivers
AN operation to tackle drink driving across Sussex ended with 119 people being charged - with 98 having been convicted so far.
A month-long campaign in June, named Operation Dragonfly, targeted suspected drink and drug drivers.
It has so far resulted in 98 convictions with the remaining 21 people still awaiting the results of court cases.
Among those sentenced over the summer were five people from Crawley.
Prayiat Patel, 36, from Angell Close, Maidenbower, pleaded guilty to drink driving and...
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BREAKING NEWS: Policeman "injured" and helicopter...
A POLICEMAN is reported to have been injured this afternoon in an incident in Broadfield.
Several eye-witnesses have revealed the police helicopter has been over the neighbourhood searching for a suspect or suspects.
There is also reported to have been a high-police presence around Islignton House, off Kensington Road.
Forensics officers are also said to have been at the scene.
*More details as we get them.
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Police officer breaks ankle after being pushed down stairs at...
A POLICE officer was pushed down a set of stairs at a block of flats in Broadfield while going to arrest a man for failing to appear in court.
The male officer arrived at Islington House in Kensington Road at 10.45am today (Friday) to execute an arrest warrant.
As he reached the front door of the property in question two men ran out of the flat and past him. While running past him. one of them pushed the officer backwards down the stairs and caused him to break his ankle.
They then ran off and...
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£10,500 reward offered to catch gang now responsible for 96...
A REWARD of £10,500 is being offered for anyone who can identify a gang who are now thought to be responsible for at least 96 burglaries.
On Monday police revealed that they were linking 40 burglaries to the same gang.
After speaking to neighbouring police forces and linked further burglaries in Sussex, the total has now gone up to 96.
A total of 34 homes in West Sussex, 10 in East Sussex, 7 in Brighton and Hove, 35 in Kent, 8 in Surrey and 2 in London are thought to have been...
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Crawley man accused of assaulting 2 women refused permission to...
A MAN accused of assaulting two women and damaging a window bracket has been prohibited from cross examining the women during his trial.Anthony Apps, 35, from Brighton Road, Southgate allegedly assaulted Pauline Roffey and Leslie Roffey on September 28.He is also accused of damaging a window bracket at a home in Bethune Road, Horsham, on the same day. Two further charges of assault against Pauline and Leslie Roffey were withdrawn when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 22.Apps...
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BREAKING NEWS: Two found dead at Broadfield home - two people...
TWO people are in custody at Crawley Police Station after two bodies were found at a Broadfield home.
Sussex Police were called to an address in Holman Close at about 8.40am yesterday (Sunday). It has emerged this morning that two people were found dead at the property and police have taken two other people into custody.
Sussex Police are yet to provide further information on the incident so at this stage it is not known what the pair were arrested for.
The road was reportedly closed off while...
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Horley woman arrested in connection with hit-and-run death
A WOMAN from Horley has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and failing to stop following the death of a cyclist.
The cyclist, named as Robert Worrall, was killed in a hit and run at about 1.25am yesterday (Sunday) morning in Beare Green, Surrey.
The young man was found by a member of the public, lying in the road on the A24 close to the Esso petrol station.
Emergency services raced to the scene but the man was pronounced dead.
The 47-year-old woman from Horley was arrested later that...
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Driver fined £250 after being caught drug driving
A DRIVER has been fined £250 for getting behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs.
James McDonald, from Stone Cross, in East Sussex, was stopped while driving on the M23 near Gatwick on August 11.
The 22-year-old pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 22. He was ordered to pay £85 costs and banned from driving for 12 months.
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Pensioner drives BMW wrong way along A23 for several miles
A MAN is being assessed by health workers after he drove the wrong way down the A23 towards Brighton for several miles.
The 73-year-old from Burgess Hill got onto the dual carriageway shortly before 10am today (Monday) after going in the wrong direction down a slip road at Hickstead.
He then drove his silver BMW south along lane three of the northbound carriageway. Vehicles heading north had to take evasive action to avoid him.
We are investigating a report that a silver van collided with a...
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Three men on the run after burglary patrol stops suspicious...
THREE men escaped the police while a fourth was arrested after being stopped by a burglary patrol following a spate of break-ins in Crawley, Copthorne and across the region.
Extra marked and unmarked teams were on duty over the weekend as part of Operation Smart, the investigation into the burglaries of almost 100 homes across Sussex, Kent and Surrey since September.
At 4.40pm on Sunday one of those unmarked patrols pulled over a silver Seat Exeo, in Bridgelands, Copthorne, because the officers...
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Police helicopter searching for three men on the run in Crawley
THE police helicopter has been dispatched in the hunt for a group of men on-the-run following a car crash in Crawley.
Sussex Police are searching for three men who fled in Crawley earlier this afternoon (Monday, November 10).
Officers were called at 4.15pm after a silver Vauxhall Corsa crashed into Tollgate Hill roundabout.
Three men were seen to run from the vehicle.
Officers are currently searching the area for the men and the police helicopter is being used in the search.
Anyone with...
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WANTED: The ten most wanted burglars in Sussex, Surrey, Kent and...
ONE of the ten most wanted burglary suspects in the region could be responsible for a series of crimes in Broadfield and Bewbush.
Felipe Teixeira is wanted for questioning over three burglaries - in Curteys Walk and Cowfold Close in Bewbush, and Windsor Close in Broadfield in July and August this year.
He is one of ten men who detectives from Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Thames Valley are hunting as part of a three-week campaign to tackle burglary.
Another of the suspects, Billy Foster, is wanted on...
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Bewbush woman denies being drunk and disorderly in Crawley High...
A WOMAN has denied being drunk and disorderly in Crawley High Street.It is alleged that Debbie Tayler, 21, from Mitford Walk, Bewbush, committed the offence on November 2 last year. She pleaded not guilty when she appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 22. The case was adjourned for a trial at Horsham Magistrates' Court on January 12 and she was released on unconditional bail.
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Crawley cat killer who drowned pet in bucket of water spared jail
A MAN who killed his sick pet cat by drowning it in a bucket of water has been spared a jail term by magistrates.
David Streeter was sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court today (Monday, November 3) having previously been found guilty of inhumanely killing an animal.
Streeter, from Cherry Lane in Langley Green, was given a 12-month community order and ordered to pay £1,150 in costs.
In June last year Streeter failed to provide his pet with the necessary veterinary care when it was ill...
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Three men still on run after jumping into driver's seat of car...
THREE men wanted on suspicion of burglary are still at large after one of them jumped into the driver's seat of a car while police were arresting a fourth man in Copthorne.Patrols have been stepped up following a spate of 96 burglaries across the region, including 11 in Crawley and nine in Copthorne. Marked and unmarked patrols are being carried out across Mid Sussex and one of those patrols stopped a suspicious vehicle on Sunday.At 4.40pm an unmarked patrol pulled over a silver Seat Exeo...
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One of ten most wanted burglary suspects in region hands himself...
One of the 10 most wanted burglary suspects across the south east has been arrested by police but nine more are still at large including one thought to be responsible for burglaries in Bewbush and Broadfield.Max Nevin, 22, was arrested in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, after his name and photograph were published by Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Thames Valley Police as part of the hunt for men who they believe could be responsible for dozens of break-ins across the region.A three-week burglary campaign...
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Nurse struck off for covering up mistakes after one patient at...
A NURSE has been struck off for forging documents while working at Langley Green Hospital to cover up failings after one patient killed another.Anna Green failed to attend a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) misconduct hearing last week where her actions as a service manager at the hospital were found to have amounted to misconduct. Her fitness to be a nurse was also found to be impaired.Two other nurses at the mental health unit in Martyrs Avenue – Marvin Kadzirange and Jean...
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Trial over alleged key theft by Southgate man
A MAN accused of robbing a set of keys from another man in his street and also resisting a police officer has had his case sent to crown court for trial.Jordan Ward, 23, from Shepherd Close, Southgate, allegedly robbed Lawrance Kebiraja on October 25 in the street in which he lives.He is also alleged to have resisted Special Constable Adam Cliff in the execution of his duty on the same date in Mason Road, which is nearby.Ward appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 27, where his case...
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