Thief sentenced for stealing £600 pair of Gucci sunglasses...

January 24, 2015, 7:15 am

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A MAN stole a pair of Gucci sunglasses worth more than £600 from a shop at Gatwick Airport.Jay Davis appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7 charged with theft, and admitted the offence.On September 10 last year, the 29-year-old stole a pair of Gucci aviator sunglasses worth £637.50 from The Sunglass Hut in the departures lounge of the North Terminal.Magistrates sentenced Davis, of Chase Cross Road in Romford, Essex, to a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered him to...

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NAMED AND SHAMED: Man caught drink-driving in Furnace Green

January 25, 2015, 4:04 am

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A DRIVER who was suspected of speeding in Furnace Green is the latest person to be convicted and banned from the roads for drink-driving in the run up to Christmas. Richard Faithfull was arrested during Sussex Police's crackdown on people who got behind the wheel over the festive period when over the limit. The 24-year-old was stopped by police on suspicion of speeding in Sylvan Road, Furnace Green, at 11.30pm on December 16. Faithfull, of Oak Close in Borden, Kent, pleaded guilty to...

Charity slams thieves stealing pushchairs at Gatwick Airport

January 25, 2015, 4:45 am

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A CHARITY which supported Gatwick Airport in its campaign to provide weary passengers with complimentary pushchairs has criticised people who have stolen nearly all of them.Last week the Crawley News reported how 200 out of 260 buggies ordered by the airport were stolen in the last six months of 2014.The pushchairs are provided for arriving travellers to use once they get off the plane until they pick up their own at baggage halls.Yet many people have walked straight out of the airport with...

Man pleads guilty to using threatening behaviour at Gatwick...

January 25, 2015, 8:30 am

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A MAN has admitted harassing another person at Gatwick Airport. Kevin Gray appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7 accused of two counts of harassment. He pleaded guilty to causing distress to Hafid Lebsir by using threatening behaviour at the airport on December 14.Magistrates found this offence was racially aggravated.A second similar allegation was withdrawn at the hearing and replaced with a separate charge of using abusive words in the hearing of a person likely to be harassed....

Man arrested over attempted bank robbery

January 26, 2015, 6:22 am

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A MAN has been arrested over an attempted bank robbery in Horsham last month.On Saturday (January 24) a  26-year old Horsham man was arrested on suspicion of an attempted robbery on Tuesday, December 9 at the HSBC bank in West Street, Horsham, and on suspicion of possession of cannabis.He was later released on police bail until March 1 while enquiries continue.Detective Constable Jon Robeson said: "We have already received a lot of help from local people but our investigation...

Thieves steal tools from van parked at Crawley Leisure Park

January 26, 2015, 11:30 am

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A THIEF broke into a van parked at Crawley Leisure Park and stole a number of tools. A Dewalt planer and five other Dewalt tools were taken from the vehicle on the evening of January 8.

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January 27, 2015, 5:29 am

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POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a man from Crawley who has gone missing from Langley Green Hospital.Markus Gall was last seen on Saturday (January 24) heading out of Crawley on a London-bound train at about 12.50pm.The 25-year-old is a patient at the mental health unit on Martyrs Avenue, in Langley Green.He is described as white, 6', with short brown hair, of medium build and was last seen wearing a grey hooded top, blue jeans, a brown coat and grey trainers.PC...

Burglar aged just 16 stole TV, Xbox games, iPad and cash from...

January 28, 2015, 12:15 am

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A TEENAGE burglar is to be sentenced after stealing Xbox games, a 42-inch LG television, an iPad, an iPod and a wallet containing £55 cash.The offence occurred at a house in Little Crabtree, West Green, on August 1, 2014.The 16-year-old, from Blindley Heath, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to burglary at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 12, and was released on bail until February 10 when he will be sentenced.

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Camping equipment and fridge stolen from Pound Hill shed

January 28, 2015, 3:25 am

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CAMPING equipment and a fridge were stolen from a Pound Hill shed at the weekend.The equipment, which included a camping stove and two inflatable beds, was taken, along with a mini fridge, after the lock on the shed in Stone Court was broken.In another theft in the same street, a tyre inflator was stolen from a separate storage area after the lock was broken on the same night.Both thefts occurred sometime overnight on Friday and were reported to police on Saturday.

Man knocked unconscious and suffers broken jaw in Crawley town...

January 28, 2015, 8:07 am

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A MAN was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken jaw in an attack in the town centre in the early hours of Saturday, January 17. Police are appealing for witnesses following the assault. The victim, a 19-year-old man from Crawley, had been walking with friends along Friary Way, near to the junction with Station Way and the entrance to County Mall, at around 3.20am when he was assaulted. He was knocked unconscious when he was punched and suffered a broken jaw. Detective Constable Chris...

Man accused of raping 12-year-old girl on sofa found not guilty

January 29, 2015, 1:50 am

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A MAN has been cleared of raping a 12-year old girl, after a week-long trial. John Harber, from Court Lodge Road, Horley, was alleged to have raped the girl on a sofa while holding a pillow over her face after a party they both attended in August 2012. The 33-year-old was found not guilty by a jury at Guildford Crown Court on Monday. The girl cannot be named for legal reasons. Last week, the court heard the teenager did not formally report the alleged rape until May 2013. At the start of...

Crawley teenager accused of possessing extreme dog porn

January 29, 2015, 3:58 am

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A TEENAGER charged with possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a dog has appeared in court. Liam McGovern is alleged to have had the picture on his mobile phone, which was discovered by police following up an unrelated incident. The 18-year-old, of Iveagh Close in Broadfield, was arrested in Crawley on September 1 on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) to Matthew Wilson. He appeared in the dock at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday, charged with the two...

Arsonists destroy car in Ifield in reported second attack in same...

January 29, 2015, 4:45 am

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ARSONISTS have destroyed a car in Ifield, in what has been reported to have been at least the second fire attack on vehicles parked in the same road in the last week.A crew from Crawley Fire Station was called to Friston Walk at 11.40pm last night (Wednesday, January 28) to a report of a car being seriously damaged in a fire.On arrival the firefighters found a car well-alight and crew members had to wear breathing apparatus, due to the severity of the blaze, to get close enough to extinguish the...

Man accused of sexually assaulting woman in Three Bridges

January 29, 2015, 8:25 pm

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an address in Three Bridges.Philip Stone faces four charges, the most serious of which is assault by penetration, which he is alleged to have carried out sometime between April 22 and 26 last year.The 47-year-old, from The Crescent, in Horley, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday last week, where the case was immediately transferred to Lewes Crown Court. He entered no plea to the charges.Stone is also accused,...

Teenage girl's cry for help ended in arrest for throwing knife

January 30, 2015, 1:30 am

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A TEENAGE girl made a cry for help when she was feeling suicidal and ended up being arrested for assault after throwing a knife at her bedroom door as police forced their way in.Erin Hutson, 19, insists she did not intend to hurl the blade at officers after they came to her aid at her home in Crawley Down on August 22 last year.Police had been called by a mental health worker after Hutson had told them over the phone she was self-harming and wanted help.When they arrived at her home, in Buckley...

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January 30, 2015, 3:15 am

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A MAN who allegedly head-butted a bouncer after attempting to attack the duty manager at Moka claims he was in fact the one who was assaulted.Donald Jennings is accused of assault and common assault at the nightclub in Station Way, in the town centre, on October 26 last year after staff tried to eject him for allegedly being too drunk.Appearing at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday, Jennings, 37, pleaded not guilty to both charges and told magistrates he intends to take action against...

Burglar scared off by resident in Tilgate

January 30, 2015, 4:30 am

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A RESIDENT scared off a would-be burglar after being woken by sounds coming from a nearby garage block.At about 3.30am on Monday the resident in Salisbury Road, in Tilgate, was disturbed and looked out of their window to see someone with a torch by the garages.The resident shouted at the person, who then ran off to a nearby vehicle.When the garages were checked it appears three had been tampered with but none are thought to have been entered.

Shoplifter stole £1,000 of food and clothes from Marks...

January 30, 2015, 11:15 am

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A MAN has been caught stealing food and clothing worth more than £1,000 from Marks & Spencer. John Denney appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 14, to answer a charge of theft. The 52-year-old pleaded guilty. On December 13 he stole various food items and clothing, to the value of £1,021.72, from Marks & Spencer, in Queensway. Magistrates gave Denney, from Dudeney Lodge, in Upper Hollingdean Road, Brighton, an 18-month conditional discharge. He was also ordered to...

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January 30, 2015, 9:15 pm

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A MAN once named as one of the ten most wanted suspects in the region has admitted carrying out burglaries in Bewbush and Broadfield.Felipe Teixeira appeared at Brighton Crown Court last Friday charged with entering three homes between July 23 and August 4, 2014 – in Windsor Close, Broadfield, and in Curteys Walk and Slaugham Court, in Bewbush.Teixeira, 25, from Blenheim Gardens, in London, pleaded guilty to the crimes.Following the burglaries Teixeira was named as one of ten men who...

Iceland delivery driver "threatened with meat cleaver when...

January 31, 2015, 2:21 am

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AN Iceland delivery driver was allegedly threatened with a meat cleaver when he asked for a signature for items he dropped off at a home in Gossops Green.Shaun Hayden is accused of common assault on the basis of allegedly threatening and causing fear of violence against the driver on January 11, ten days after the defendant turned 18.He is also charged with possession of a blade.Appearing at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday last week, Hayden, from Wold Close, was told the charges were too...