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Man arrested after road rage dispute between commuters at Crawley...

February 13, 2015, 1:46 am
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A MAN has been arrested following a road rage argument at a car park in Crawley town centre at the start of the week.Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to a dispute between two men at Overline car park, outside Crawley train station, on Station Way.A Sussex Police spokeswoman said the men, aged 32 and 37, became involved in a "heated argument" after driving into the car park between 8.30am and 9am on Monday (February 9).They were both commuting to work.PC Jim Lee said:...

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Fraud victims in Crawley tricked out of "several thousands...

February 13, 2015, 6:14 am
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POLICE have issued a warning for people in Crawley to be extra vigilant after victims in the town have been tricked out of "several thousands of pounds" in phone scams where fraudsters have pretended to be police officers.There have been a spate of crooks targeting people living in Crawley, and also nearby Horsham, in the last week. A Sussex Police spokesman said in at least two out of almost 20 recent cases, victims have been tricked into parting with several thousands...

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£2,500 stolen from couple's bank account after debit card...

February 13, 2015, 10:00 pm
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A COUPLE have had £2,500 stolen from their bank account and believe it is a result of their debit card being cloned.Richard Symonds, from Lychgate Cottages, off Ifield Street, lost a card for his and his wife's current account when a cash machine in Ifield swallowed it on January 29.The 61-year-old also did not receive the £30 he was trying to withdraw from the ATM.But rather than being lost, the debit card was then used by someone who went on a "spending spree", with more...

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WHSmith cashier stuffed £1,800 of customers' cash in his...

February 13, 2015, 11:00 pm
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A GATWICK Airport worker has admitted stealing more than £1,800 from WHSmith by stuffing money into his socks to help his mum pay back a loan.Adrian Bolger appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with theft by employee.The 43-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing £1,840 from WHSmith in the South Terminal at Gatwick between August 19 and September 8 last year.The court heard Bolger would pretend to scan items through the till and then take the customers' cash and...

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Teenager accused of possessing heroin, MDMA, cocaine and cannabis

February 14, 2015, 6:15 am
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A TEENAGER charged with possession of heroin, MDMA, cocaine and cannabis will appear in court in March.Chad Kirby admits being in possession of heroin and MDMA at his home in Burleigh Way, Crawley Down, and being in possession of cocaine in Brooklands Way, East Grinstead, on September 10. He denies being in possession of 10 bags of cannabis in Brooklands Way on the same date.The 18-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 14, where the case was adjourned for a trial at Horsham...

Teenager accused of possessing heroin, MDMA, cocaine and cannabis

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Man jailed after singing anti-Catholic songs at woman in Crawley

February 14, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A MAN has been jailed for racially aggravated offences including singing an "anti-Catholic song" to a woman who he had followed.Charlie Mason, of no fixed abode, faced two charges at Crawley Magistrates' Court of causing a woman to fear that violence would be used against her. The first offence involved Mason, 23, singing an "anti-Catholic song" to the woman in Horsham Road in September last year.In a separate incident he followed her along Southgate Avenue, in Southgate,...

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Bewbush teenager pleads guilty to possessing cannabis

February 14, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A TEENAGER has been given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis.Jay Nayee, 19, from Apsley Court, was found with the Class B drug on him in Crawley High Street on April 9.He admitted possessing cannabis when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 29.He was given a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

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Fundraising page set up to help buy dad new motorbike so he can...

February 15, 2015, 3:15 am
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A DAD says he is struggling to see his one-year-old daughter after his only mode of transport – a £3,500 Honda motorbike – was stolen from outside his Bewbush home.The Honda CBR 125 was taken from Padstow Walk last Monday night or Tuesday morning.The bike belongs to Cameron Simpson, 21, who bought it about nine months ago.As he doesn't hold a licence to drive a car he had come to rely on the bike to get around.Mr Simpson is "devastated" at losing the motorbike,...

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Man sentenced for defrauding car retnal company at Gatwick...

February 15, 2015, 7:00 am
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A MAN has admitted attempting to defraud a car rental company based at Gatwick Airport into giving him a vehicle while he was banned from driving.John Hughes appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with fraud by false representation.The 28-year-old pleaded guilty to the offence which took place on October 17 last year when he attempted to rent a vehicle from Enterprise Car Rental at Gatwick's South Terminal.Mark Kateley, prosecuting, said: "Police received information...

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Arsonists set fire to equipment in children's play area

February 16, 2015, 12:24 am
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THE SEAT of a swing was set on fire deliberately last night (Sunday) at a children's play area in Broadfield. Firefighters responded to an emergency call at 9.03pm and went to Broadfield Playing Field at Rathlin Road in one appliance to extinguish the blaze.

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Man denies stealing jewellery and handbag from Harrods at Gatwick...

February 16, 2015, 4:15 am
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A MAN accused of stealing jewellery and a handbag from the Harrods store at Gatwick Airport and fragrances from a duty free shop has denied all the charges against him.Eyman Makrof is alleged to have stolen fragrances from World Duty Free on July 16 and 20 and on August 6, 10 and 25.In addition, he is accused of stealing sunglasses from the same shop on July 16 and 20.A sixth charge of theft relates to him allegedly stealing jewellery and a handbag from the Harrods store at the airport on August...

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Driver jailed after police chase through Crawley in which he...

February 16, 2015, 5:55 am
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A DRIVER has been jailed for 14 months for leading police on a high speed car chase in which he reached speeds of up to 118mph. Colin Pollard decided he "wanted to get away" when a police car flashed its blue lights as he drove through Manor Royal in the early hours of December 7. During the pursuit he drove along Northgate Avenue, Crawley Avenue, Balcombe Road and Turners Hill Road, going the wrong way around several roundabouts and on the wrong side of the road "for no apparent reason" as he...

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Police stats show no arrests at Crawley venues on New Year's Eve...

February 16, 2015, 9:54 am
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PEOPLE spending a night out in Crawley town centre during the Christmas and New Year party season stayed safe while having a good time, new statistics released by Sussex Police have revealed.There were absolutely no arrests for alcohol related crime or violent conduct at Crawley's pubs, bars, restaurants or nightclub on New Year's Eve. Arrests over the Christmas party period, between December 22 and 29, also fell significantly with just 19 compared with 33 the year before.Councillor...

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Drug users warned dangerous batch of super-strength ecstasy is in...

February 17, 2015, 12:18 am
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SUSSEX Police have issued a warning that a supply of dangerously high-strength ecstasy tablets are in circulation in the county. Local police in Worthing have become aware that there may be a supply of ecstasy tablets in the town with a higher level of MDMA, of a type which have been linked to a number of people in other parts of the country being hospitalised after taking them. A number of yellow tablets marked with a 'UPS' logo were handed to police officers by door staff at a venue in...

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Man banned from Gatwick Airport fined after being found in South...

February 17, 2015, 4:15 am
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A MAN who has been banned from entering Gatwick Airport has been fined after he was found in the South Terminal.Steven Hall, 40, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with entering Gatwick Airport while having been prohibited in writing from doing so. He pleaded guilty to the offence.The court heard Hall has been banned from going into the airport, other than as a passenger, since 2005.This was imposed because he was repeatedly found using the airport as a place of...

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Broadfield man accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

February 18, 2015, 4:45 am
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A TEENAGER has appeared in court accused of several sex assaults on an underage girl.Samuel Blackman-Gibson, from Ranmore Road, in Broadfield, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with six offences on a 14-year-old girl in Haywards Heath.He is alleged to have carried out two sexual assaults, two further counts of causing the girls to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity and two accusations of assaulting the girl with his fingers.The offences are alleged to have...

Broadfield man accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

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Man left with serious injury after being punched in Crawley pub...

February 18, 2015, 4:55 am
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was punched in the face at a pub in Crawley. At about 7pm on Sunday, February 8 the 50-year-old victim was struck by another man at The Imperial in Broadfield Barton. The victim suffered a cut eye and a fractured eye socket. The attacker is described as white and in his early to mid thirties. He was wearing a navy blue hooded jacket with white drawstrings. Detective Constable Jo Fraser said: "This was a nasty, unprovoked attack that has...

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Man, 41, arrested after teenage boy attacked when playing...

February 18, 2015, 5:44 am
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A MAN has been arrested after a 14-year-old boy was attacked while playing football with friends outside his home in Langley Green.Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident where the boy was assaulted in Coney Close last Saturday (February 14).The 14-year-old had been playing football with friends on a green outside his house when he was assaulted between 4.50pm and 5.05pm.He sustained minor injuries. A 41-year-old man from Langley Green has been arrested on suspicion of...

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Man arrested in police sting after fraudster poses as officer to...

February 18, 2015, 5:50 am
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A MAN has been arrested in London on suspicion of fraud after a couple from Copthorne were scammed out of money. The couple were called by a man pretending to be a police officer with the Metropolitan Police on Monday (February 16). He told them someone was trying to withdraw money from their bank account and to take out £2,000 immediately from their bank. The couple withdrew the money and were told a man would arrive that evening to collect the cash. At 6pm a man wearing a police...

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Police believe more bones found in Tilgate Forest belong to...

February 18, 2015, 8:45 am
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POLICE believe they have found the remaining bones of missing Crawley man Jean Leveque after human remains were found in Tilgate Forest.Officers discovered the remains, consisting of a skull, torso, arms and a right leg during a search of woodland in Pease Pottage at 2pm yesterday (Tuesday, February 17).Police also found scraps of clothing while searching deeper in the forest from where the first two bones, both from a left leg, were found by Newpond fishing lake last month.Police...

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