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February 18, 2015, 9:05 am

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POLICE have released video footage showing an extraordinary chase through the streets of Crawley - in which a lunatic driver reached a top speed of 118mph. Driver Colin Pollard refused to stop for officers during the lengthy chase. At 3.45am on December 7 officers in a marked patrol car signalled for Pollard to stop after they saw him driving a silver Renault Laguna in Northgate Avenue. Pollard ignored the flashing blue lights and sped up to 80mph in the 40mph area towards a roundabout,...

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Woman woke on Crawley-bound train to find man kissing her with...

February 19, 2015, 5:53 am

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A WOMAN woke on a train heading towards Crawley to find a man kissing her and with his hands down the back of her trousers.British Transport Police (BTP) officers have issued two CCTV pictures in an effort to find a man they want to talk to about the incident, which happened shortly before Christmas.In the early hours of Sunday, December 14, the 25-year-old woman was travelling between London Victoria and Merstham on the train, which then carried on to Gatwick, Three Bridges...

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February 20, 2015, 8:47 am

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THE eldest of two teenagers charged with killing a sheep in Tilgate Park by hitting, kicking, stabbing and then setting fire to it has pleaded guilty.Kieran Taylor, 18, was jointly accused of carrying out the attack on a male Boreray sheep after dragging it out of its paddock, along with a 17-year-old who cannot be identified because his age.The sheep was found burning in the Heather Garden, in Tilgate Park, by an employee from Tilgate Nature Centre last October.The pair appeared in the dock at...

6 people in court accused of involvement in violent brawl in...

February 21, 2015, 3:35 am

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SIX people accused of playing a part in a "30-person" brawl in Bewbush, where crowbars and iron bars were used as weapons, have appeared in court.Doris Robertson, Kenny Robertson and Ansley Robertson all stood in the dock at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.They were joined by three teenage boys who cannot be identified due to their age.All six defendants are charged with affray, by using or threatening unlawful violence, and no pleas were entered at the hearing.Kenny...

Man arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in connection with...

February 21, 2015, 6:52 am

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ONE of the drivers involved in a head-on collision in Ifield last night was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving but required immediate hospital treatment.Two cars collided in Sharpthorne Close, just off Rusper Road and police were called at 8.17pm. Two crews from Crawley Fire Station were then called at 8.24pm and the ambulance service was also in attendance.One of the drivers was arrested but needed treatment, so was taken to hospital. It is unclear from police logs whether anyone else...

Broadfield man admits being in charge of "dangerously out of...

February 23, 2015, 6:18 am

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A MAN has pleaded guilty to being in charge of a Staffordshire bull terrier dog which bit a woman in Broadfield. Tyler Bygraves appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (February 18) where he admitted being either the owner or person responsible for a dog which was dangerously out of control and caused injury. Bygraves, from Seaford Road, in Broadfield, was in charge of a black and white Staffie which, on October 12 last year, bit Kimberley Evans, in Heather Walk, also in...

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February 24, 2015, 4:45 am

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A MAN was taken to hospital to have his ribs x-rayed after being stamped on in an attack in the early hours of Saturday. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault. The victims, a 32-year-old man from Crawley and 47-year-old man from Horley, were on a night out at LB1 bar on Gales Drive where they had a short altercation with some men as they were leaving at around 1am. They were then attacked at the junction between Gales Drive and North Road. The 32-year-old sustained cuts and...

Man taken to hospital with head injuries after assault

February 25, 2015, 2:47 am

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THE VICTIM of an assault was rushed to hospital in the early hours of today (Wednesday). Paramedics in the air ambulance's road vehicle were sent out to treat the adult male at 3.22am. The man was taken to East Surrey Hospital by South East Coast Ambulance Service suffering from head, upper arm and hand injuries . At this time it is unclear where the assault happened in Crawley. * More details to follow as we get them.

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February 25, 2015, 4:05 am

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A MAN has admitted stealing mackerel fillets worth £2.21 from Asda on Pegler Way. Sheridan Booth, 48, pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 11 to taking the fish from the town centre supermarket on January 21. Magistrates gave Booth, from Horsham Road, Southgate, a six-month conditional discharge. This means there is no punishment but if he re-offends in that time he can be re-sentenced. He was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge, to be deducted from his...

Police confirm third man injured in attack near Crawley bar

February 25, 2015, 4:09 am

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POLICE have announced a third person was injured in an attack as they left Crawley bar at the weekend.The victims were on a night out at LB1 bar, on Gales Drive, in Three Bridges, where they had a short altercation with some men as they were leaving at around 1am on Saturday. They were then attacked at the junction between Gales Drive and North Road.Sussex Police initially said two men were injured but have now confirmed a third man was also attacked.A 50-year-old man suffered...

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February 25, 2015, 4:24 am

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A MAN was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm following an assault in Three Bridges in the early hours of today (Wednesday). A 27-year-old local man was treated by air ambulance paramedics at around 3.22am after the incident at Three Bridges Road. He was taken to East Surrey Hospital by South East Coast Ambulance Service. At 3.24am police received a report of an assault. A Sussex Police spokesman said: "A 31-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of causing actual...

WANTED: Police urge public not to approach burglar who should be...

February 25, 2015, 7:07 am

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SUSSEX Police are appealing for the public's help to catch wanted burglar Aaron Barrett. The 24-year-old, from Brighton, is wanted for recall to prison after breaching the conditions of his licence. He was released from prison partway through a sentence for burglary and theft but is now wanted because he has failed to live at the address that was agreed as part of his release. Barrett is black, 6ft tall and stocky with shaved or cropped hair. PC Heather McDonald said: "Barrett is...

Burglars break into homes in Pound Hill

February 25, 2015, 9:08 am

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BURGLARS have struck at two homes in Pound Hill over the last week. A burglar smashed a rear patio door to gain entry to a property on Grattons Drive. They stole jewellery, although it is not clear exactly when the crime took place, although it is known it was at some point over the last week. A burglar also smashed a patio door to gain entry to a home on Spring Plat last Thursday (February 19). They then searched the property. It is unclear what, if anything, was stolen. The incident...

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February 25, 2015, 9:25 am

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AN INVESTIGATION into a rape in Crawley town centre has been closed by Sussex Police. A teenage boy with learning difficulties told police in February last year that he was raped in an alleyway. The then 15-year-old told officers he had started talking to a man in on the High Street, who had walked with him into Cross Keys and then attacked him. The victim, from Crawley, said he had tried to fight the man off but had been overpowered and raped beside a row of garages in the road, which links...

Langley Green man given restraining order for attacking woman in...

February 26, 2015, 2:53 am

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A MAN from Langley Green has to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after being found guilty of attacking a woman.Alexander Samson, 26, from Swallow Road, Langley Green, assaulted the victim on Station Way, in the town centre, on November 1 last year.He initially denied doing so, but was later found guilty.On February 13 he was sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court to the unpaid work and made the subject of a restraining order.He must not contact his victim or go to addresses in Three Bridges...

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February 26, 2015, 4:21 am

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TWO PEOPLE have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering after an organised crime police unit carried out operations this morning (Thursday) in Broadfield. The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) has carried out three warrants targeting money laundering in Crawley. Officers from SEROCU, working alongside colleagues from Sussex Police, executed the warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Theft Act as part of the continued push to tackle drugs in Crawley. They...

Man, 47, will stand trial after denying sex charges

February 26, 2015, 7:15 am

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A MAN is going to stand trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an address in Three Bridges.Philip Stone appeared at Brighton Crown Court last Friday to answer 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 is also accused, between April 22 and 26 last year, of intentionally touching a woman aged 16 or over, and that the touching was sexual when she did not consent.He...

Man to face trial accused of attack at Jubilee Oak pub

February 26, 2015, 9:15 am

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A MAN will face trial after denying that he attacked another man at The Jubilee Oak pub on Crawley High Street. Tony Kaikeh, 38, has been accused of assaulting Robert Aram on January 24. He pleaded not guilty to the offence at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 11. Kaikeh, from Riches Street, Wolverhampton, will face trial at Horsham Magistrates' Court on June 8.

Police helicopter finds suspects hiding in garden

February 26, 2015, 3:49 pm

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A POLICE helicopter was used in the search for two suspects found hiding in a garden in Crawley.The National Police Air Service (NPAS) at Redhill assisted in the operation for the pair, who were detained at a property in Three Bridges earlier this evening (Thursday).More information to follow.

Men found hiding in Crawley gardens arrested after police chase

February 27, 2015, 3:05 am

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MEN found hiding in two Crawley gardens have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to break into a van and crashing into a parked car in an attempted getaway.Sussex Police were alerted to two men trying to break into a vehicle at the car park for the Sandman Signature Hotel last night (Thursday, February 26).Two men were disturbed at about 8.25pm while trying to steal from the van which was in the car park, off Tinsley Lane South.They made off in a silver Volvo S30 and after a police...