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High Street shop robbed in broad daylight

June 21, 2013, 10:00 pm
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A BRAZEN thief walked into a High Street shop and stole a whole day's takings in broad daylight before hopping over a fence to escape.A banking envelope and £300 in cash were taken from the back office of Threadneedles haberdashery in East Grinstead shortly after it opened on Friday morning.The suspect then continued through the private area – past two dogs – and into the rear yard, where he fled from the scene.The theft came as a shock to the shop's owners, Steve and...

High Street shop robbed in broad daylight

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Man suspected of Gatwick hotel thefts arrested

June 24, 2013, 6:00 am
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A MAN who was wanted by police in connection with a spate of thefts from hotels was arrested at Gatwick Airport's North Terminal on June 12.Staff at the Hilton thought they recognised the man as someone police were looking for and dialled 999.Police and hotels at the airport have joined forces to help prevent crime.The Gatwick Hotel Watch scheme is co-ordinated by the police and aims to deter crime at hotels.PCSO Victor Finch, who set up the scheme, said: "Across Sussex similar schemes...

Man suspected of Gatwick hotel thefts arrested

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"It was a miracle no one died" - Drunk jailed after M23...

June 24, 2013, 11:15 am
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A DRINK driver has been jailed for a year after leaving two people seriously injured when he caused a horror crash on the M23. Dax Wharf was also sentenced for dangerous driving and driving without insurance. A police officer who investigated the case says it was a "miracle" the unemployed 22-year-old didn't kill anyone in the collision. Wharf, Shepperton in Middlesex, was driving along the M23 on August 26 last year when, just south of the Gatwick Airport junction at 4.12am, he...

"It was a miracle no one died" - Drunk jailed after M23...

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Woman arrested following East Grinstead stabbing

June 25, 2013, 12:11 am
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A WOMAN has been arrested following a fight in which a man received multiple stab wounds, police have confirmed. Officers were called to a block of flats in St Leonards Park, off Railway Approach, East Grinstead, where they found a 27-year-old local man who is believed to have been stabbed in the chest several times. He was rushed by air ambulance to St George's Hospital in Tooting following the incident on Saturday at about 3.50am, where he remains in a serious but stable condition. A...

Woman arrested following East Grinstead stabbing

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UPDATE: Man stabbed in East Grinstead fight out of hospital

June 25, 2013, 9:16 am
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A man who was repeatedly stabbed in the chest during a fight has left hospital. The 27-year-old had been admitted to St George's Hospital in Tooting, South London, after police found him bleeding at a flat off Railway Approach, East Grinstead, on Saturday. Police today confirmed he had recovered enough from his injuries to be have been discharged on Monday. Officers were called to a block of flats at St Leonards Park at 3.50am on Saturday where they found the man bleeding. A 40-year-old...

UPDATE: Man stabbed in East Grinstead fight out of hospital

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Fraudsters' £3,000 sewage scam

June 25, 2013, 11:22 pm
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Residents have been warned about a cash scam in which a caller asked for money to prevent sewage spilling into a Felbridge home. The warning came from Tandridge district councillor Ken Harwood, after telephone calls to a resident in Mill Lane, Felbridge, yesterday (Tuesday). Mr Harwood said the targeted resident received a call from a company purporting to be engaged in drainage works. "They told the house holder, who they called by his first name, that they had received reports of a major...

Fraudsters' £3,000 sewage scam

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Graffiti vandal who defaced Bluebell Railway train jailed

June 26, 2013, 11:30 pm
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AN accounts manager who lived a double life as a graffiti vandal has been jailed for defacing dozens of trains, including a historic Bluebell Railway carriage.By day, Kristian Holmes was a well-dressed worker in Bromley reportedly earning a £60,000 salary, but by night he embarked on an undercover crime spree as one of the UK's most prolific graffiti artists.He caused more than £250,000 worth of damage to trains, stations and bridges across London and the South East between 2003 and...

Graffiti vandal who defaced Bluebell Railway train jailed

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Another High Street shop targeted by thieves

June 27, 2013, 4:00 pm
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A SHOPKEEPER who fell victim to a distraction theft says he has been overwhelmed with well wishes.A man entered East Grinstead Bookshop and asked for a cup of tea, before reaching into the unattended till and stealing about £200 in cash.Undeterred by the unfortunate incident, owner John Pye believes the most important thing is to work together with his High Street neighbours to prevent such crimes from occurring again.He said: "It seems to be the crime of choice at the moment. It's...

Another High Street shop targeted by thieves

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EXCLUSIVE: Armed police swoop after gunman is seen in Crawley...

July 1, 2013, 9:50 am
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ARMED police were called in last night after a man was seen holding a gun in a Broadfield street. The call came through at 7pm on Sunday (June 30) with police rushing to Snowdrop Close, Broadfield. After a swift search of the area a handgun was found in a small box, apparently having just been abandoned in a wooded area off nearby Sundew Close. There was no ammunition with the gun. Shortly afterwards a 23-year old man was arrested in a nearby street on suspicion of unlawful possession of...

EXCLUSIVE: Armed police swoop after gunman is seen in Crawley...

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Gunman "pointed gun at resident and tried to get inside...

July 2, 2013, 11:16 pm
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THE man who was spotted in a Broadfield street on Sunday night, sparking a huge police operation, was trying to get inside a house, a witness has claimed. Armed police raced to Snowdrop Close after several 999 calls were made by worried residents. The witness has told how the gunman allegedly pointed the weapon at an older man as he tried to get inside a house on the street. Residents reported hearing an argument before the man was spotted holding the gun at about 7pm on Sunday. A...

Gunman "pointed gun at resident and tried to get inside...

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VIDEO: Thug punches victim to floor at Crawley bus stop

July 5, 2013, 1:21 am
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A SHOCKING video has been posted on YouTube showing a thug punching a victim in the face in Crawley town centre. The clip, apparently shot on a mobile phone at night, shows the victim fall to the floor after being hit. While slumped on the ground he is then kicked by his attacker. Though it isn't clear from the footage, the location seems to be a bus stop in The Broadway, with The Pavillion on the other side of the road. The 30-second clip is called "Street fight in Crawley town...

VIDEO: Thug punches victim to floor at Crawley bus stop

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PICTURED: Physio who sexually assaulted six patients while...

July 5, 2013, 6:00 pm
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A PHYSIO convicted of sexually assaulting six female patients has been jailed.When one of his victims went to the police, Christopher Greenfield drove to Crawley and attempted to commit suicide in a park.But he was spotted by an emergency services helicopter, and medics were able to save his life.Last Friday, the 38-year-old was sentenced for his crimes at Guildford Crown Court and given a two-year prison sentence.He had previously been found guilty of ten charges of sexual assault.The offences...

PICTURED: Physio who sexually assaulted six patients while...

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WANTED: Police hunt train sex attacker

July 8, 2013, 12:38 am
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POLICE are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted on a train heading towards Three Bridges station. British Transport Police (BTP) detectives have released images of the man they suspect of carrying out July 2's attack. The victim, a woman in her early twenties, was on the 10.40pm Chichester to Three Bridges service. Detective Sergeant Bob Stokoe said: "During the journey, when the carriage was empty, she was approached by a man who starting making inappropriate comments to her,...

WANTED: Police hunt train sex attacker

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Police linking spate of burglaries in Crawley and West Sussex

July 10, 2013, 7:19 am
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POLICE are linking a series of burglaries in which personal documents and thousands of pounds of cash and jewellery were stolen. Three of the six crimes between June 21 and July 8 were committed in Crawley and police are linking them because of similarities in the methods used to gain entry and forensic evidence gathered. On July 4 a home in Downland Drive, Southgate, was broken into between 10am and 1.45pm. The front door was forced open and £1000 in cash and £2,000 of jewellery...

Police linking spate of burglaries in Crawley and West Sussex

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Woman tripped up and robbed by gang of men

July 10, 2013, 10:30 pm
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was tripped over and robbed in Bewbush. The 25-year-old victim was walking in Bewbush Drive when she was tripped as she passed a group of three men shortly after 10.30pm on Wednesday, July 3. When she fell one of the men grabbed her handbag containing money and other personal items and the thieves fled. One of the man is described as being of mixed race, around 18 years old and over 6ft tall. He had short afro-style hair and was wearing a...

Woman tripped up and robbed by gang of men

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Sussex Police arrest 141 for drink driving

July 14, 2013, 12:15 am
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MORE than 100 people were arrested on Sussex roads last month in a police crackdown on drink and drug-driving.Sussex Police's annual summer drink-drive campaign, throughout June, saw 3,748 breath-tests carried out, with 141 people arrested.A further 11 people were arrested at the checks for non-drink-driving offences.In the same campaign last year 117 people were arrested after 2,177 people were stopped.Chief inspector Phil Nicholas, from the road policing unit, said: "I am pleased to see...

Sussex Police arrest 141 for drink driving

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Road rage man kicks and punches car repeatedly

July 15, 2013, 11:14 pm
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POLICE are trying to trace a road rage attacker - who bizarrely took out his fury on a car. Witnesses are being sought who saw the enraged man repeatedly punching and kicking a vehicle, whose shocked driver was sitting helplessly inside. The victim was in a black Ford Focus at about 8am on Friday July 5, in Haslett Avenue East, Three Bridges near the Paymaster General roundabout, when the man walked up to the car and damaged it. Police have not released details of what enraged the man, or...

Road rage man kicks and punches car repeatedly

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Police seize £180,000 of cannabis from Crawley home

July 16, 2013, 8:26 am
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POLICE officers have seized a huge amount of cannabis from a Crawley home. A Tweet on Crawley Police's Twitter account has revealed this afternoon that between £100,000 and £180,000 of the drug were seized in a raid in Langley Green. A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of the drug with intent to supply. *More details as we get them.

Police seize £180,000 of cannabis from Crawley home

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Fears murder suspect may be in Sussex

July 16, 2013, 9:54 am
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DETECTIVES hunting a man wanted in connection with the murder of man in Hertfordshire on Saturday believe that he could head for Sussex and have warned that he should not be approached. Ian McLoughlin, 55, was jailed for life in 1992 for the murder of Brighton barman Peter Halls in September 1990 and it is believed that he still has contacts in Sussex, particularly in Brighton and Seaford. DCI Martin Brunning, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said:...

Fears murder suspect may be in Sussex

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£180,000 cannabis raid on Langley Green home

July 17, 2013, 2:08 am
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A LANGLEY Green home has been raided by police and £180,000 of cannabis seized. Officers swooped on the address in Martyrs Avenue at about 11am yesterday after gathering intelligence that drug dealing could be linked to it. Officers recovered sealed bags containing 18kg of the drug when they executed a search warrant. A computer and two mobile phones were also seized. Samples of the drugs will be tested to confirm how strong they are and their value. A 26-year-old man from Crawley was...

£180,000 cannabis raid on Langley Green home

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