Mum claimed £4,500 of benefits despite earning £2,000...

July 17, 2013, 4:03 am

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A BEWBUSH woman fraudulently claimed more than £4,500 in benefits while she and her partner earned £2,000 a month. Sarah White, 27, from Padstow Walk, Bewbush, was sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Thursday (July 11) having pleaded guilty to three offences on July 3. She was claiming housing benefit, council tax benefit and income support on the basis she was living as a single parent. A joint investigation by Crawley Borough Council and the Department for Work and...

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Ex-manager arrested after pub stabbing has bail extended

July 17, 2013, 6:30 am

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THE former pub manager who was arrested following a stabbing at his premises in March has had his bail extended.The 52-year-old man, from Crawley, who was manager of The Moonraker pub at the time, was arrested after a man was rushed to hospital with a stab wound to his chest on March 28.He answered bail at Crawley Police Station on Monday and was re-bailed until August 12.Police were called to the pub in Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges at 8.10am after reports of a fight between two men...

Distraction burglar targets elderly man in Crawley

July 17, 2013, 7:22 am

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A DISTRACTION burglar has targeted an elderly man by posing as an official from the 'water board'. The victim answered the door at Denchers Plat in Langley Green at around 2.30pm on Tuesday (July 16). The suspect claimed to be doing checks in the area because of a burst water main. The victim asked for identification and was shown some form of photo ID, but didn't get a clear view. The suspect entered the property and in the house the victim later heard a door bang. The suspect told the...

Man jailed for sexually abusing young girls at Crawley home

July 18, 2013, 2:16 am

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A PENSIONER who sexually abused two young girls at his Crawley home is behind bars. Robert Arklie, 66, formerly of Seaford Road, Broadfield, was sentenced to five years after a five-day trial at Hove Crown Court on Friday (July 12). He was convicted of two counts of sexually assaulting one girl and two counts of sexual assault and one of sexual penetration on another. The assaults took place between 2004 and 2006 when they were were aged between seven and nine at his home. Arklie, now of...

Cannabis factory uncovered in Broadfield home

July 18, 2013, 7:04 am

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POLICE believe they have uncovered a key part of a major drugs network thought to stretch across the town. Officers discovered a sophisticated system set up to steal electricity from the supply used to power street lights outside a home. Offenders had drilled holes through a concrete garage floor in Cotton Walk, Broadfield, and had run cables from there to a nearby lamppost, where they had tapped into the electricity supply. The extra energy was needed to run a small scale cannabis factory...

East Grinstead traders warned of fake bank note conman

July 18, 2013, 7:58 am

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EAST Grinstead's traders have this afternoon been warned of a scam artist using fake bank notes to buy goods. The town's Neighbourhood Police Team Tweeted its followers to remain vigilant after a man was trying to use fake £50 notes to buy items. He is describe as in his late 30's, tall, balding, and wearing navy blue shorts with a Ralph Lauren polo shirt. A resident also reported to police that an opticians in the town fell victim to the man, who used a fake £20 note to purchase...

Police want people's aid with marking

July 18, 2013, 11:30 pm

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SUSSEX Police are urging people to get together in groups to help them mark property in residents' sheds.The force is keen to try and access as many of the 60,000 homes in the district as they can, following a spate of thefts from outbuildings.In Operation Creosote, the police will mark people's property by using metallic pens to tag equipment with a postcode, which is then coated with an acrylic lacquer.It costs less than 2p per item.PCSOs can undertake the marking but police want residents...

Police to review possible move to town council site

July 18, 2013, 11:30 pm

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CROWBOROUGH Town Council has said it will let the police assess a potential move into its offices but the plans to centralise the service have received a mixed response from residents.Sussex Police could move into the authority's site in The Broadway after plans were announced in June to close all police stations in north Wealden by 2018.Crowborough Town Council agreed this week to allow an investigation to see if the office could house both bodies.However, opinion is divided on whether the...

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Benefits cheat had £40k in accounts

July 18, 2013, 11:30 pm

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A BENEFITS cheat from Crowborough has escaped a jail term despite conning the council into paying him more than £14,000 in handouts.Paul Smeeth, 49, of Southridge Rise was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, at Hastings Magistrates' Court after being found guilty of three counts of failing to notify a change in circumstances.The court heard how Smeeth conned thousands of pounds out of Wealden District Council by not telling the authority that he had £40,000 in...

Teen arsonists sentenced for devastating town fire

July 18, 2013, 11:30 pm

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TWO teenagers have been sentenced after starting a fire which caused more than £1million of damage in Uckfield last year.Adam Bushell, 18, of Luxford Close, Uckfield, and Geraint Purton, 19, of Parklands, Maresfield, pleaded guilty at Hove Crown Court on Monday.Purton was jailed for a year and Bushell sentenced to nine months, suspended for two years. He received a two-year supervision order and was told to do 180 hours of unpaid work.They were responsible for one of the most devastating...

Alcoholic bomb hoaxer jailed

July 20, 2013, 6:00 pm

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AN alcoholic has been jailed for more than a year after making two hoax calls – claiming bombs were in a Crawley flat and on a road near Gatwick Airport.Peter Flynn, of Caledonian House, Northgate, has been sentenced at Hove Crown Court for his crimes after several court hearings were adjourned.The 47-year-old was handed a 14-month prison term and ordered to pay a £100 fine at the hearing on Friday, July 5.Flynn had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of communicating false...

Proof that some thieves really will steal anything

July 23, 2013, 10:30 am

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A THIEF who struck in Chatfields, Gossops Green appears to have decided that stealing something was better than stealing nothing. They broke into a shed at some point between 8.30pm on Saturday and 7am on Sunday but could find nothing of interest. So they turned their attention to the garden pond - and stole the pond filter system. Perhaps we should be grateful they didn't dive in and try and pinch a goldfish.

Man in court for throwing paint over partner

July 24, 2013, 12:47 am

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A MAN has been fined for throwing paint over his partner and her TV.Ricky Stevens, from Leicester Court in Pound Hill, pleaded guilty to charges of common assault and criminal damage at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Tuesday last week.Prosecutor Sally Leggett said Stevens and the victim, Filomena Goncalves, have known each other since 2006.On June 30, the 50-year-old had been decorating at Ms Goncalves' home after which they went to a restaurant and drank some wine. On the walk home the pair...

Suspected "abduction attempt" not thought to be related...

July 24, 2013, 4:22 am

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A TEENAGE girl hid in a bush from a man she thought was following her to school. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which occurred as the 15-year-old was walking to Beacon Community College, in Crowborough, at 11.15am on Friday, July 19, when she saw a man in a white van driving slowly nearby. The schoolgirl hid in a bush and then ran home and called police. The man, who is described as being white, of large build and in his 20s, had short brown hair and was wearing a black...

Three Crawley boys arrested over Horsham street robbery

July 24, 2013, 7:36 am

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THREE teenage boys from Crawley have been arrested following a street robbery in Horsham which left the victim needing hospital treatment. The boys, two aged 17 and one aged 16, were arrested in Pease Pottage along with a 20-year-old Portsmouth man, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Shortly before that, at 1am, police were called to Kings Road, Horsham, after a 21-year old local man had been pushed to the ground and had his wallet stolen by two other men. As a result of information from...

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EXCLUSIVE: Brave woman chases after gunman

July 24, 2013, 5:00 pm

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A BRAVE woman chased off a gang who have been tormenting her – not stopping even when one of the troublemakers flashed a gun at her.Tania Holland had been terrorised by a group of young tearaways who had been throwing eggs at her windows twice a night for two weeks.But last Wednesday she decided enough was enough and decided to try and apprehend the culprits.The 35-year-old, from Parkside in Crawley town centre, had previously called the police about the disturbances but says she was told...

Woman, 34, raped in Crawley alleyway

July 24, 2013, 12:43 pm

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked and raped in an alleyway in Crawley. The 34-year-old was walking in the alley between Ifield Road and Furzefield in West Green when she was grabbed from behind by an Asian man. He tripped her, pinned her down and raped her shortly after 10pm on Monday (July 22). The attacker then ran off towards Furzefield. He is described as slim and 5ft 6in to 5ft 8in tall. He was wearing a black T-shirt and white footwear. Officers are...

Lawnmower stolen from front garden

July 25, 2013, 3:30 am

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IT seems you can't leave anything out of sight for even a minute without someone looking to steal it. A resident became a crime victim after leaving their lawnmower in the front garden of their home in Colonsay Road, Broadfield. When they returned it had been stolen. The crime took place at about 3.20pm last Friday.

Crawley rape victim so traumatised she is unsure of day of attack

July 25, 2013, 4:21 am

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THE 34-year-old woman raped in a Crawley alleyway has been left so traumatised by the experience that she is unsure whether she was attacked on Sunday or Monday night. Police have said that the attack is believed to have taken place shortly after 10pm on Monday night. But witnesses are also being sought who might have seen the attacker in the area at the same time on Sunday night, as it is possible that is when the attack took place. The victim was walking along an alley between Ifield...

Crawley rape update: Witnesses come forward

July 25, 2013, 8:47 am

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POLICE have revealed that two witnesses have come forward in relation to the rape in a Crawley alleyway. The victim was so traumatised that at first she was unsure if she had been attacked on Sunday or Monday night. Police have now confirmed they are confident the attack took place on Sunday just after 10pm. A 34-year-old woman was walking along the alley between Ifield Road and Furzefield, in West Green, when an Asian man grabbed her from behind. He tripped her, pinned her down and raped...