Prayer book stolen from vehicle parked in town centre

September 7, 2015, 8:00 am

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A PRAYER book and communion set were stolen from a vehicle parked in the town centre. The crime was reported to Sussex Police on Friday but the theft, which also included a sat nav, is thought to have occurred between August 17 and 28. The vehicle had been left in Haslett Avenue West.

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Aquarium company latest Crawley business to be hit by burglars

September 7, 2015, 8:10 am

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A FISH and aquarium stockist has been targeted in the latest in a series of burglaries at Crawley businesses. Maidenhead Aquatics, based at Squires Garden Centre on Horsham Road, Gossops Green, was broken into overnight between Friday and Saturday (September 4 and 5). About £700 was stolen from a safe and gift cards were also taken, although they had not been activated so are worthless. While police have not said whether the incident is being linked to other similar burglaries, it is the...

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September 7, 2015, 8:38 am

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POLICE are hunting for a man who tried to rape a woman in Crawley town centre as she made her way home after leaving Moka nightclub.A young Crawley woman, in her 20s, left the nightclub, on Station Way, at about 3am on Sunday (September 6).She spoke to a man who she met outside the venue and they ended up walking along Station Way together.The man then pushed the woman into the bin area of The Pinnacle office building and attempted to rape her.She managed to push him off and run away.Detective...

£1,000 stolen from Hawth theatre in midnight burglary

September 7, 2015, 10:43 am

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ABOUT £1,000 has been stolen from from The Hawth after someone broke into the theatre at the weekend. The cash was stolen from a safe at the theatre on Hawth Avenue, Furnace Green at about midnight on Saturday morning. It is not known at this stage if they managed to open the safe without damaging it or if they used tools to cut it open. A similar theft occurred at Subway in Manor Royal last month where the culprit or culprits used an angle grinder to cut open a safe.

Tilgate man caught with small amount of cocaine spared prison

September 7, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A TILGATE man has been spared an immediate prison term after being caught with cocaine.Aaron Delahunty appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on August 12 charged with being in possession of the class A drug.Delahunty, 28, pleaded guilty to the offence.On April 4 this year he was found on Ashdown Drive, in Tilgate, with 0.6 grams of cocaine.Magistrates sentenced Delahunty, who had a similar previous conviction, to 12 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months.Delahunty, from Wren Court on Tilgate...

Copthorne teenager hit with £500 bill for travelling on...

September 8, 2015, 12:00 am

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A TEENAGER is almost £500 worse off after being found guilty of travelling on a train without a valid ticket.Darren James, 18, of Ackes Close, Copthorne, was caught travelling without a valid ticket at Gatwick Airport on June 16.The case was proved in his absence at Crawley Magistrates' Court on August 11, where he was fined £200 and ordered to pay a further £299.50 in costs.

Man in court charged with sexually assaulting girl, 4, sat in...

September 8, 2015, 4:12 am

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AN ELDERLY man has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a young girl while she sat in a shopping trolley in Asda in Crawley.Hugh Unwin, 75, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court yesterday (Monday, September 7) after being charged with sexual assault.Unwin, from Garden Walk, in West Green, was remanded in custody until his next court hearing on September 25.Sussex Police were called to the supermarket, off Pegler Way, after a mother noticed a man acting suspiciously around her...

Man who torched coach in Three Bridges given 6 months to prove he...

September 8, 2015, 9:34 am

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A MAN who caused £61,000 worth of damage to coaches at a Three Bridges depot has been given six months to prove he can stay out of trouble. Jamie Huxley was due to be sentenced last Friday after previously pleading guilty to arson. Emergency services were called to Crawley Luxury Coaches, in Stephenson Way, Three Bridges, at 9.30pm on January 24 last year after smoke was seen billowing from the depot. One coach was completely written off, while another parked nearby was damaged by the...

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Knife found in search near scene of stabbing in Crawley High...

September 9, 2015, 3:17 am

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A KNIFE has been found close to where a man was stabbed in Crawley High Street last week. Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in on Thursday at about 10pm following an argument close to the Old Punch Bowl pub. A 46-year-old man from the town was stabbed in the abdomen. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been discharged. A knife was recovered during a search of the area but is yet to be tested forensically to establish if it is linked...

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September 9, 2015, 6:30 am

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THE CEO of a rape crisis centre in Crawley has called on the police and clubs in the town to do more to stop women being attacked following an attempted rape. Police are hunting for a man who attempted to rape a woman minutes after she left Moka nightclub to walk home on Saturday morning at about 3am.A young Crawley woman, in her 20s, left the nightclub, on Station Way, in the town centre and spoke to a man who she met outside the venue. They ended up walking along Station Way together.The man...

Tilgate teen who stabbed, kicked and set fire to sheep in Tilgate...

September 9, 2015, 7:00 am

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A TEENAGER who is awaiting sentence for stabbing, kicking and hitting a sheep in Tilgate Park before setting fire to it has also pleaded guilty to child sex offences, it has been revealed.Kieran Taylor was due to be sentenced for the attack on the male Boreray sheep on Friday at Hove Crown Court but he arrived several hours late for the hearing and when he did arrive it was adjourned.This was because he was said to be so distressed about awaiting his sentence that psychological reports are...

New trial date set for Ifield man accused of racial abuse at Asda

September 9, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A NEW trial date has been set for a man accused of racially abusing someone at Crawley's Asda store.Ben Hannaford appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.At the hearing he admitted failing to surrender to court bail at Horsham Magistrates' Court on August 17, where he was due to face trial for using racially aggravated harassment to cause alarm.Hannaford, 26, denies using racially abusive language to harass a man in the supermarket, off Pegler Way, on May 22.Magistrates set a new...

Passenger arrested at Gatwick for slapping airport worker on...

September 9, 2015, 11:27 pm

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A PASSENGER who was already on bail for another offence has been arrested at Gatwick after an airport worker was slapped on the bottom. The man, who was due to fly out of the UK sometime between last night (Wednesday) and this morning, was arrested by police at the airport following the incident. Sergeant Darren Taylor of Gatwick Police tweeted this morning, while summing up some of the incidents overnight: "The other incident involved a drunk male slapping an airport worker on her...

Broadfield man charged with criminal damage over fracas at Three...

September 10, 2015, 8:17 am

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A BROADFIELD man has been charged with criminal damage after a window was smashed at a car rental business in Three Bridges last week. On Wednesday, September 2 a window was broken at Hertz car rental in Gales Place. Vladimir Mrzena, 40, of Trefoil Crescent, is accused of breaking the window following an argument with staff. He has been bailed to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on September 30.

Bikes stolen from Three Bridges home

September 11, 2015, 12:00 am

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TWO bikes were stolen from a home in Three Bridges last weekend. Between 1pm on Saturday and 2.50pm on Sunday the lock was removed from a shed at a home in Dedisham Close. Two bikes, a green Pinnacle and a grey mountain bike, were taken. Anyone with information or who is offered the bikes for sale should call Sussex Police on 101.

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Upgrade planned for St Andrew's Primary playground

September 11, 2015, 1:00 am

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BREAK times at St Andrew's Primary will be a little more exciting once the playground is upgraded following permission being granted by the council to carry out the work.A soft rubber mulch will be added to a small grassed area of the Key Stage 2 playground between the main school building and the hard surface play area.Crawley Borough Council's planning officers approved an application by the school on Weald Drive on August 28 to carry out the work.

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September 11, 2015, 1:14 am

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A PHOTO has been issued by Sussex Police of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an attempted rape in the town centre. Officers would like to speak to Victor Alexandru, 24, who they believe attended Moka last Saturday night (September 5) and may have important information about the incident. A local woman in her 20s left Moka, on Station Way, in the early hours of Sunday morning (September 6) around 3am. She spoke to a man she had met outside the club and ended up walking on...

Motorbike stolen from outside Bewbush home

September 12, 2015, 12:00 am

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A MOTORBIKE has been stolen from outside a property in Bewbush. Sussex Police were called to Waterside Close on August 24 after the theft was reported. A black Yamaha motorbike was stolen from outside the house the night before between 11.30pm and 9.30am.

Trial for Three Bridges man accused of hitting his wife

September 13, 2015, 10:15 am

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A MAN is going to face trial accused of hitting his wife and threatening to damage a computer with a hammer.Ruhal Uddin appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, September 3, charged with assault by beating and threatening to damage or destroy property.The 40-year-old pleaded not guilty to both allegations.On August 3 he is alleged to have hit his wife, Joba Uddin, to the face and threatened to smash up a laptop belonging to her with a hammer.This is alleged to have happened during an...

Moped stolen from outside Southgate home

September 13, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A moped has been stolen from a residential road in Southgate.A black Yamaha moped was taken at some point between last Tuesday, September 1 and Thursday, September 3 when parked in Brighton Road.Sussex Police were called on Friday, September 4 to investigate the theft.A vehicle parked in nearby Goffs Park car park was broken into in the same period on Wednesday, September 3.A wallet was stolen from the vehicle.