Two tortoises stolen in burglary

September 22, 2015, 1:57 am

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TWO tortoises have been stolen during a burglary at a home in Colgate. The two Mediterranean spur thighed tortoises are a male called Lew and a female called Lyn. Lew is about 8 inches long and has a darker shell in part, while Lyn is about 7 inches long and has an overall lighter shell. They were stolen during a burglary at an address in Forest Road, Colgate, between Crawley and Horsham, between 7.15am and 5pm on Friday. Laptops and jewellery were also stolen. PC Ollie Pullen, of Sussex Police,...

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Two men charged over acid attack at Crawley Leisure Park

September 22, 2015, 2:40 am

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TWO men have been charged over an acid attack outside Cineworld at Crawley Leisure Park. The incident happened between 1 and 1.30am on Sunday, August 30, in the car park when the victim, a 27-year-old man, had acid thrown in his face. He had to be rushed to East Surrey Hospital for treatment. Due to potentially life-changing injuries from the acid, he was later transferred to Queen Victoria Hospital, in East Grinstead, for specialist care. It was reported at the time that the victim and two...

Man attacked and raped in Crawley alleyway while out running

September 22, 2015, 3:36 am

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A MAN has been attacked and raped in an alleyway while he was out running in Furnace Green. The 34-year old jogger, who is a local man, had reached the alleyway off Waterlea when he was attacked by a man who raped him before running off. The victim was badly shaken following the incident at about 6.45am on Friday, August 14, but he did not report it to police until last Friday (September 18). The suspect is described as white, about 6ft tall, and wearing a grey hooded top and white trainers....

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September 22, 2015, 5:17 am

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A MAN was pulled aside, searched and questioned by police at Gatwick after joking to his girlfriend that he had a gun in his bag. At 12.50pm yesterday (Monday) police were called by airport security staff to the North Terminal departures concourse. The passenger, who was checking in to fly to Turkey had been overheard making the remark to his girlfriend. There was no gun and the man was strongly advised not to make such remarks. He was not arrested and went on his way.

Jewellery stolen in burglary after stone statue thrown through...

September 22, 2015, 8:00 am

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A STONE statue was thrown through a window at a home in Colgate to allow burglars to get in and steal jewellery. Sussex police has issued photographs of the items taken in the burglary in Tower Road, Colgate just on the edge of Crawley. Police were called after the home alarm was triggered at around 7.25pm on Wednesday, August 19. An appeal has been issued now because police have been given the photographs in the hope someone might recognise them. When the break-in occurred, the owners were away...

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September 23, 2015, 1:25 am

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A DRIVER has been left shaken after being threatened by a man brandishing a meat cleaver who ripped off the car's number plate and demanded they hand over their wallet.The motorist was driving his VW Golf at 7.45pm last Friday (September 18) when he was forced to stop on the High Street, in Handcross, because there was a man standing in the middle of the road.The man started shouting at him and threatened him with a meat cleaver he was wielding.He demanded the motorist hand over their wallet,...

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September 23, 2015, 1:40 am

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POLICE are stepping up patrols across Copthorne following a spate of late night attacks involving bricks being hurled through car windscreens.Sussex Police officers are increasing both marked and unmarked patrols in the area on the back of the incidents of criminal damage, which occurred over three nights in the last two weeks.Bricks are reported to have been thrown through the windscreens of five vehicles and officers are urging residents to remain vigilant.The attacks have occurred at night...

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September 23, 2015, 3:45 am

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A MIDDLE-AGED mum and two of her sons attacked a teenager with a wheel wrench, hitting him in the chest and head during a large fight in Bewbush, a court has heard.Doris Robertson, 50 tomorrow (Thursday), and sons Kenny, 23, and Hansley, 25, all appeared in the dock at Lewes Crown Court on Monday for the start of a trial, joined by a teenage boy, who cannot be identified due to his age. All four defendants have pleaded not guilty to a charge of violent disorder in relation to an ugly brawl in...

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September 23, 2015, 6:51 am

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A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of using threatening behaviour and damaging a toilet cubicle on a plane heading to Gatwick Airport.Sussex Police officers based at the airport were called to an arriving flight from Lisbon into Gatwick yesterday (Tuesday) evening, following a report of a disruptive passenger on board.A 48-year old Birmingham man was arrested on suspicion of threatening behaviour on an aircraft, and of criminal damage to a toilet cubicle on the aircraft. After being...

Councils say no to CCTV in Crawley alley where two people were...

September 23, 2015, 9:06 am

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THE borough and county councils have revealed they decided against installing CCTV in an alleyway where two people have been raped in the past few months because the amount of bends and other paths branching from it means there would not be "adequate coverage".Sussex Police announced yesterday (Tuesday, September 22) that a man had been attacked and raped in the alleyway off Waterlea, in Furnace Green, while he was out on an early morning run.The 34-year old jogger, who is a local man,...

Man admits damaging phone at Crawley Police Station but denies...

September 23, 2015, 9:15 pm

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A MAN who damaged a police officer's mobile phone at Crawley Police Station will face trial accused of burglary after denying a second charge.Callum Fife is jointly accused of breaking into a youth hostel in Horsham on June 21 with Dean Knight.Fife, 23, of Rowena Court, Horsham, pleaded guilty to criminal damage relating to the phone when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.He committed the crime when he was at the police station on Woodfield Road, in Northgate, on June...

Charges dropped against Southgate man accused of raping woman 3...

September 23, 2015, 10:20 pm

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A MAN who was due to face trial on allegations he raped a woman on three occasions and sexually assaulted her on a fourth has had the charges against him dropped. A trial for Abraham Massaquoi was expected to start on Monday but the hearing did not go ahead because the prosecution decided to offer no evidence. The 46-year-old had been accused of raping a woman, who is over 16 and whose identity is protected by law, three times between September 1 and October 30, 2013. Massaquoi, of Denne Court,...

Pound Hill man to face trial accused of driving without valid...

September 24, 2015, 2:10 am

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A MAN who allegedly drove a car without valid insurance will face trial next week after pleading not guilty. Youssef Ahouchi is accused of driving a Peugeot Partner on Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, and on Horseshoe Close, Pound Hill on May 9. He faces two charges of using a car without valid insurance and has pleaded not guilty to the charge relating to driving the vehicle on Three Bridges Road. He has not yet entered a plea to the second charge. The 35-year-old, of Woodlands in Pound Hill,...

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September 24, 2015, 5:40 am

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A MAN collapsed while he was being pursued through Gatwick Airport by police following an allegation that he assaulted someone on a train, Crawley News understands. The suspect was being chased by officers from the British Transport Police after they received reports of the alleged assault at 4.15pm last Thursday. Sussex Police officers were also involved in the pursuit and the man is understood to have collapsed during the chase through the South Terminal. He was taken to hospital and Crawley...

K2 shop and creche closed following overnight break-in

September 25, 2015, 1:44 am

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PART of the K2 leisure centre has been cordoned off following a break-in during the early hours of this morning. The shop and creche has been closed while police investigate the burglary. Police were called at about 1.50am after the intruder alarm was activated. A pane of glass by the font door had been smashed and a cashpoint had been stolen. A cordon has been set up to protect the crime scene. The rest of the leisure centre is open and all other activities are unaffected.

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September 25, 2015, 4:51 am

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an 11-year-old boy was chased by a man wearing a Balaclava. The incident took place on Tuesday morning in Littlehampton while the boy was on his bike. Officers were called at about 9.20am after the boy told his mum a man had run after him as he rode along Clun Road towards the junction with Arundel Road. The suspect is described as wearing a balaclava and gloves. PC Martin Baker said: "We would like to know if anyone else saw a man acting...

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September 25, 2015, 8:06 am

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A CRAWLEY man has been jailed for 28 weeks after being found guilty of a string of thefts and motoring offences in the town. Iqubal Khan, 32, of Lismore Crescent, Broadfield, denied driving without a licence and insurance between September 30 and October 10, 2014 on Crawley Avenue, stealing food worth £44.30 from Sainsbury's, in West Green, on September 1 last year and two counts of making off without paying for fuel at Morrisons' petrol station in Broadfield on September 30, 2014 and...

Maidenbower waiter called woman a 'fat c***' and said he would...

September 26, 2015, 12:26 am

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AN 18-year-old who sent a woman an abusive message, punched a wall at her home and swore at her during three separate confrontations has escaped immediate punishment.Lewis Piper thumped the wall at the woman's house in Broadfield, leaving knuckle marks, on May 29 before verbally abusing her ten-year-old son at Three Bridges railway station on June 17 and then sending an abusive message to her on June 22. Piper, of Watson Close, Maidenbower, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday...

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September 26, 2015, 3:30 am

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A MAN accused of having a knife in his hand when a police officer approached him following reports of a disturbance near Moka has denied the offence.Craig Morris was among a large group of people in the car park of Crawley station when police arrived, on May 29.It is alleged that when a police officer approached Morris he had his hand behind his back, then produced a knife before throwing it behind him.Morris, 25, of Downside Close, Wimbledon, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last...

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September 26, 2015, 7:15 am

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PROCEEDINGS against a man who is alleged to have assaulted two people in Crawley on the same day have been adjourned so the case can be reviewed.Gary Harper is accused of assaulting Jamie Mayne and Daniel Wells by beating them at a home in Crawley on June 9.On June 24 he pleaded not guilty to both charges and the case was brought back to Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday where an application was made to adjourn it again.Prosecutor Melanie Wotton said the case has "some history to...