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October 21, 2015, 7:00 am

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SHOCKED residents have asked whether anywhere is safe anymore after a man was stabbed in the middle of the town centre in broad daylight at the weekend.The Crawley News reported on Saunday that police and ambulance services rushed to The Boulevard in large numbers at 2pm after a 37-year-old man was knifed in the leg during a fight.Paramedics treated the victim near the post office and HSBC bank while police officers scoured the area for clues and cordoned off the location as well as a long...

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October 21, 2015, 8:08 am

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A TRAFFIC warden has complained to police that she was verbally abused by a driver while working in Crawley town centreSussex Police are seeking witnesses to the allegation in which a parking warden was abused by a driver at the start of the month.Shortly after 4pm on Saturday (October 3), at the junction of Pegler Way off Crawley High Street, outside Ace Cars, a 44-year old female Civil Enforcement Officer was verbally abused in the street by a woman over a parking dispute. A Sussex Police...

Skin creams which may lead to cancer seized at Gatwick

October 22, 2015, 3:04 am

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A LARGE shipment of highly toxic skin lightening products linked to cancer has been seized at Gatwick Airport. The consignment of almost 1,000 jars of cosmetics, containing banned substance hydroquinone, were prevented from importation by West Sussex County Council's Trading Standards Service, working in partnership with UK Border Force at Gatwick. The products, with a retail value of more than £14,000, had been flown in from Africa for distribution in the UK. David Barling, West Sussex...

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October 22, 2015, 7:46 am

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POLICE are going to patrol Crawley town centre regularly this weekend and use powers to make people leave the area after a rise in violent attacks.A disperal order, known as a sector 35 order, has been authorised for the town centre following an increase in anti-social behaviour and stabbings in the town centre.The order will start at 5pm on Friday (October 23) and run until Sunday (October 25).Under the order, police officers and PCSOs can tell people to move on if there is reason to believe...

Man caught with drugs near Crawley school

October 22, 2015, 11:15 pm

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A MAN has been fined after he was caught near a secondary school with cannabis.Stephen Raikes appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 1 charged with being in possession of a Class B drug.The 21-year-old pleaded guilty to having cannabis on August 15 on Ashdown Drive, in Tilgate - the same road where Thomas Bennett Community College is based.Raikes, of Seaford Road in Broadfield, was fined £100 for the offence.Magistrates also ordered him to pay a £20 victim surcharge and...

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October 23, 2015, 12:00 am

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RESIDENTS living near garages in Ifield will soon feel safer thanks to improved street lighting.In a response to concerns, Crawley Borough Council has been investigating options to improve lighting levels at the Shipley Road garage area.There have been a number of burglaries there in the past, with questions being raised about whether the poor lighting is leading to the road being targeted.Proposals to install a new street lighting column through the council's Community Safety Improvements...

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October 23, 2015, 6:32 am

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A woman has been kept in custody until she is sentenced for stealing a jar of coffee from a Co-op store. Monique Moss appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Friday (October 16) to answer a charge of theft. The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing the coffee, worth £4.39, from The Co-op in Tilgate Parade on September 7. Moss, from Ely Close in Tilgate, also admitted failing to attend the same court when she was due to on October 2. Magistrates adjourned the hearing so pre-sentence...

Police investigating Three Bridges tool theft

October 25, 2015, 5:57 am

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TOOLS worth more than £2,000 were taken from a vehicle parked in Three Bridges.In just five minutes at about 10.30pm on October 15, tools including a chainsaw, hedge cutter and blow were stolen from the vehicle in Priors Walk.Witnesses are urged to call Sussex Police on 101.

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October 25, 2015, 12:12 pm

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POLICE conducted a major search for a prolific criminal in Bewbush this afternoon.Officers were called to Breezehurst Drive shortly after 5pm following reports a man had stolen goods from a shop and ran off.Several police vehicles were deployed to the scene to carry out a search for the suspect, who could not be found.A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said the reason for the large police presence was due to the suspect being a "prolific shoplifter".

40-year-old Furnace Green man caught with cannabis

October 26, 2015, 12:30 am

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A 40-year-old man has been given a conditional discharge for possessing cannabis.Nigel Bunting was caught with the Class B drug in Crawley on August 24.Last Wednesday he pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court. His sentence means no further action will be taken unless he commits another offence in the next 12 months.Bunting, of Forest View, Furnace Green, must pay a victim surcharge of £15 and additional court charges of £265.The drugs will be destroyed.

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October 26, 2015, 1:00 am

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A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 in compensation after he stole sunglasses from the airport. Lee Marshall appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 1 and admitted a charge of theft. On May 18 he stole sunglasses worth £1,015 from the Sunglass Hut in the airport's North Terminal. The 48-year-old was given a 12-month conditional discharge by magistrates. Marshall, from Cannine Road in Bognor Regis, was told to pay Sunglass Hut £1,015 in compensation. He...

Ifield man denies abusive words were racially motivated

October 26, 2015, 2:00 am

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A man has admitted using threatening or abusive words at a High Street bar but denies that his actions were racially motivated.Andrew Deli, 50, of Camelot Court in Ifield, pleaded guilty to the first charge, relating to words and behaviour displayed at Anjelique on July 22, when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.However, he pleaded not guilty to a second charge of using threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress which were...

Crawley football match abandoned after player stabbed in neck

October 26, 2015, 4:14 am

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A YOUNG man is "extremely lucky to be alive" after being stabbed in the neck at a football match being played in Crawley.Emergency services were called to Cherry Lane Playing Field on Saturday after a football player was attacked when he confronted thieves who broke into changing rooms and stole goods from inside.Alliance FC were playing Mile Oak FC Reserves in Langley Green when the game had to be abandoned at half time after the break-in was discovered and the attack took place.A...

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October 26, 2015, 6:09 am

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POLICE have arrested three teenagers after a 26-year-old footballer was stabbed in a confrontation following a burglary at changing rooms in Langley Green.Emergency services were called to Cherry Lane Playing Field at 2.20pm on Saturday (October 24) when a match between Alliance FC and Mile Oak Reserves was abandoned.At half time the Alliance FC players returned to their changing room to find it had been broken into and a number of phones, wallets and cash was stolen.A Sussex Police spokesman...

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October 27, 2015, 12:30 am

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October 28, 2015, 2:30 am

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THE mother of a four-year-old Crawley girl who a "depraved" paedophile took indecent photographs of before sharing them online with other perverted men is "disgusted" that he has only been jailed for five years.Mark Lloyd committed sex acts on a two-year-old boy, took indecent images of young Crawley children and distributed these images while engaging in lewd conversations with other paedophiles on Twitter.The 41-year-old was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court last ...

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October 28, 2015, 3:16 am

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A RETIRED Church of England priest from Handcross has been convicted of five sexual offences against four young men in the 1970s and 80s. Vickery House, 69, of Brighton Road, Handcross, was convicted on Tuesday (27 October) after a 12-day trial at the Old Bailey. The case was adjourned for sentencing tomorrow (Thursday). He remains on court bail meanwhile. House had been charged on 28 January 2014, on the authority of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), following an investigation by detectives...

Man arrested at Gatwick in connection with murder at London bar

October 28, 2015, 3:42 am

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DETECTIVES have arrested a man at Gatwick Airport in connection with a murder at a London bar. The 24-year-old was arrested this morning (Wednesday) by detectives from The Met Police's Homicide and Major Crime Command (HMCC) after getting off an inbound flight. He was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender in relation to the murder of Josh Hanson in Eastcote. He has been taken into custody at a London police station. Josh Hanson was killed in RE Bar...

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October 28, 2015, 10:06 am

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FIVE people have been arrested in the early hours of the morning after police arrived to find suspects fleeing the scene of garage break-ins. Officers were called at about 1.15am to Hazelwick Road, Three Bridges, to a report that garages had been broken into. Officers were then called to Cherry Lane, Langley Green at about 1.40am to a similar report. A silver Ford Mondeo was seen driving away from the area and a car matching that description was found in Juniper Road, Langley Green. A...

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October 28, 2015, 11:44 am

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THE police helicopter has been called in to assist in a search for a suspect linked to a domestic incident. The helicopter is currently hovering over the town to use its camera to help officers on the ground in the search. Sussex Police officers were called to Ashdown Drive in Tilgate to reports of a domestic disturbance. When they arrived, a suspect ran from the scene and the officers gave chase but could not catch them. Because the police air support helicopter was in the area at the time, it...