Three separate car crashes shut two lanes of A23 towards Crawley
Two lanes on the A23 were shut for almost two hours following three separate car crashes near Handcross this morning.Emergency services responded to the collisions which happened in quick succession...
View ArticleCrawley's top cops promise crackdown on 'killer' clowns and warn...
Crawley's top cops have vowed to step up police patrols on the streets amid fears that the current 'killer' clown trend could continue into Halloween.The incidents in the town have escalated since the...
View ArticleMan who grabbed knife from Affogato was 'acting in self-defence...
A man who grabbed a kitchen knife from Affogato in Crawley town centre and ran out into the street has claimed he was acting in self-defence after being stabbed in the head, and only brandished it to...
View ArticlePolice close investigation into rape of man by two attackers in...
Police have closed their investigation into the rape of a man in Goffs Park without anyone having been arrested. Back in August police told how the victim had been pushed to the ground and raped by two...
View ArticleTwo people trapped after 'car crashes into tree' on Crawley...
A major road in Crawley has been closed this evening after two people needed to be rescued by firefighters when they were found trapped in a car which had 'crashed into a tree'.Police confirmed that...
View ArticleWatch as cowardly thieves steal 13-year-old's trike from outside...
Thieves have been caught on CCTV brazenly stealing a trike that a 13-year-old boy uses to play on with his younger brother in Ifield. The two yobs can be seen picking up the drift trike from a garden...
View ArticleShocking image shows Mazda MX-5 destroyed in suspected arson...
A Broadfield dad has revealed his utter devastation at finding his car completely destroyed after it was set on fire in a suspected arson attack.Dan Leggett had left his Mazda MX-5 in the car park at...
View ArticleMan who was stabbed in the head twice cleared of carrying knife...
A man who grabbed a knife from a Crawley café and ran out into the street has been cleared of carrying a bladed article in a public place after he told the court he was acting in self-defence having...
View ArticleMajor road closed following two-vehicle crash in Crawley Down
A crash involving two vehicles has closed a major road in Crawley Down this afternoon. Police and paramedics were called to Turners Hill Road shortly before 1.30pm following reports of the collision....
View Article11 people arrested as police find drugs after report West Green...
Police arrested 11 people after receiving a report of a door being 'kicked in' at a flat in West Green.Officers were called to Pegler Court at 3.30pm on Sunday (October 16) after a witness saw a...
View ArticleHeartbreaking statement released by Shahid Moghal's family as...
Hundreds of grieving mourners gathered in Broadfield this afternoon to pay their final respects to a young Furnace Green mechanic who was killed in a fatal car crash last week. On Friday night Shahid...
View ArticleDriver involved in fatal Crawley Avenue crash still recovering in...
The driver who was involved in a fatal crash on Crawley Avenue last week is still recovering from serious injuries, police have said in their latest update on the tragedy. Last Friday night emergency...
View ArticlePolice hunting Crawley drug dealer who is on run from prison
A drug dealer from Crawley who was jailed last year is being hunted by police as he has failed to return to prison after breaching the terms of his release.Sussex Police are searching for Darryl Rodger...
View ArticlePolice searching for man who ran from Crawley Town stadium after...
A CCTV image has been released of a man spotted by police running away from the Checkatrade.com Stadium following a burglary.Police were carrying out a routine patrol near the home of Crawley Town when...
View ArticleMan jailed for beating up innocent man who lost part of his ear...
A man has been jailed for an unprovoked attack on another man who asked him for a lighter, resulting in the victim losing part of his ear.Ian Berry was found guilty by a jury of inflicting grievous...
View ArticleMan arrested after yet another arson near Crawley Town stadium
A man has been arrested following yet another arson close to Crawley Town's stadium.Crawley police officers who were out on patrol last night came across a bin on fire in Broadfield Park and soon after...
View ArticlePolice release details about woman found dead in Bewbush
Police have confirmed there is nothing suspicious about an incident in Bewbush on Friday night where a woman was found dead. Emergency services responded to the incident in Cumbernauld Walk shortly...
View ArticleSpecialist biohazard unit called out to Ifield house after...
A specialist unit for detecting and monitoring hazardous substances was sent to an address in Crawley just after midnight after a suspicious powder was found at an address.The Detection, Identification...
View ArticlePolice searching for woman in relation to wallet theft from...
Police are attempting to trace a woman as part of their investigation into the theft of a wallet from the post office counter at Broadfield newsagents on Broadfield Barton.In the incident, which took...
View ArticleWoman sexually assaulted by man with 'dirty teeth and hands'...
Police are hunting for a man with "dirty teeth and hands" who carried out a "most unpleasant" sex attack on a woman as she left a petrol station in Northgate.Shortly before 7.30pm on Saturday (October...
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