Registered waste handler jailed for fly-tipping
A SERIAL fly-tipper who left rubbish on a Horam street has been dumped behind bars.Daniel Clarke, a registered waste carrier, charged customers to take away their waste before discarding it at...
View ArticlePolice hunt suspect following assault
A POLICE manhunt is under way in connection with an assault on a woman by a man in Hurst Green.Simon Bracken, 46, is wanted by police after officers were called to an incident in which a woman received...
View ArticleUPDATE: Firework thrown in garden sets fire to house
A FIREWORK which was thrown into a Bewbush garden has set fire to a house, causing severe damage. Firefighters rushed to Stevenage Road at about 1.50am this morning after the firework set fire to a...
View ArticlePolice investigating incident in Forest Row
POLICE have shut off a village store following an overnight burglary. Tesco Express in Lewes Road, Forest Row, has been cordoned with police tape following the incident last night. Staff at the store...
View ArticleMen arrested on suspicion of tool thefts across Mid Sussex
POLICE are asking anyone to come forward who has had power tools stolen from them from before the beginning of June. Three men, a 37-year-old, a 58-year-old and a 36-year-old, have been arrested for...
View ArticleUPDATE: Two anti-fracking protesters arrested at Balcombe...
TWO protesters were this morning arrested as drilling finally commenced at a potential fracking site in Balcombe. The 19-year-old woman and adult male were both arrested on suspicion of assaulting a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Cigarettes and alcohol strewn across floor in break-in
A VILLAGE store was cordoned off by police following an overnight burglary. Firefighters were alerted to an alarm sounding at Tesco Express in Forest Row, which on arrival they discovered was triggered...
View ArticlePolice helicopter seeks youths 'armed with weapon' in Lingfield
A POLICE helicopter was last night scrambled over Lingfield after reports youths were armed with a weapon. Surrey Police called upon aerial assistance at approximately 7.30pm last night (Sunday) after...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police unable to locate youths armed with suspected gun
TWO youths suspected of being in possession of a gun evaded police despite a three hour search for them. Surrey Police carried out a search at land off Ray Lane in Lingfield at around 7pm on Sunday,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police hunt for youths "armed with gun"
TWO youths suspected of being in possession of a gun evaded police despite a three hour search for them. Surrey Police carried out a search at land off Ray Lane in Lingfield at around 7pm on Sunday,...
View ArticlePolice warn tradesmen after thieves strip vans' exhaust systems
TRADESMEN are being urged to keep an eye out for thieves targeting their vehicles for parts after two vans' exhaust systems were stolen. Thieves stripped the entire exhaust systems, including the...
View ArticleSuspected van thief hides up a tree
A SUSPECTED thief who ran away from police used his tree-climbing skills in an attempt to escape arrest. Surrey Police yesterday called upon the force's helicopter to branch out in their search of...
View ArticlePolice search West Green property for drugs
POLICE have searched a property in West Green for drugs. Eight officers and a CCTV van were spotted on Ifield Road on Tuesday (Aug 6). They carried out a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant at the property and...
View ArticleWANTED: Burglar caught on CCTV raiding barbers
A BARBER is appealing for help in identifying a careless burglar who stole a TV, a games console and a stash of aftershave while ignoring the CCTV unit that was filming his every move.Adam Girling,...
View ArticlePolice step up patrols after series of car thefts
Police are stepping up patrols across Crawley after a series of break-ins to cars. The have received several calls about a number of breaks-ins around town. There were five reports yesterday (Aug 7)...
View ArticleAsbo teen Archie Gates charged with further breaches of order
A TEENAGE serial offender has again been charged with breaching an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo).Archie Gates is accused of being in a public place between 11pm and 7am, which a two-year Asbo...
View ArticleSex pest lifted woman's top up in Crawley nightclub
A TEENAGER who "pestered" a woman in a nightclub before lifting up her top, has been warned not to miss another probation appointment.John Maughan, 19, of Kittiwake Close in Ifield, was due to be...
View ArticleCrawley man arrested following serious sexual assault in Reigate
A MAN from Crawley has been arrested following an alleged serious sexual assault in Reigate. A 29-year-old man is currently in custody following a report of a serious sexual assault on a woman in...
View ArticlePolice close village store following overnight burglary
A VILLAGE store was cordoned off by police following an overnight burglary which triggered a "smoke cloak" defence system.Firefighters were alerted to an alarm sounding at Tesco Express in Forest Row...
View ArticleRomanian thieves target Tesco to feed family back home
ROMANIAN thieves are stealing razor blades and chewing gum from a Crawley supermarket in order to feed their families back home.A manager at the Tesco store in Hazelwick Avenue, Three Bridges, revealed...
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