Tilgate woman fined after failing to disclose identity of driver...
A WOMAN who failed to give police the name of a person suspected of committing an offence while driving a vehicle has been fined £375 in court.Gillian Slater, of Drake Road, Tilgate, failed to provide...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Immigration officers at High Street restaurant
IMMIGRATION officers are currently at a High Street restaurant. Home Office personnel supported by Sussex Police are at Reds Piri Piri on Grand Parade in the High Street. Officers are questioning...
View ArticleCrawley man arrested on suspicion of drug-driving
A CRAWLEY man has become the second of the town's residents to be arrested as part of a Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-driving. Sussex Police launched Operation Dragonfly on Tuesday and within...
View ArticleWanted Crawley man jailed for 26 weeks after handing himself in
A CRAWLEY man wanted for a series of thefts has been jailed after handing himself in following an appeal. Ryan Higson, 27, of no fixed address but formerly of Letchworth Court, Bewbush, had been due to...
View ArticleImmigration raid on High Street restaurant finds no illegal...
A RESTAURANT owner has slammed Home Office officials for raiding his business for the second time in three months based on intelligence he says is flawed. Immigration officers questioned staff at Reds...
View ArticleHomeless Crawley man accused of trying to steal cash machine
A HOMELESS man from Crawley allegedly tried to steal a cash machine and caused £14,000 worth of damage. Police were alerted when a patrol car came across road closed signs, which they thought were...
View ArticleCrawley men appear in court accused of possessing a gun
TWO men have appeared in court charged with having a gun.Nandan Chelliah-Sarvana and Mohammed Khan both stood in the dock at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with possessing a...
View ArticleFurnace Green man cleared of raping woman in Broadfield
A MAN has been cleared after it was alleged that he had raped a woman in Broadfield.Rafal Rybianski faced trial at Hove Crown Court earlier this month.The 27-year-old was accused of having carried out...
View ArticleCrawley woman accused of shoplifting in Wilko 5 times in 8 days
A WOMAN accused of stealing hundreds of pounds worth of items from Wilko on five occasions over eight days will face trial.Rosa Calaca appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.The...
View ArticleGatwick Airport baggage handler jailed for trying to smuggle...
A FORMER baggage handler who abused his position at Gatwick Airport by attempting to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into the country has been jailed.David Fox used his work privileges to get into...
View ArticleMum who funded holidays by stealing £450,000 from firm...
A WOMAN who stole almost half a million pounds from her employer which ran car parks at Gatwick Airport to fund lavish holidays and pay for her daughter's wedding has been jailed.Ghazala Ashraf was...
View ArticleMan found in Tilgate Park stream with fractured eye sockets and...
AN injured man was found lying in a stream in Tilgate Park with fractures to both his eye sockets and a broken leg after a car was seen speeding away in the early hours of the morning.Police officers...
View ArticleNAMED: Crawley drivers charged with drink-driving after Sussex...
POLICE have named the first group of drivers, including two from Crawley, who have been arrested and charged as part of a Christmas campaign to crackdown on people drink-driving.A total of 45 drivers...
View ArticleCrawley man convicted of being part of gang which scammed 34...
A CRAWLEY man has pleaded guilty to being part of a network of organised criminals who scammed dozens of people into believing they were at fault for flooding homes with raw sewage.A total of 10 people...
View ArticleMan arrested over Tilgate Park stream attack after police disturb...
POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of attacking the victim found by officers in a stream in Tilgate Park with fractures to both his eye sockets and a broken leg.Sussex Police officers were...
View ArticlePolice hunting men spotted fighting INSIDE car in Tilgate
POLICE have revealed why they were posting letters through doors asking for help investigating a "serious incident" in Tilgate last night.Residents living in streets across the neighbourhood received a...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Two men wanted in connection with theft of £1,000...
A £1,000 diamond ring has been stolen from a town centre jewellers and police have issued photos of the two suspects. Two thieves struck in Warren James Jewellers in The Martlets at about 2.15pm last...
View ArticleSenior Sussex Police officer allegedly called 11 prostitutes in...
A SENIOR officer at Sussex Police is facing a disciplinary hearing after allegedly arranging to meet up with prostitutes using his work mobile phone. Inspector Lee Lyons will answer allegations that...
View ArticlePolice enforcing powers to ban people from Crawley town centre...
POLICE are patrolling Crawley town centre throughout today and will use powers to force people to leave the area in a bid to keep Christmas shoppers safe.A dispersal order, known as a section 35 order,...
View ArticleWest Green teenager cleared of having a belt for a weapon
A TEENAGER accused of having a belt as a weapon in public has had the charge dropped but he has been fined for threatening behaviour.Sam Williams appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday...
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