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Mum in court after taking child out of school as treat after...
A PREGNANT mother has been prosecuted for taking her son out of school to give him a holiday after she broke up with the boy's father. The woman from Crawley, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...
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Cannabis man, 40, grassed up by own mum appears in court
A MAN has been convicted of possessing cannabis, after his own mother called the police.Neil Hunter was originally arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, after he returned home to Lovell Path,...
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Two men charged with spate of Crawley gold burglaries
TWO men have been charged in relation to a spate of burglaries in Crawley. The burglaries were part of a series of break-ins where gold jewellery was stolen from Asian families across Crawley between...
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£2,000 reward for help in catching suspects in Crawley...
POLICE are offering a £2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a shooting in Crawley last month. Investigations are continuing after a man was shot...
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Sussex Police name and shame 18 suspected drink drivers
SUSSEX Police have named another 18 people who have been charged with drink-related driving offences across Sussex. The force has promised to name everyone arrested on suspicion of drink driving in the...
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Dementia patient, 92, robbed in her hospital bed
A SHAMELESS thief is believed to have robbed a woman while she was lying in a hospital bed.Dementia sufferer Eileen Woolley's diamond ring – given to her by her late husband more than 30 years ago –...
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Sussex residents warned of phone scam in which conmen pretend to...
PEOPLE in Crawley are being warned to beware of fraudsters who are thought to be targeting vulnerable members of the community. The fraudsters telephone a victim claiming to work for another police...
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UPDATE: 14 reports in Crawley in 24 hours of phone scam where...
POLICE have revealed that 14 people in Crawley in the last 24 hours have reported being targeted by conmen who pretend to be police officers and bank workers. Only one of the 14 fell victim to the con...
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Pensioner charged with sex offences against two boys in Crawley
A MAN has been charged with historic sex offences against two boys in Crawley in the early 1960s. Arthur Blackman, who is 71 and retired, has been charged with buggery of a boy then aged between 5 and...
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Taxi driver assaulted in "appalling" attack after...
A TAXI driver was left requiring hospital treatment after passengers picked up following a night out in Crawley attacked him. The driver took passengers from outside Moka nightclub, Crawley town...
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Doctor stabbed by man with knife in surgery
A DOCTOR has been stabbed in the leg while at work in a Pound Hill surgery. Police were called to Pound Hill Surgery, in Crawley Lane, just after 9am last Friday (December 20) to a report of a man...
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Christmas ruined for Crawley family after burglars steal all...
CHRISTMAS has been destroyed for a Bewbush family after heartless burglars stole all their presents, leaving ripped wrapping paper scattered around their home. The thieves smashed a window to get into...
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Man who boarded train at Crawley wanted in connection with stolen...
A MAN who got on a train at Crawley station with a dog and a pram is wanted by British Transport Police (BTP) in connection with the theft of a suitcase. BTP officers have released images of a man they...
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Police seek man in Crawley wanted in connection with assault
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who is believed to be in Crawley is wanted in connection with an assault, malicious communication, and threats to commit criminal damage. The alleged offences all relate to people...
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Crawley man arrested on suspicion of Christmas Day robbery
A MAN from Crawley was arrested on suspicion of robbery after a man and a woman were attacked on Christmas Day in Burgess Hill. The victims, a 22-year-old man and a woman aged 19, were at West Street...
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Jewellery stolen in Crawley burglary
POLICE are investigating a burglary at a house in Edrich Road, Broadfield, after sentimental items of jewellery were stolen. The house is believed to have been broken into during daylight hours on...
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Pedestrians smash windscreen of driver's car - because he beeped...
A DRIVER had the windscreen of his car smashed by two pedestrians - after he beeped his horn at them, because they were walking in the road. Rather than getting out the way the men attacked the...
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Benefit fraudster hid living arrangements to claim £8,800...
A BENEFIT fraudster who hid her living arrangements from the council has been ordered to carry out community work.Maria Smith (previously Bond), of Harvest Road, in Maidenbower, pleaded guilty at...
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More than 500 apply to become community support officers
MORE than 500 people have responded to Sussex Police's advert for Police Community Support Officers. The force began its search for new PCSOs on Wednesday, December 11. Those who got through will now...
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Named and shamed: Sussex Police release names of drink-drivers...
SUSSEX Police have released the names of a host of drivers who have either pleaded guilty to drink-driving or been arrested on suspicion of the crime. The force has been adopting a new policy of naming...
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