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Gang who used Crawley hotels as brothels found guilty of...
FIVE members of a gang who used hotels in Crawley and Gatwick as brothels have been found guilty of trafficking women to work as prostitutes. The four men and one woman smuggled more than 50 young...
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Man charged with 400,000 indecent images of children and tiger...
A MAN charged with possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a woman and a tiger has appeared in court. Adrian Heath is also accused of making hundreds of thousands of indecent images and...
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Student cuts off his own penis after stabbing mother
A TEENAGE student has reportedly cut off his own penis with a knife after stabbing his mother while high on drugs. The 19-year-old student, who has not been named, is believed to have taken party drug...
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Solihull man jailed for 11 years for Crawley tennis club stabbing
A MAN has been jailed for 11 years after admitting stabbing two people in a fight near a Crawley tennis club. Thomas Mahasoh, 40, from Solihull, in the West Midlands, appeared at Lewes Crown Court...
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Two men and a woman arrested for possession of drugs
THREE people were arrested for possession of drugs yesterday (January 9). A 41-year-old man and a 19-year-old man from Crawley were arrested for possession with intent to supply of a class A drug,...
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Man detained after allegedly "feeding information to...
A MAN has been detained today at Crawley Town's game with Coventry City, on suspicion of feeding information on the game to an overseas betting syndicate. It is not clear yet what this information was...
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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese man detained at Coventry City V Crawley Town...
A CHINESE man in Britain on a visa was detained by police at today's game between Crawley Town and Coventry City on suspicion of feeding information on the game to an overseas spread betting syndicate....
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Thousands of pounds of cigarettes stolen in daylight van robbery
THOUSANDS of pounds of cigarettes have been stolen in a delivery van robbery at Manor Royal. At about 9.20 this morning (January 13) the driver of a P & H delivery lorry was preparing to unload...
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Car thief escapes after 90mph chase through Crawley
A POLICE chase through Crawley, in which speeds of 90mph were reached, eneded with a car thief escaping capture. Roads policing officers began following a black Audi S3 at 11.30pmon Saturday after its...
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Gang used 6 Crawley hotels as brothels after smuggling 60...
A SEX-TRAFFICKING gang who used at least six hotels in Crawley as brothels over a two-year period have been jailed for a total of more than 23 years.The four men and one woman were sentenced at Hove...
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Arsonists set fire to motorbike near Crawley playground
ARSONISTS destroyed a motorbike close to a children's play area. Crews from Crawley Fire Station were alerted to the incident in Goffs Park at about 2.55am this morning (Wednesday). A 4x4 was deployed...
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Man arrested trying to smuggle £130,000 worth of cocaine...
A MAN was arrested trying to smuggle £130,000 worth of cocaine into Gatwick Airport. Approximately 1.3kg of the Class A drug was seized by the Border Force at the airport on Thursday, January 9....
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Crawley couple's front door covered in petrol and set on fire...
A NEIGHBOUR came to the rescue after an arsonist covered a couple's front door with petrol and set it alight - while they were inside. The attack on Monday evening took place in Wayside, Ifield. A...
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Police called as girl, 13, approached and followed by stranger in...
POLICE have been called after a 13-year-old girl was approached and then followed by a stranger in Tilgate. The incident occurred yesterday (Wednesday) in Ashdown Drive. The man was in a dark coloured...
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Firefighters called to second successive motorbike fire in...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a deliberate early morning motorbike fire for the second successive day. Crews from Crawley Fire Station arrived at a footpath to the rear of Marion Road, Furnace Green, at...
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Police searching for man in his 40s who "ran towards"...
SUSSEX Police have confirmed they are looking for a man in his 40s who approached a 13-year-old schoolgirl in suspicious circumstances before running away. The girl reported to police yesterday...
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Sussex Police name and shame another 24 drink-drivers
SUSSEX Police have named and shamed another 24 drink-drivers arrested as part of their Christmas clampdown on the crime. Each of the defendants pleaded guilty to drink-driving offences or failing to...
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18-year-old is punched in face and robbed of his bike by four men
AN 18-year-old has been robbed of his bike in Langley Green. On Monday, January 6 at around 9.20pm the victim was walking with his bike along Stagelands towards Langley Green parade when he was...
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"We were stabbed for no reason at birthday party at Crawley...
FRIENDS stabbed with a large kitchen knife at a birthday party have spoken of their relief after their attacker was jailed.Lincoln Kombo, 18, and Arthur Kanodereka, 20, both required surgery after...
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Motorbike set on fire and dumped in Furnace Green
A MOTORCYCLE was torched and dumped in Furnace Green. A crew of firefighters from Crawley Fire Station used a hose reel to extinguish the fire, which completely destroyed the bike. It was dumped by the...
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