Police helicopter searches for East Grinstead man following...
A police helicopter has tonight been scrambled to help find a man following a domestic incident. Residents reported hearing the helicopter at approximately 10pm and a Sussex Police spokesman since...
View ArticleHeathfield vets appeal for return of missing scarecrow jockey
FOR staff at a Heathfield vets it was the final straw – thieves swiped their treasured scarecrow just days before it was due to take part in an annual competition.Employees at Heathfield Vets in...
View ArticleTeenager charged with stabbing in St Leonards
A Teenager has been charged with wounding and possession of an offensive weapon after a man was stabbed in St Leonards on 14 April.The 17-year-old local man appeared before Brighton Magistrates Court...
View ArticleCrawley Town supporters' coach attacked at Oldham
THE Crawley Town supporters' coach was attacked by opposition fans after today's defeat to Oldham Athletic. One of the windows was smashed when a missile was thrown as the away fans prepared to travel...
View ArticleTools stolen from vans in East Grinstead, Copthorne and Worth
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of tools have been stolen in a spate of thefts from vehicles.Workmen's vans were targeted in three separate incidents across the area during the past couple of weeks.A white...
View ArticleEast Grinstead businesses hit by mobile phone thief
Two mobile phones have today been stolen from East Grinstead businesses after the suspect distracted workers and customers. The man, who is thought to be in his 30s, has targeted cafes as well as...
View ArticleBrighton St George's Day march results in 19 arrests
A nationalist march for St George's Day and a counter-protest by anti-fascists protesters was held in Brighton on Sunday.There were 19 arrests for a variety of offences including affray, assault,...
View ArticleVandals daub graffiti over East Grinstead properties and vehicles
Residents woke up this morning to paint smeared across their vehicles and homes after an overnight graffiti attack. The blue substance was sprayed over five vehicles and two walls at addresses at King...
View ArticleUPDATE: 15 year-old boy arrested after East Grinstead graffiti...
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after an overnight graffiti attack. The youth was arrested this morning after five vehicles and two walls in in King George Avenue...
View ArticleWANTED: E-fit of man suspected of stealing £200,000 of...
POLICE have issued an e-fit of a man wanted in connection with a burglary at a Bewbush home where an elderly Asian woman had £200,000 worth of jewellery stolen.An untidy search was carried out of every...
View ArticleTwo squatting cases thrown out of court
One of the first court cases testing new laws over squatting has resulted in two of the three men arrested having their cases thrown out of court.Brighton Magistrates Court found that Alistair Cannell,...
View ArticleSussex Police's 10 most wanted suspected criminals
These are the faces of some of the most wanted people in Sussex. Do you know any of these people? Call Sussex Police on 101 or Crimestoppers free and anonymously on 0800 555111. They are wanted for...
View ArticleSurrey Police officer charged with theft at Crawley Tesco
A POLICE officer has been charged with theft at a Tesco store in Crawley. PC Roger Toms, 41, was charged by Sussex Police and bailed to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 9 May. The...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of East Grinstead phone thefts
A man has this morning been arrested in connection with phone thefts in East Grinstead.Plain-clothed police officers arrested the man in the town centre following appeals to help track a man who on...
View ArticleMan punched in face for not handing over phone
A MAN was punched in the face after refusing to hand over his phone to three teenage thugs. The victim was attacked in Marion Road, Furnace Green, at 5.25pm last Friday. He was approached by three male...
View ArticlePair escape jail after unconscious Three Bridges footballer was...
TWO men who left a footballer with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain have been spared jail because of their "previous good character".Dean Carden temporarily lost the hearing in his right ear...
View Article£100,000 of cocaine seized at Gatwick Airport
COCAINE worth an estimated £100,000 has been seized by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport.About one kilo of the drug was discovered concealed in a liquid form in bottles of rum found in luggage...
View ArticleWoman punched and kicked close to Crawley primary school
A WOMAN suffered cuts to her head after being kicked and punched this morning close to a Crawley primary school. Police were called at 9am to a report that a woman had been attacked in Ifield Drive, at...
View ArticleEast Grinstead yob Archie Gates handed two-year ASBO for string...
A TEENAGE yob has been slapped with an Asbo – and potentially breached one of its conditions before he had even left court.Archie Gates, from King George Avenue, East Grinstead, was given the...
View ArticleLingfield woman denies fraudulently claiming benefits
A LINGFIELD woman blamed her "scatterbrain" for the fact she failed to notify the Department for Work and Pensions that she was working.Tracy Chubb, of Racecourse Road, appeared at Horsham Magistrates'...
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