3 people arrested on suspicion of Joao Esteves murder are...
THREE people arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of Portuguese man Joao Esteves are a homeless woman and two homeless men. Police have confirmed this week that the trio, arrested after Mr...
View ArticleStaffie owner to face trial accused of allowing his pet to attack...
A DOG owner appeared in court charged with allowing his pet to be dangerously out of control and cause injury.Jamie Lyons, of Walesbeech, Furnace Green, pleaded not guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court...
View ArticleBurglar raids 89-year-old woman's home while she is sleeping...
A BURGLAR has broken into an 89-year-old woman's home while she was sleeping inside the property. Police are appealing for the public's help as the thief stole distinctive items. Between 9.30pm last...
View ArticleGirl, 7, dials 999 after mum's lover punches hole in a door
A MAN has appeared in court for punching a hole in a door at the home of a woman he had been going out with for just a month – after the victim's seven-year-old daughter called the police.At Crawley...
View ArticleCrawley woman convicted of £23,000 benefit fraud
A WOMAN who claimed more than £23,000 in benefits she wasn't entitled to has been handed a community order to undertake 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months. Amanda Holmes, 40, of Mill Road, Three...
View ArticlePolice hunt for two robbers who mugged Crawley man for phone and...
Police are searching for two men who robbed a man of his smartphone and wallet in Three Bridges. A 30-year-old man was walking home along a footpath between the parade of shops in Gales Drive, Three...
View ArticleThief caught after doing a runner from B&Q with just...
A THIEF has been sentenced after fleeing a B&Q store with £20 of stolen goods.At Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday, Desmond Williams, 46, admitted stealing drill bits and other items from...
View ArticleMan robbed of his smart phone in Three Bridges
POLICE are searching for two men who robbed a man of his smartphone in Three Bridges. At about 9pm on Sunday, January 19, the 30-year old victim was walking home along a footpath between the parade of...
View ArticleMan arrested for endangering lives after car left in path of...
A MAN from Crawley has been arrested on suspicion of endangering the safety of train passengers after a car was left on a level crossing last week. The blue Citroen was found in the path of oncoming...
View ArticleStealing a £5 bottle of wine will cost teenager £235
A TEENAGER will have to pay £235 for a £5 bottle of wine - after stealing it from a Crawley supermarket. James Foxley-Sander has been fined for stealing the cheap bottle of wine – six months after he...
View ArticlePensioner caught driving through his village while almost three...
A PENSIONER has been banned from driving after getting behind the wheel while more than twice the drink-drive limit.John Valentine, 68, of Hazel Way, Crawley Down, gave a reading of 73 micrograms of...
View ArticlePolice hunt for distinctive bike stolen in Crawley burglary
HAVE you seen this distinctive bike? Police are searching for it after it was stolen in a burglary. An intruder went into the conservatory of a property in London Road just after midnight on February 2...
View ArticleWANTED: Do you recognise this man accused of Crawley burglary?
A MAN is wanted in connection to a burglary on Crawley High Street in which an Xbox was stolen. Police are hoping to identify the suspect in relation to the incident on January 29. At around 7.55pm a...
View ArticleThree Bridges murder suspect Daniel Palmer has bail application...
THREE Bridges murder suspect Daniel Palmer today had an application for bail refused. The 23-year-old from Maunsell Park, Station Hill in Three Bridges appeared at Hove Crown Court after submitting a...
View ArticlePregnant woman and her unborn child threatened in town centre...
A PREGNANT woman and her unborn child were threatened yesterday (February 7) in a road rage incident in Crawley town centre. At around 3.55pm a car drove the wrong way down a one-way street, reportedly...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man hit by cars on M23 had been pursued by police
A MAN who is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by cars on the M23 today (February 9) had been pursued by police. The 19-year-old man was airlifted to the Royal London Free Hospital in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man hit by cars on M23 remains in critical condition in...
A MAN seriously injured after being hit by cars on the M23 remains in a critical condition in hospital. The 19-year-old from Crawley Down was airlifted to the Royal London Free Hospital in Whitechapel...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: House being searched over suspected Crawley suicide...
THE house currently being searched by anti-terrorism police is the former home of child killer Roy Whiting. Whiting kidnapped and killed eight-year-old school girl Sarah Payne in July 2000. He lived at...
View ArticleCouple who attacked 14-year-old boys with hammer and Taser in...
A COUPLE who attacked two 14-year-old boys with a hammer and a Taser in Broadfield Barton have been spared jail.Partners Steven Hollis, 43, and Rebecca Boyle, 38, committed the terrifying assault in...
View ArticleCopthorne shoplifter jailed for persistent offending
COPTHORNE: A shoplifter has been jailed after persistently stealing from shops and supermarkets.Richard Dumbrell, of Effingham Road in Copthorne, was caught stealing three bottles of champagne worth a...
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