Two suspected drug dealers arrested after Crawley police raids
SUSSEX Police have arrested two men on suspicion of supplying class A drugs. The individuals were detained last night (Wednesday) after officers carried out linked searches of a vehicle on the A23 and...
View ArticleFormer coach of Sarah Payne killer Roy Whiting jailed for...
A FORMER coach of Sarah Payne killer Roy Whiting has been jailed for historic sex offences against young boys. Michael James Green, 71, of Aldrington Close, Hove, was Whiting's coach at Crawley Tigers...
View ArticleFirefighters cut roof off car to rescue two people stuck inside...
TWO people have been taken to hospital after a car and coach collided at Gatwick Airport. Firefighters were called to the South Terminal at 3.15pm today (March 3). They were sent to the scene of the...
View ArticleConvicted criminals offered electronic tags to prevent reoffendin...
CONVICTED criminals are being given a chance to wear tags to help stop them from reoffending. Sussex Police has launched the scheme for offenders in West Sussex following a successful trial in July....
View ArticlePriest who sexually abused kids at children's home bids for early...
A FORMER priest jailed for ten years for historic sexual abuse at an Ifield children's home is reported to have applied for an early release from prison on compassionate grounds, because of ill...
View ArticleWoman charged in connection to thefts of gold from Asian families...
A WOMAN has been charged in connection with the thefts of gold from Asian families in Crawley and across Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and beyond. Claudia Santos has been charged with three offences of...
View ArticlePolice search for suspicious men in West Green
A POLICE helicopter joined officers in a search for suspicious men seen looking through windows at a West Green home. A concerned resident dialled 999 after seeing the men wandering around the back of...
View ArticleThieves steal £40,000 after breaking into Crawley amusement...
ARCADE owners are counting the cost of a "devastating" robbery where gaming machines were smashed open and tens of thousands of pounds stolen.Burglars broke into Bensons Amusement Centre, in The...
View ArticleTerror suspect arrested at Gatwick after getting off flight from...
A MAN has been arrested after getting off a flight at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of training for terrorism overseas. Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) arrested...
View ArticleSex Offenders Register for man who exposed himself to woman on...
A MAN who exposed himself in front of a woman on a train has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register for seven years. Marcin Tedorowicz, of no fixed address, appeared at Westminster Magistrates'...
View ArticleMan who swallowed 700g of high purity cocaine in Gatwick...
A MAN who swallowed about 40 packages of high purity cocaine in an attempt to smuggle it through Gatwick Airport has been jailed. Solizama Tcha-Gouni was sentenced to more than three years in prison...
View ArticleCrawley boy, 16, in court accused of possessing crack cocaine and...
A TEENAGE boy from Crawley is to appear in court on Monday accused of possessing crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. The 16-year-old, from Langley Green, whose identity is protected because...
View ArticleCopthorne man accused of possessing sharp knife while in village...
A MAN has denied having a sharp knife in his possession while he was in a village pub.Stuart Malone, 45, of New Town, Copthorne, is charged with committing the offence at The Prince Albert, in...
View ArticleWoman sexually assaulted in Crawley town centre alleyway
POLICE have taped off an alleyway in the town centre after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted there last night. Sussex Police officers and a forensics team are currently at the scene of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Business owner calls for CCTV in Crawley alleyway where...
A BUSINESS owner has called for CCTV to be installed in the town centre alleyway where a woman has said she was sexually assaulted last night. Church Walk is now reportedly open after having been...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police investigating rape in town centre churchyard
POLICE have said they are investigating a rape which is reported to have happened in a town centre churchyard. Officers taped off part of Church Walk - which links the High Street to The Broadway -...
View ArticleNew suspect arrested in sex trafficking case in which Crawley...
ANOTHER suspect has been arrested in connection with a sex trafficking case which saw girls brought into the UK and forced to have sex with men in Crawley hotels. Five defendants were sentenced to a...
View ArticleNAMED AND SHAMED: Sussex Police reveal names of 23 drink-drivers
SUSSEX Police have named and shamed another 23 motorists who have been banned from the roads after being caught in a crackdown on drink and drug-driving. The offenders were all arrested during the...
View ArticleThugs smash bottle over head of Crawley man as he walks home from...
A MAN who was walking home from work has been smashed over the head with a bottle. Police are appealing for witnesses to the appalling attack on the 26-year-old man. He was making his way along...
View ArticleTwo men found guilty of attack that cost victim his arms and legs
ANOTHER two men have been found guilty of stabbing a man who later lost his arms and legs as a result of the attack. The incident took place following a fight between two groups of people in Worthing...
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