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Man accused of killing pet cat claims it was an act of animal...
A MAN who will face trial accused of killing his pet cat has argued he took "necessary" steps to stop the animal from suffering. David Streeter, from Cherry Lane, in Langley Green, appeared at Crawley...
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Police release CCTV images of men they want to contact in...
POLICE are calling on the public to help identify two people officers would like to speak to in connection with bicycle thefts from Three Bridges station. British Transport Police (BTP) has issued CCTV...
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Women urged not to walk Crawley streets alone at night following...
YOUNG women have been urged not to walk Crawley's streets alone late at night following the latest in a series of rapes in the town.In the early hours of Saturday morning a woman was raped in the...
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Man taken to hospital after being repeatedly punched in the face...
A MAN has been taken to hospital after being repeatedly punched in the face in an unprovoked attack outside a Crawley supermarket. At about 6.30pm on Monday (March 10) the 36-year-old victim was...
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Burglars hold woman at knifepoint and force her to open safe in...
A WOMAN has been held at knifepoint and forced to open a safe in an early-morning raid on a pub. At about 5.30am this morning (Thursday) two men broke into The Greyhound pub in Charlwood, waking up a...
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Police hunt thug who attacked victim with a baseball bat after...
POLICE are appealing for help to catch a thug who attacked a man with a baseball bat outside a pub. Shortly before 9.50pm on Tuesday a man in his 20s was outside The Air Balloon pub, in Brighton Road,...
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Thief steals 17 Easter eggs from car in Ifield
POLICE are investigating the theft of 17 Easter eggs from the boot of a car.Officers were called to Dewar Close, in Ifield, at 6.30am on Saturday to a report a car had been broken into. Between 10pm...
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2 arrests after 8 garages are broken into in Gossops Green
TWO men have been arrested after a number of garages were broken into in Gossops Green.Eight garages were broken into in Derwent Close and Rother Crescent on Saturday, with an attempt made to hotwire a...
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Woman caught at Gatwick Airport with £47,000 of cocaine...
A WOMAN who attempted to smuggle drugs into the country by hiding them in her vagina has been jailed.Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport arrested Estelle Brett, 20, from Wickham Road in Brockley,...
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Boy, 15, from Broadfield accused of sexually assaulting 2 girls
A TEENAGE boy has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting two girls of a similar age.The 15-year-old boy, who lives in Broadfield but cannot be named because of his age, is alleged to have...
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Residents demand action to make crime-hit Southgate streets safer
A SERIES of incidents – including a late-night attack on a woman, street robberies and burglaries – in an area of Southgate have led to residents demanding action to make their neighbourhood...
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Former Crawley criminal volunteers to be tagged so he can turn...
A FORMER criminal recently released from prison has spoken of his desire to turn his life around after volunteering to have his every move tracked.The 32-year-old was released from prison on December...
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Gang of professional burglars jailed for £250,000 Sussex...
A GANG of professional burglars who broke into homes across the South East have been jailed for a total of 26 years. Lee Riley, Lee Ash, Steven White, Guy Harbord and Justin Collins worked together to...
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Polish man cleared of attempting to rape woman in toilet of...
A MAN has been cleared of attempting to rape a woman in a pub toilet but will face a retrial over further sex attack claims.Boguslaw Giba was acquitted on March 5 of the attempted rape, which it was...
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Driver of car which crashed leading to death of Crawley mum Lisa...
THE driver of the car which crashed leading to the death of Crawley mum Lisa Watling has been arrested. Miss Watling was a passenger in a black BMW Z3 sports car which left Crawley Avenue, between the...
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Burglar walks into Broadfield house and steals handbag and wallet...
A BRAZEN thief walked into a house in Broadfield and stole a handbag and wallet without the owners noticing, despite being in another room of the house. The couple who live at the detached house in...
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Boy, 15, arrested for obstructing and assaulting a police officer...
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for common assault, criminal damage and obstructing and assaulting a police officer. Police were called to Wayside in Ifield West at 8.20 this morning (March 20) to...
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Drone being used at Gatwick Airport by police to keep an eye on...
POLICE at Gatwick are taking to the skies by using a futuristic drone to help make the airport and area around it safer.Officers are running a trial where they are using a remote-controlled "mini quad...
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Crawley man accused of taking indecent photos of children and...
A MAN accused of making indecent photographs of children and possessing images of a person having sex with dogs has elected for a trial by jury.Christopher Loades has not yet entered a plea to three...
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Man banned from keeping dogs after punching puppy
A MAN who was seen punching his puppy in a park has been banned from keeping dogs. Nick Coplowe, 36, punched his 13-month-old schnauzer-cross in front of horrified onlookers at Hove Park on March 10....
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