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Crawley man who punched step-father in the face found by police...
A MAN has been sentenced for punching his stepfather in the face and being found by police with a knife.Ross Singleton appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with assault by...
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Man lost last £20 in bookies - then smashed up the place...
A MAN declared he was going to kill himself after losing his last £20 on a slot machine, a court has heard.Neil Hunter gambled the cash at Coral, in Broadwalk, in Crawley town centre, in a desperate...
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Arsonist sets fire to Tilgate Forest
AN arsonist set fire to about 20 square metres of heathland in Tilgate Forest last night (Sunday). A fire engine and a four wheel drive vehicle were sent out from Crawley Fire Station to deal with the...
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Ten pigeons kidnapped from shed in Furnace Green
TEN racing pigeons have been stolen after a shed was broken into in Furnace Green. The birds were liberated from the shed at the back of a property in Coltash Road on Sunday. Police are appealing for...
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Crawley man accused of secretly filming work colleagues on the...
A MAN has appeared in court accused of secretly filming female colleagues over a seven-month period in the toilet at work for a sexual thrill.Thomas Clark appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on...
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Woman arrested after cannabis plants seized in Tilgate
A WOMAN was arrested after a drugs raid on a property in Tilgate on Monday (April 14). At 8.50am police raided an address on Hogarth Road and seized a small quantity of cannabis plants. A 35-year old...
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Identity revealed of teenager hit by car on M23 while being...
A TEENAGER who was hit by a car as he tried to cross the M23 while fleeing from police has regained consciousness but has suffered "life-changing" injuries according to police. For the first time the...
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Cyclist injured in Copthorne hit-and-run
A CYCLIST in training for the London to Brighton Bike Ride fractured his elbow and suffered severe bruising after he was hit by a car on the A264 in Copthorne last night (Wednesday) and knocked off his...
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Police still searching for thief who broke in and stole Xbox from...
POLICE have renewed an appeal into a burglary at Langley Green Youth Centre where Xbox and games were among items stolen. The break-in happened some 10 weeks ago but Crawley officers are continuing to...
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Vulnerable households warned to be alert to phone scams stealing...
POLICE are reminding people, especially the elderly and anyone living alone, not to be taken in by a trend of phone callers posing as police officers or bank staff who ask for bank and card details....
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Man convicted for "kicking out" at police during arrest...
A MAN kicked out at police after being arrested for shouting and swearing, a court heard.Ian Berry (pictured) appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday, charged with using abusive or...
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Bankrupt woman allegedly failed to disclose she had several bank...
A WOMAN who allegedly failed to disclose that she had a number of bank accounts, a Jaguar car and was involved in the management of companies has appeared in court.Sooman Ram, from Cobbles Crescent in...
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"Help, my face is melting": The desperate scream of...
A MAN "screamed at the top of his lungs that his face was melting" after acid was thrown over him in a shocking attack outside his home.The victim, named locally as Jack Grimshaw, was set upon as he...
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Police catch mum with 2-year-old sat on lap - while child seat...
POLICE have stopped a car tonight where a two-year-old child was found on its mum's lap in the front passenger seat - despite a child seat sitting empty in the back of the car. The incident was...
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"Unusually stiff trousers" are found to contain kilo of...
A MAN who attempted to smuggle a kilo of cocaine into the UK hidden inside a pair of trousers has been jailed for five years. Hungarian national Sandor Malnai, 49, was stopped by Border Force officers...
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Crawley acid attack: Police yet to make any arrests
POLICE are still hunting for two men who are believed to have thrown acid over a man outside his home.A 22-year-old man, named locally as Jack Grimshaw, was set upon as he returned home to his flat in...
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Child arrested following glass bottle incident in East Grinstead...
A CHILD was arrested following an incident involving a glass bottle in East Grinstead High Street. Police were called after a bottle was thrown at a parked car at about 10.50am on Thursday, April 17. A...
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BBC News at Ten reports that Crawley town centre is no longer a...
THE main story on the BBC News at Ten tonight (Wednesday) featured a visit to Crawley - to illustrate how violent crime has fallen sharply in England and Wales to its lowest level for more than a...
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Left for dead: The cyclist left lying in the road after being...
A CYCLIST has vowed that nothing will stop him taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride - despite suffering serious injuries when he was knocked off his bike last week while training for the...
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Man, 41, stabbed in chest in late-night attack in Ifield
POLICE have arrested a 43-year-old after a man was stabbed in the chest last night (Wednesday) in Ifield. The victim, who was found in a doorway, is in a stable condition in hospital. Police were...
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