Young dad ordered to pay compensation to girlfriend after...
A YOUNG father has been ordered to pay compensation for assaulting his on-off girlfriend.Joe Masterson injured Georgie Worsfold by throwing a pair of scissors at her hip, causing her to bleed.He then...
View ArticlePHOTO: The pet owner who killed his sick cat by drowning it in a...
A MAN accused of inhumanely killing his cat by drowning it in a bucket of water has appeared in court.David Streeter, from Cherry Lane, Langley Green, was at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday...
View ArticleFamily of Crawley pensioner who died after being hit by...
THE family of a pensioner, who died after being knocked down by a drink-driver while he crossed the road, have launched a campaign urging people never to drive if they think there is the slightest...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted robbery and making off without paying...
A MAN is to appear in court accused of attempted robbery, criminal damage and making off without paying after an incident in Bewbush. Police were called to Nevile Close at around 4.15am on Sunday, June...
View ArticleMilitary memorabilia stolen from couple in their 60s in Northgate
MILITARY memorabilia has been raided from the home of a couple in their 60s on London Road in Northgate. Police are appealing for information after the military medal and veteran pin badges were...
View ArticlePolice officer from Crawley stole £150 of groceries from...
A FORMER police officer from Crawley is still out of work more than four months after admitting stealing groceries from a supermarket.It emerged this week that in February, at Lewes Crown Court, Roger...
View ArticleBurglars fail in bid to break into shop in Crawley town centre
THIEVES have failed in a bid to break into a shop in Queens Square. The alarm was activated and nothing was stolen when the burglars tried to get inside BrightHouse, a store which sells home...
View ArticleWoman found guilty of drunk and disorderly behaviour in High...
A WOMAN from Gossops Green has been fined for being drunk and disorderly in Crawley town centre.Debbie Taylor, from Highams Hill, was due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday to...
View Article£2,000 of diving equipment stolen from Crawley garage
DIIVING equipment worth more than £2,000 has been stolen from a garage in Trist Way, Ifield.The break-in occurred between 10pm on Saturday and 8am on Sunday.The stolen equipment included a wrist...
View ArticleResidents tell of their shock after jogger is attacked with knife...
RESIDENTS have told of their shock after a jogger was attacked by a man wielding a knife as he ran through woods between Gossops Green and Bewbush last Thursday afternoon.Police initially taped off an...
View ArticleSouthgate man to stand trial on race charges after incident at...
A MAN has been released on bail having appeared in court on charges of racially-motivated criminal damage and common assault. Andrew Tester, of Barley Close, Southgate, is due to appear at Horsham...
View ArticleFurnace Green man jailed for 20 years after raping two children
A MAN from Furnace Green is starting a 20-year prison sentence after committing a string of sickening sex offences on two young girls. On Monday (June 23) Adam Warren, 35, from Warnham Road, was...
View ArticleTeenager punched to floor and repeatedly kicked in robbery in...
A TEENAGER has been punched to the floor and repeatedly kicked in a terrifying robbery in Goffs Park. At about 5.30pm on Tuesday (June 25), the victim, an 18-year old local man, was walking from West...
View ArticleNAMED AND SHAMED: Sussex Police reveal names of 28 suspected...
SUSSEX Police have released the names of 28 people who will be appearing in court on suspicion of drink driving. The drivers are being named in the hope that it will act as a deterrent to stop people...
View ArticleTwo men arrested following afternoon fight in Crawley town centre
TWO men were arrested after a fight in Crawley town centre yesterday (June 26). Police were called to The Broadway at around 2.45pm to reports of a fight between two men. Both men, a 43-year-old from...
View ArticlePensioners in Crawley being targeted by phone scam in which...
RESIDENTS in Crawley are being urged to be extra vigilant after two victims - both aged 80 - were targeted in a phone scam in which fraudsters pretended to be police officers. Two separate households...
View ArticleTeenager admits altering tickets so she did not have to pay for...
A WOMAN has accepted a police caution for defrauding a bus company by altering tickets to allow her to travel for free on buses in Crawley. The 18-year-old, from Maidenbower, admitted to fraud by false...
View ArticleWoman calls police officer a c*** and asks if she can urinate in...
A WOMAN with a degree in nursing whose life spiralled out of control after "something happened" five years ago has appeared in court for shouting abuse at a police officer and kicking him in the shins....
View ArticleSussex Police name and shame another 6 suspected drink drivers
SUSSEX Police have named and shamed another six people suspected of drink-drive offences. It is part of a summer crackdown on the crime, with police officers hoping that naming suspects will act as a...
View ArticleDopey criminals abandon burglary after accidentally ringing door...
AS criminals go they don't get more much more dozy than this. An attempted burglary in Henshaw Close, in Bewbush, on Sunday had to be abandoned by the thieves - after they accidentally rang the door...
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