Vandals smash car windscreens in Broadfield
THE windscreens of three cars were smashed in the early hours of last Wednesday (July 30). At around 2.20am, three vehicles were damaged - a Ford KA, a Peugeot 407, and a Vauxhall Corsa. Police...
View ArticlePolice appeal to trace man wanted in connection with Ifield...
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Ifield. A house on Prestwood Lane was broken into between midday and 3.30pm on Thursday, July 17. A...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial: Daniel Palmer in tears as he gives evidence...
DANIEL Palmer broke down in tears as he explained today (Tuesday) that he was trying to help the homeless man he is accused of murdering. Palmer gave his evidence as he explained for the first time...
View ArticleCrawley teenager behind bars after pleading guilty to 6...
A TEENAGER has pleaded guilty to six counts of burglary after breaking into half a dozen garages in Gossops Green. Ryan Bowler, 18, has been sentenced to 18 weeks in a young offenders institution for...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial: "I will have to live with not calling...
DANIEL Palmer has told jurors at his murder trial that he will have to live with not calling an ambulance for the rest of his life. Palmer was quizzed yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon by prosecutor Paul...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial: Daniel Palmer asked if he tried to hide...
DANIEL Palmer has been asked at his murder trial if he tried to drag Joao Esteves' body along a muddy path into woodland to hide it. Palmer, who denied the accusation, was questioned yesterday...
View ArticleStreet racers convicted after being caught on camera in police...
TWO STREET racers have been convicted after being caught on camera "drifting" around the Great Daux roundabout in Horsham. Two men who used the roundabout, at the junction of the A264 and the A24, as a...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial: Daniel Palmer "gave no comment answers...
DANIEL Palmer has told his murder trial that he gave no comment answers during five police interviews on the advice of his solicitor. Palmer gave his account for the first time yesterday of what...
View ArticleGrass set on fire deliberately at playing fields in Broadfield
AN AREA of grass at playing fields in Broadfield has been set alight deliberately. Firefighters were called out at 6.15pm yesterday (Tuesday) to the blaze at Creasys Drive playing fields. They traveled...
View ArticleThief steals case of champagne from Crawley garage
A THIEF with expensive tastes has struck in West Green. They stole a case of Champagne and a case of lager from a garage in Crabtree Road, West Green. It is believed the break-in took place last Friday...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial: Daniel Palmer now also facing alternative...
THE jury at the Daniel Palmer trial have been told today (Wednesday) that they can consider charges of murder and manslaughter. Palmer, 24, was previously only facing a charge of murder. But when they...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial: Palmer acted "inappropriately and...
DANIEL Palmer acted "wrongly, inappropriately and selfishly" after realising Joao Esteves was dead but he had not intended to cause him serious harm, his defence solicitor has said. Giving her closing...
View ArticleIguanas stuffed in socks and heroin in a chapatti oven - the most...
ENDANGERED iguanas hidden in socks and a men with cigarettes hidden in secret compartments of their waistcoats are among a list of the most unusual smuggling attempts published by the UK Border Force....
View ArticleWarrant issued for arrest of Southgate man, 41, accused of...
MAGISTRATES have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man accused of stealing shirts from Matalan.Darren Fossey was due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday to answer a charge of...
View ArticlePurse, keys and wallet stolen during burglary on Broadfield home
A PURSE, keys and a wallet were stolen during a burglary in Jackson Road, Broadfield. Entry was gained via the front door. The crime took place between 4 and 7.30am last Friday.
View ArticleReports of further trouble in Bewbush - but police say there is...
POLICE have said that there is no major disorder to report in Bewbush tonight, amid reports of further trouble in the neighbourhood. There have been reports online of a heavy police presence in the...
View ArticleMonarch passenger accused of being drunk on plane while...
A MAN has appeared in court accused of being drunk in an aircraft and abusing a cabin crew member at Gatwick Airport on his birthday.Ryan Thompson is alleged to have caused a plane to be delayed from...
View ArticlePolice recover drugs, cash and a firearm and make two arrests in...
A MAN and woman were arrested today (August 8) after a series of police raids, in which officers recovered several thousand pounds in cash, drugs and a firearm. Police executed three warrants under the...
View ArticlePCSO slammed for conning Gatwick Airport passengers out of...
A DISGRACED former PCSO has been criticised for reducing public trust in the police after she was found guilty of stealing thousands of pounds from passengers at Gatwick Airport.Alexis Scott faces...
View ArticleCrawley shoplifter admits thefts at Claire's Accessories and Card...
A WOMAN admitted five charges of theft when she appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on July 23.Susan Stanton, 56, from Crosspath, Northgate, pleaded guilty to stealing from shops in Haywards Heath...
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