Gatwick Airport passenger in court accused of being drunk on...
A MAN has appeared in court accused of being drunk and abusive at Gatwick Airport on his birthday.Ryan Thompson is alleged to have caused a plane's departure to be delayed by two hours on June 21 this...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle sofa fire in West Green as paramedics rush...
FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a sofa fire at a home in West Green which was entirely filled with smoke. A crew from Crawley Fire Station was sent to Ewhurst Road at 4.54pm yesterday (Sunday) to what was...
View ArticleCrawley man accused of sex attack in burger van to face trial...
THE trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a burger van has been put back to next year.Bilal Sarioglu is charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of exposure at a...
View ArticleShoplifter pleads guilty to stealing drills from Homebase
A NORTHGATE man has admitted stealing two power drills from Homebase in West Green. Byron Daniels, 30, from Woodside Road, Northgate, pleaded guilty to theft from a shop when he appeared at Crawley...
View ArticleJudge postpones sentencing of man who downloaded indecent images...
A JUDGE has decided to delay the sentencing of a man who downloaded indecent images of children as young as six, to get more input from mental health experts who have supported the offender. Iain...
View ArticlePolice release e-fit of man who stabbed shopworker in bum and...
Detectives investigating a knifepoint robbery in Southgate where an employee was stabbed in the bottom have released an e-fit of the suspect. Police have relaunched an appeal for witnesses to a...
View ArticlePorsche parked on Crawley High Street is keyed while owner is...
IT appears one mindless vandal became rather jealous when they came across a Porsche which was parked on Crawley High Street. The owner of the sports car was shopping in the town and when they returned...
View ArticlePolice to start visiting neighbours of burglary victims to inform...
SUSSEX Police have launched a new initiative to prevent burglaries where neighbours of victims will be visited to help them avoid becoming the next victim.Officers and Neighbourhood Watch volunteers...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing suitcase with £32,500 of computer...
A SOUTHGATE man has denied purposely stealing a suitcase containing valuable computer equipment worth £32,500 from a train.Tomasz Zarebski, from Southgate Parade, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court...
View ArticleTravellers living in Bewbush car park say they need somewhere in...
TRAVELLERS who moved into a Bewbush car park last week have asked for more tolerance from the wider community, and said they need somewhere in Crawley they can pitch up for short periods without being...
View ArticleShoplifter who has been on benefits "her whole life"...
A WOMAN has pleaded guilty to theft from a shop and common assault.Naomi Webb, of no fixed abode, has admitted stealing £36 worth of clothes from Primark, in Crawley town centre, and assaulting one of...
View ArticleGatwick Airport workers arrested over duty free thefts after...
POLICE investigating the theft of duty free items from Gatwick Airport have arrested a man and woman employed at the airport today (Thursday). Shortly after 6am officers from Sussex Police running an...
View ArticlePolice appeal for public's help to catch Crawley burglar with a...
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to catch two burglars - one of whom has a pronounced limp. An e-fit has been released of the limping criminal who was seen struggling to keep up with his...
View ArticlePolice investigate string of break-ins at Crawley allotment
POLICE are investigating after at least six sheds were broken into at a Crawley allotment. The break-ins took place either last Friday night or early on Saturday morning at the allotment in Dormans,...
View ArticleHandbag stolen after rock is thrown through window of car
A ROCK was thrown through the window of a car so that a thief could steal a handbag. The handbag had been left in the car's footwell. The crime took place in St John's Road, West Green, at about...
View ArticleMan appears in court accused of stealing £500,000 from his...
A MAN is going to face trial accused of stealing nearly £500,000 from his employers.Ghazala Ashraf appeared at Lewes Crown Court last Wednesday to face charges of theft by employee and concealing and...
View ArticlePolice launch search for owners of property possibly stolen in...
POLICE have launched an appeal to identify the owners of a number of valuable items, some of which may have been stolen in Crawley, which have been recovered after a recent arrest. Officers from Surrey...
View ArticleTwo homes in same Langley Green street burgled on same day
TWO homes in Maiden Lane, Langley Green, were broken into on the same day. One home was broken into via rear patio doors, with a host of items being stolen after an untidy search.The other home, a...
View ArticleDo you recognise this property which is believed to have been...
THE owners of jewellery recovered when a man was arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle are being sought by police. A gold metal watch and gold metal chain necklace were recovered along...
View ArticleTeenage burglar convicted twice in one week
A TEENAGE burglar has been convicted of offences twice in a a week. Robert Mayers, 18, tried to break into a home in West Avenue, Worthing, on July 26. He pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted...
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