Man, 36, appears in court accused of attacking mum's new partner
A MAN will face trial accused of attacking his mother's new partner.Jamie Ansell, 36, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday to answer a charge of assault by beating.On June 22 he is...
View ArticlePensioner conned into handing bank cards over as part of...
A PENSIONER who was conned into handing his bank cards over during a phone scam has warned other people not to fall for the devious trick.Fraudsters managed to withdraw more than £1,000 from Peter...
View ArticleDrug smuggler jailed after disguising cocaine as "fruit...
A WOMAN who was caught attempting to smuggle liquid cocaine worth nearly £300,000 through Gatwick Airport has been jailed. Hazel Blasby, 36, was stopped by Border Force officers after she arrived on a...
View Article"Career criminal" sentenced to five years in prison after...
A "CAREER criminal" who has pleaded guilty to 104 burglaries has been sentenced to five years in prison. Anthony Murray was brought to justice after a burglary at a farm in Worth in which thousands of...
View Article"Abusive" pensioner arrested on suspicion of possessing...
AN "ABUSIVE" pensioner has been arrested outside a Northgate pub on suspicion of possessing a "bladed weapon". Officers on duty in The Parade, Northgate, stopped a 68-year-old man outside the Black Dog...
View ArticlePolice helicopter carrying out search in Crawley as part of...
THE police helicopter has been flying over Crawley for much of the last in hour in what a police spokeswoman has described as an "ongoing operation". The helicopter has been spotted circling areas...
View ArticleThieves snatch necklace from woman during attack in Crawley
A GANG of men robbed a woman of her necklace during an attack in Crawley. The jewellery was snatched from around the neck of the victim as she made her way home from a party in West Green at about...
View ArticleVehicle stolen from car park at Crawley Hospital
A GREY Nissan that was parked at Crawley Hospital has been stolen. It was taken at some point between 9.45 and 11.40am on Friday, August 21. Police are investigating the crime.
View ArticleMan, 40, appears in court charged with shoplifting from Poundland
A MAN will face trial accused of stealing goods from Poundland and assaulting a member of staff.Neil Hunter appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with theft and assaulting an...
View ArticleThug told he could be jailed after punching and head-butting...
A MAN head-butted his girlfriend and punched her several times in a shocking unprovoked attack at their home.Scott Tait assaulted Kirsty Lowe while she was looking after their children in Weald Drive,...
View ArticleMan arrested after driving near Gatwick Airport with no lights on
A MAN has been charged with a series of driving offences after he was stopped near Gatwick Airport with no lights on. Police attempted to stop the van shortly before midnight on Saturday, but it drove...
View ArticlePolice helicopter searches for man on the run after fleeing taxi...
THE police helicopter was dispatched over Crawley in the hunt for a man who jumped out of a taxi and fled when officers attempt a stop and check. A male passenger made off from a taxi in Ifield on...
View ArticleYoung Crawley man who has been to prison 4 times explains how he...
HE has a string of convictions for violent crimes and was released from jail for the fourth time in January.With this in mind, it would be easy to assume that Chris Smith is not a role model for other...
View ArticleHusband hit wife in face with heavy bag in front of shocked...
A HUSBAND swung a heavy bag into his wife's face in full view of passengers at Gatwick Airport, a court has heard.Michael Doherty had just returned from a holiday in Turkey with his wife Josephine when...
View ArticleSame thief suspected of carrying out second burglary on barbers'...
A LANGLEY Green barbers' has been burgled for the second time in just over a year – with striking similarities between the two break-ins. A burglar struck at LG Barbers, in Martyrs Avenue, back in...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting and racially abusing passengers at...
A MAN is due to appear in court accused of assaulting and racially abusing passengers at Gatwick Airport. Police were called to the North Terminal at Gatwick just after 5pm on Tuesday, August 26...
View ArticleFour employees arrested on suspicion of duty-free thefts at...
FOUR men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing duty-free items from Gatwick Airport. On Tuesday (September 2) officers from Sussex Police arrested the four contract workers at the airport after...
View ArticleMan, 59, charged with using religiously abusive language in Asda
A MAN is to appear in court accused of using religiously abusive language in Crawley's Asda store. Police were called to the supermarket, in Pegler Way, at 12.15pm on Wednesday, August 20. Alan...
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...
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