Travellers 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...
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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 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...
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