Crawley residents warned to beware of distraction burglar with...
A LAPTOP, cash and a watch have been stolen during a distraction burglary in Belloc Close.Between 7pm and 7.30pm last Wednesday, a man knocked on the front door of the victim's home, and presented ID...
View ArticleWoman arrested after walking into court "carrying a...
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of trying to carry a Taser-type device through a security checkpoint at Crawley Magistrates' Court. Police were called to the court in Woodfield Road by security...
View ArticleThief leans through window to carry out burglary
A BURGLAR was able to steal goods from a house in Whittington Road, in Tilgate, after leaning in through an insecure window. They reached in and stole a Google Nexus tablet and a charger. The crime...
View ArticleFord Focus stolen from driveway of Southgate home
A BLUE Ford Focus has been stolen from the driveway of a home in Perryfield Road, Southgate. The owner of the car is believed to have lost the keys a few days before the theft. The car was then stolen...
View ArticlePrisoner on the run after escaping from jail could be in Sussex
POLICE have today warned the public that a criminal on the run after escaping from prison could be in Sussex. Adam Yaroo, 28, absconded from an open prison in Sudbury, Derbyshire, on June 23. Today...
View ArticleBoy, 15, charged with driving offences despite being too young to...
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with a series of driving offences. The teenager from Lingfield, who cannot be named due to his age, is accused of three crimes despite being two years too young to...
View ArticleBrick thrown through window of vehicle parked in town centre car...
A BRICK was thrown through the window of a car that was parked in a town centre car park. The vehicle was in the Broadway Car Park when the damage occurred. The act of vandalism took place at some...
View ArticleThief steals windscreen wipers from car parked in Pound Hill
SOME thieves will steal absolutely anything they can lay their hands on. And that was certainly the case in Milton Mount Avenue, in Pound Hill, last Sunday. Because the owner of a car returned to their...
View ArticleNAMED AND SHAMED: Crawley benefit cheats who claimed thousands...
TWO men who claimed benefits totalling more than £20,000 which they weren't entitled to have been sentenced. Kai Jerbo, formerly of Kilnmead in Northgate, was convicted of failing to promptly notify...
View ArticleCrawley mechanic arrested after police raid unearths 400 cannabis...
A CRAWLEY mechanic has been charged with cannabis production after a police raid unearthed 400 cannabis plants. Masood Ahmed, 37, from Scott Road, Tilgate, has been charged with two counts of...
View ArticleRapist on the run - after fleeing from court during lunch break
A RAPIST is on the run after fleeing his court case during a lunch break, halfway through the judge's summing up. Sussex Police are now appealing for the public's help to catch Sarbaz Najmadeen Ali,...
View ArticleWoman punched in the face by dog walker in row over pets being...
A WOMAN has been attacked by a fellow dog walker as she tried to defend her own pet. The 48-year-old victim was walking her Jack Russell on a footpath between Matthews Drive and Bennett Close in...
View ArticleDriver of car in crash which killed Crawley mum Lisa Watling...
THE driver of the car involved in the crash which led to the death of Crawley mum Lisa Watling will appear in court accused of causing her death and drink-driving. Minesh Parbat has been charged with...
View ArticleTwo men detained by police in Bewbush on suspicion of drug...
TWO men were detained by police in Bewbush yesterday (Monday) on suspicion of drug possession. They had been in a car that had been stopped at Bewbush Drive at around 2pm. But having been detained and...
View ArticleCrawley man accused of head-butting police officer after being...
A MAN will face trial for allegedly head-butting a police office and assaulting another. Daniel Osborne appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with being drunk and disorderly in...
View ArticlePolice identify man in connection with Crawley dog walker assault
POLICE have identified a man in connection with an assault on a dog walker in Crawley. The alleged incident happened on Saturday (September 6) when a woman was walking her Jack Russell dog on a...
View ArticleCrawley pensioner appears in court accused of masturbating in...
A PENSIONER has appeared in court accused of masturbating in front of a seven-year-old girl.Khachame Rabah, 71, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday facing three sex offence charges....
View ArticleLanes on M23 between Gatwick and M25 to be shut for 2 months...
A LANE on both carriageways of the M23 from the Gatwick Airport turn off will be shut overnight from the end of this week.Lane one of the motorway will be closed in both directions between junctions 8...
View ArticleBrother denies attacking sister but will wear electronic tag...
A MAN will face trial having been accused of attacking his sister.Louis Hickman pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault by beating when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.He...
View ArticleThug who punched and head-butted girlfriend as she looked after...
A MAN who head-butted his girlfriend and punched her several times in a shocking, unprovoked attack at their home has been sentenced.Scott Tait assaulted Kirsty Lowe while she was looking after their...
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