Police seize cash in drugs raid on Broadfield estate
POLICE raided a Broadfield home and seized a large quantity of cash this morning as part of an ongoing operation to tackle drug dealing in the neighbourhood. Shortly after 8am officers executed a...
View ArticleTeenage girl attacked and robbed in Langley Green
A TEENAGE girl was attacked and robbed by a man in Langley Green yesterday (Wednesday). Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident involving a 16-year-old victim. The girl, from Horley, was...
View ArticleMan brandished knife and chased his father around car, court told
A SOUTHGATE man has been accused of chasing his father around while holding a kitchen knife and threatening to kill him.Christopher Black, 28, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday...
View ArticleGlamour model Jodie Marsh feared Crawley man would rape or murder...
A STALKER from Crawley who sent glamour model Jodie Marsh pictures of his penis and doctored images of them having sex in a bizarre bid to win her affections has been sectioned indefinitely. Joseph...
View ArticleHome Office to launch projects to tackle extremism in Crawley
NEW projects aimed at stopping the radicalisation of Muslims in Crawley and preventing further terror threats have been approved by the Government.Crawley MP Henry Smith has been working with the Home...
View ArticleFour Sussex Police detectives under investigation for conduct of...
SUSSEX Police detectives are under investigation for their handling of a reported sex attack by Jimmy Savile in the county. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the...
View ArticleIfield man arrested on suspicion of defrauding woman out of...
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding a woman out of £132,000 over a period of time. Police executed a warrant at an address in Elstead Close, Ifield at 7.30am today (Friday) and arrested...
View ArticleDrunk friends admit attack on man in Crawley street
TWO men have admitted beating up a man they came across in the street in an "unprovoked" drunken attack which left the victim requiring hospital treatment.Mark Kelsey and Christopher McAllister...
View ArticleTransport police visit Gatwick train station to recover items...
POLICE have visited the lost property office at Gatwick's railway station in a bid to track down property reported as stolen.In the last week British Transport Police (BTP) officers have been to the...
View ArticleSouthgate woman claimed Jobseekers' Allowance and housing benefit...
A WOMAN has admitted failing to notify Crawley Borough Council and the Department for Work and Pensions to changes in her circumstances, which resulted in her being given an overpayment of £4,080.39 in...
View ArticleBroadfield man denies beating woman at home address
A 33-YEAR-OLD man from Broadfield has denied beating a female at his home address.Mike Sakir, of Heather Walk, has been accused of assault by beating in a "domestic incident" that is alleged to have...
View ArticleMale taken to hospital after being stabbed in Langley Green
A MALE was taken to hospital after being stabbed in Langley Green yesterday (Friday). Police were called at around 2.45pm to a report of a stabbing in the area of Perth Close. They arrested some...
View ArticleMaidenbower woman to stand trial for obstructing police officer
A DATE has been set for the trial of a woman accused of obstructing a police officer.Tammy O'Neil, of Atkinson Road, Maidenbower, has been charged with obstructing a police constable in an incident...
View ArticleMan accused of failing to report accident near Copthorne school...
A DATE has been set for the trial of a driver accused of failing to stop and failing to report an accident.Andrew Hocking, 57, has denied both the offences he has been charged with, which relate to an...
View ArticleTwo Crawley teenagers appear in court on robbery charge
TWO teenagers from Crawley have appeared in court accused of carrying out a robbery in a park.Mohammed Chelfat, 18, of Hastings Road, Pound Hill, and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named because of his...
View ArticleMan found on garage roof with stab wounds to neck and stomach...
A MAN who was stabbed in Langley Green on Friday afternoon was found by police on a garage roof with stab wounds to his neck and stomach. Two men have been charged by police after the altercation....
View ArticleMan suffers fit in back of police van after being arrested
A MAN has suffered a fit in the back of a police van today (Monday) after being arrested. Firefighters were called in to assist police at around 2pm. A fire crew travelled to the scene of the incident,...
View ArticleMaidenbower man convicted of driving offence after breaking his...
A MAN has admitted driving without due care and attention while on his motorbike on Balcombe Road.Gary Lover, 46, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, September 10, where he pleaded...
View ArticleWoman setting up new rape crisis centre in Crawley promises...
A RAPE crisis centre supporting victims of sexual violence is to open in Crawley next year.The centre, one of two in the country announced by the Government on Monday, will offer female victims access...
View ArticleMaidenbower man denies using violence to get into house
A MAIDENBOWER man denied using violence to get into a building when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (September 10).Matthew Bland, 29, pleaded not guilty to a charge of using...
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