Three men arrested after chase involving police helicopter
THREE men have been arrested following a police pursuit through Crawley today (Wednesday). A member of the public phoned police to say a group of men were acting suspiciously in The Birches, Three...
View ArticleThief who stole spare wheels from cars at Gatwick Airport is...
A THIEF who stole spare wheels from 20 vehicles parked at Gatwick Airport has been jailed.Bernard Cawley, from East Ham, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on September 22 and pleaded guilty to a charge of...
View ArticlePensioner calls on shoppers to return stolen trolleys to...
A PENSIONER has pleaded with shoppers who have walked off with trolleys from Bewbush's Co-op store to return them - as the shop doesn't have any left. Vanessa Kirby wrote to the Crawley News this week...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dramatic footage of police chase through Crawley town...
DRAMATIC footage has been posted online tonight of a police chase through Crawley town centre. The footage has been posted on YouTube by Peter Bellamy who caught part of the chase on two cameras in his...
View ArticlePervert previously jailed for sex attack on vulnerable woman...
A FORMER care home worker previously jailed for a sex attack on a vulnerable woman has been spared another prison term for downloading child-porn images.Iain Blake, from Hastings Road in Pound Hill,...
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View ArticlePolice hunting man after woman shoved into alleyway wall by...
POLICE are calling on the public for support in identifying a man after a woman reported being shoved into a wall by a stranger in Crawley. The 36-year-old victim was walking in an alleyway between...
View ArticleMan has jaw broken after being attacked outside Brewery Shades...
A MAN suffered a broken jaw after he was struck in the face outside The Brewery Shades pub on Saturday night. Police are appealing for witnesses to the violent attack in Crawley High Street. The...
View ArticleChef faces prison term after foul-mouthed rant at shop worker
A CHEF who unleashed a torrent of abuse at a shop worker because he was in a bad mood due to not having smoked any cannabis that day could be sent to prison.Shahzad Rashid, from Swift Lane, Langley...
View ArticleString of catalytic converters being stolen from cars and vans...
THE theft of catalytic converters from vehicles in the town is on the rise again.In previous years Mercedes Sprinter vans have been specifically targeted.But police say that various vehicles are now at...
View Article3 people charged in relation to police chase through Crawley
TWO men and a youth have been charged in relation to a police chase through Crawley town centre earlier this week. Police were called to The Birches, in Three Bridges, at 1.20pm on Wednesday after a...
View ArticleJewellery stolen in burglaries on homes in Three Bridges and West...
POLICE are investigating burglaries at homes in West Green and Three Bridges. Jewellery and cash were stolen from a home in Ewhurst Road, in West Green, last Monday (September 22) between 7.30am and...
View ArticleChildren threatened by man with knife in Crawley as they walk to...
A GROUP of children were threatened by a man believed to have had a knife as they walked to school in Crawley. At about 8am last Friday (October 3) a group of five schoolchildren were threatened by a...
View ArticleGirl, 14, who had been trained in self defence fights off man who...
A 14-YEAR-OLD has fought off a man who grabbed her as she was walked home through Tilgate Park on Saturday morning. The girl had been trained in self defence and kicked and punched the man before she...
View ArticleBroadfield Scout group's base attacked for third time in just...
A SCOUT group's headquarters have been attacked for the third time in just over a week and vital funds will have to be diverted to repair the damage.Last week we told how windows had been smashed,...
View ArticleSeparate dog attacks in Southgate being linked to same Staffordsh...
POLICE believe two dog attacks – one of which left a man in hospital for four days – were carried out by the same Staffordshire bull terrier.Dog walker Greg Veneziani suffered deep wounds to his hands...
View ArticleMiddle aged Ifield man accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old...
A 53-year-old man has appeared at crown court charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Thomas Johns faced a charge of assaulting a girl under 13 by penetration when he stood in the dock at...
View ArticleDo you know whose bikes these are?
THE OWNERS of two bikes are being sought by Crawley Police. The two cycles, both made by Specialized, have been recovered by officers. If one or both is yours or you know whose they are, contact...
View ArticleThree people appear in court following car chase through Crawley...
THREE men have appeared in court in connection with a police chase through Crawley town centre last week. The car chase on Wednesday last week ended when the pursued car got stuck in traffic.The...
View ArticleMan accused of involvement in Gatwick hotel prostitution to...
A COURT hearing for a man accused of being involved in the alleged prostitution of a woman has been delayed. Shahram Biglary is accused of driving a woman to the Sofitel Hotel, at the North Terminal at...
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