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Pensioner cleared of raping Crawley boy - but jury cannot reach...
A MAN has been cleared by a jury of taking part in the sickening rape of a young boy in Crawley.Arthur Blackman, 72, was charged with taking part in an attack more than 50 years ago – which involved...
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Children's school trip ruined after thief steals their cuddly...
THE season of giving feels more like the season of taking for some unfortunate Crawley residents – after two separate festive thefts.In the first, a fluffy white toy seal and a teddy bear with a red...
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Gatwick Airport worker punched in face after being confused with...
A CLEANER at Gatwick Airport has called on his bosses to stop making him clean female toilets after he was punched in the face for accidentally walking in on a woman.Jean-Noel Talate was working in the...
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Woman pleads guilty to stealing £600 of DVDs from Asda
A WOMAN has admitted stealing more than £600 worth of DVDs from Asda.Venera Biliteanu appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on November 26 charged with theft.Biliteanu pleaded guilty to the offence,...
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NAMED AND SHAMED: Crawley driver was four times the drink-drive...
A MAN has been given a suspended prison sentence after driving while more than four times the drink-drive limit.Joseph Kavanagh, 31, was caught driving an Audi A3 on Pegler Way on November 1 while over...
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Bewbush woman in court accused of stealing bag with £380 of...
A BEWBUSH woman has denied stealing a bag and the goods inside worth £380 at Gatwick Airport.Bhupendra Patel appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on November 26 charged with theft.The 52-year-old is...
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45-year-old Tilgate woman pleads guilty to stealing cider from...
A WOMAN has been fined after admitting stealing a two-litre bottle of strong cider from Lidl and failing to surrender to Crawley Police Station having been released on bail.Louise Bennett, 45, stole...
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Unemployed man and student accused of stabbing man found by...
TWO men alleged to have been involved in the stabbing a man who was found by police injured on a roof in Langley Green with wounds to his neck and stomach will face trial.Walter McHugh and Nikesh...
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Haul of weapons, including 45 shotguns, handed into Crawley...
A HUGE arsenal of guns has been handed in to Crawley Police Station during a weapon amnesty.A total of 63 weapons, including 45 shotguns, were handed in at the station on Woodfield Road during a 12-day...
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Man charged after woman almost loses finger in Staffie biting...
A MAN has been charged with being responsible for a Staffie accused of biting a woman and her dog in Broadfield.Tyler Bygraves, of Seaford Road, in Broadfield, has been charged after answering police...
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Bouncer guilty of assaulting punter outside nightclub
A DOORMAN from Copthorne has admitted using excessive force against a punter outside a town centre nightclub.Terry Scott appeared at Horsham Magistrates' Court on Monday charged with beating another...
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£3,000 reward offered to catch paedophile who raped...
A REWARD of £3,000 has been offered to help track down the man who raped an 11-year-old girl as she walked home from school.Crimestoppers has put forward the financial incentive for information which...
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Man slaps boy, 6, in the face in Crawley town centre Morrisons
A MAN has slapped a six-year-old boy across the face in a supermarket in Crawley town centre.Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident in which the boy was in a shopping trolley at...
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Man appears in court accused of masturbating in front of shoppers...
A MAN has denied masturbating in front of members of the public in County Mall.Arnold Potter, 20, from Tuxford Close, has also been accused of touching a woman in a sexual way without consent in the...
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Crawley TV licence fee dodger claimed he was using television as...
IT is surely an excuse that is about as believable as a naughty school child claiming his homework has been eaten by his pet goldfish. TV Licensing staff have released a list today (Thursday) of the...
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Suspected drink-driver pulled over in Crawley
A SUSPECTED drink-driver pulled over in Crawley is among five motorists charged with offences as part of Sussex Police's continuing Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-driving.Richard Faithfull, 24,...
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Bewbush shoplifter caught stealing meat from Co-op
A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £250 in compensation after being caught shoplifting.Michael Nesbitt appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on December 1 charged with two counts of...
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Broadfield man Kye South pleads guilty to assaulting woman
A MAN has been ordered to carry out unpaid work after he admitted assaulting a woman.Kye South, 20, attacked the woman in the street where he lives, Baylis Walk, in Broadfield, on October 21.He pleaded...
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Ifield man, 53, appears in court accused of sexually assaulting...
A MAN has denied sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Thomas Johns, 53, from Treyford Close, Ifield, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Monday to answer the charge and he pleaded not guilty. Johns is...
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NAMED AND SHAMED: Police reveal names of 21 suspected drink-drive...
SUSSEX Police have released the names of a further 21 motorists who have been charged with offences after being arrested as part of Sussex Police's Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-driving. David...
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