Man, 19, pleads guilty to stealing trainers from TK Maxx
A MAN has admitted stealing two pairs of trainers from TK Maxx and possessing seven bags of cannabis and cannabis resin.Connor Oak, 19, pleaded guilty to the offences at Crawley Magistrates' Court on...
View ArticleLorry driver admits causing death of Sussex pensioner after...
A LORRY driver has admitted causing the death of a Sussex pensioner after taking his eye off the road to get a bar of chocolate.Ernest Humphrey, 79, of Mackie Avenue, Hassocks, died after the black...
View ArticleNorthgate man Scott Costen denies stealing purse
A MAN will face trial after denying that he stole a purse.Scott Costen appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on December 31 to enter a not guilty plea to a charge of theft.Between October 8 and 17...
View ArticleMercedes Sprinter vans being targeted again by thieves in Crawley
THE number of thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles in the town is on the rise again. In previous years Mercedes Sprinter vans have been specifically targeted and a host were damaged at the...
View ArticleCrawley benefit fraudster sentenced after dishonestly claiming...
A TAXI driver who falsely claimed more than £5,000 in benefits has been sentenced in court.Alexander McGregor appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7 and pleaded guilty to three counts of...
View ArticleThree Bridges man accused of entering house with intent to steal
A MAN aged 29 will face a trial at crown court having been accused of entering a property on the same road where he lived with intent to steal on New Year's Day.Anthony Oram, from Rye Ash, Three...
View ArticleMan to face trial accused of thefts totalling more than...
A man will face trial accused of stealing thousands of pounds worth of fragrances, sunglasses, jewellery and a handbag from World Duty Free at Gatwick Airport.Eyman Makrof appeared at Crawley...
View ArticleMan accused of attempted robbery to be tried at crown court
A 22-YEAR-OLD has been sent to be tried at crown court after being accused of attempted robbery. Aaron Lewsey, of Crawley Foyer in West Green, is accused of attempting to rob Geneva Lane at Burgess...
View ArticleMasked robbers raid One Stop shop stealing money and cigarettes
"TERRIFIED" female shopworkers at a convenience store were targeted by masked robbers who stole money and cigarettes at the weekend.Shortly after 10pm on Sunday (18 January) robbers struck at the One...
View ArticleNAMED AND SHAMED: Crawley man pleads guilty to drink-driving
A CRAWLEY man has been banned from getting behind the wheel after being caught in Sussex Police's recent crackdown on drink-driving. Benjamin Freer, 21, was arrested at 2.30am on December 24 after...
View ArticleCrawley woman accused of stealing dead war hero's medals
A WOMAN allegedly stole war medals from a deceased man then pretended to be his relative to access his bank accounts. Tracey Williams will appear at crown court to answer allegations of committing...
View ArticleSheep killed in dog attack
TWO recent reports of sheep worrying have led police to warn dog owners to keep their pets under control and make sure their fencing at home is in good order. The incidents occurred on Tuesday, January...
View ArticleCrawley police officers to get compensation after teen spat in...
TWO Crawley police officers will get compensation payouts from a teenager after he spat in one of their faces and injured another when they had to wrestle him to the ground.PC Claudia Fornari will get...
View ArticleBroadfield man appears in court after woman is allegedly bitten...
A MAN has appeared in court charged with being responsible for a Staffordshire bull terrier dog accused of biting a woman.Tyler Bygraves appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7 where he...
View ArticleCrawley paedophile jailed after sickening sex attack on...
A CRAWLEY paedophile has been jailed after committing a series of shocking sex attacks on a young girl. Kevin Stevens, 49, from Deerswood Road, West Green, has been sentenced to seven years behind...
View ArticleMan left "severely brain damaged" after being hit by...
A YOUNG man who was struck by a car as he ran across the M23 is still considered "not fit enough" to appear in court – despite facing charges of assaulting a police officer several months later.James...
View ArticleFurnace Green man pleads guilty to possessing cannabis
A MAN has been fined after he was caught with more than 100 grams of cannabis.Leigh Carr, from Weald Drive in Furnace Green, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7.Carr faced a charge of...
View ArticlePolice call in several officers to search for man wanted over...
POLICE want to trace a man over a series of "suspicious incidents" in the Horley area over the past few days.Officers are appealing to the public for help in tracing 50-year-old Stuart Grimshaw, of no...
View ArticleIfield man found guilty of another man in Crawley
A MAN has been found guilty by magistrates of assaulting another man. Peter Greenfield attacked Sam Pettman in Crawley on September 22. Greenfield, 50, from Warren Drive, Ifield, pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticlePersonal safety warning after man arrested for "suspicious&q...
A MAN has been arrested following a number of suspicious incidents in Horley in recent days.The man, aged 50, was arrested in Twickenham on Friday afternoon.Yesterday (Friday), officers were appealing...
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