Thief sentenced for stealing £600 pair of Gucci sunglasses...
A MAN stole a pair of Gucci sunglasses worth more than £600 from a shop at Gatwick Airport.Jay Davis appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7 charged with theft, and admitted the offence.On...
View ArticleNAMED AND SHAMED: Man caught drink-driving in Furnace Green
A DRIVER who was suspected of speeding in Furnace Green is the latest person to be convicted and banned from the roads for drink-driving in the run up to Christmas. Richard Faithfull was arrested...
View ArticleCharity slams thieves stealing pushchairs at Gatwick Airport
A CHARITY which supported Gatwick Airport in its campaign to provide weary passengers with complimentary pushchairs has criticised people who have stolen nearly all of them.Last week the Crawley News...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to using threatening behaviour at Gatwick...
A MAN has admitted harassing another person at Gatwick Airport. Kevin Gray appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 7 accused of two counts of harassment. He pleaded guilty to causing distress...
View ArticleMan arrested over attempted bank robbery
A MAN has been arrested over an attempted bank robbery in Horsham last month.On Saturday (January 24) a 26-year old Horsham man was arrested on suspicion of an attempted robbery on Tuesday, December 9...
View ArticleThieves steal tools from van parked at Crawley Leisure Park
A THIEF broke into a van parked at Crawley Leisure Park and stole a number of tools. A Dewalt planer and five other Dewalt tools were taken from the vehicle on the evening of January 8.
View ArticleMISSING: Police concern for man not seen in three days since...
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a man from Crawley who has gone missing from Langley Green Hospital.Markus Gall was last seen on Saturday (January 24) heading out of Crawley...
View ArticleBurglar aged just 16 stole TV, Xbox games, iPad and cash from...
A TEENAGE burglar is to be sentenced after stealing Xbox games, a 42-inch LG television, an iPad, an iPod and a wallet containing £55 cash.The offence occurred at a house in Little Crabtree, West...
View ArticleCamping equipment and fridge stolen from Pound Hill shed
CAMPING equipment and a fridge were stolen from a Pound Hill shed at the weekend.The equipment, which included a camping stove and two inflatable beds, was taken, along with a mini fridge, after the...
View ArticleMan knocked unconscious and suffers broken jaw in Crawley town...
A MAN was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken jaw in an attack in the town centre in the early hours of Saturday, January 17. Police are appealing for witnesses following the assault. The victim,...
View ArticleMan accused of raping 12-year-old girl on sofa found not guilty
A MAN has been cleared of raping a 12-year old girl, after a week-long trial. John Harber, from Court Lodge Road, Horley, was alleged to have raped the girl on a sofa while holding a pillow over her...
View ArticleCrawley teenager accused of possessing extreme dog porn
A TEENAGER charged with possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a dog has appeared in court. Liam McGovern is alleged to have had the picture on his mobile phone, which was discovered by...
View ArticleArsonists destroy car in Ifield in reported second attack in same...
ARSONISTS have destroyed a car in Ifield, in what has been reported to have been at least the second fire attack on vehicles parked in the same road in the last week.A crew from Crawley Fire Station...
View ArticleMan accused of sexually assaulting woman in Three Bridges
A MAN has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an address in Three Bridges.Philip Stone faces four charges, the most serious of which is assault by penetration, which he is...
View ArticleTeenage girl's cry for help ended in arrest for throwing knife
A TEENAGE girl made a cry for help when she was feeling suicidal and ended up being arrested for assault after throwing a knife at her bedroom door as police forced their way in.Erin Hutson, 19,...
View ArticleClubber accused of head-butting bouncer at Moka as doormen tried...
A MAN who allegedly head-butted a bouncer after attempting to attack the duty manager at Moka claims he was in fact the one who was assaulted.Donald Jennings is accused of assault and common assault at...
View ArticleBurglar scared off by resident in Tilgate
A RESIDENT scared off a would-be burglar after being woken by sounds coming from a nearby garage block.At about 3.30am on Monday the resident in Salisbury Road, in Tilgate, was disturbed and looked out...
View ArticleShoplifter stole £1,000 of food and clothes from Marks...
A MAN has been caught stealing food and clothing worth more than £1,000 from Marks & Spencer. John Denney appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 14, to answer a charge of theft. The...
View ArticleOne of Sussex's most wanted criminals admits Broafield and...
A MAN once named as one of the ten most wanted suspects in the region has admitted carrying out burglaries in Bewbush and Broadfield.Felipe Teixeira appeared at Brighton Crown Court last Friday charged...
View ArticleIceland delivery driver "threatened with meat cleaver when...
AN Iceland delivery driver was allegedly threatened with a meat cleaver when he asked for a signature for items he dropped off at a home in Gossops Green.Shaun Hayden is accused of common assault on...
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