Driver appears in court accused of causing death of 80-year-old
THE driver accused of causing the death of an elderly man who was knocked down when crossing the road has appeared in court.Alan Wilsdon stood in the dock at Brighton Crown Court last Friday (March 6)...
View ArticleCrawley man found guilty of having untaxed car
A MAN has been found guilty of keeping an untaxed car on the road where he lives, in Worth. Lee Burroughs, 35, from Stace Way, was caught with the untaxed car on November 17 last year. At Crawley...
View ArticleFlattened plant gives police clue in Furnace Green burglary
GOLD jewellery and a diamond ring have been stolen during a burglary in Furnace Green.Between 6 and 8.20pm on March 4 a home in Brantridge Road was entered and searched by intruders.Among the items...
View ArticleWoman tells of terrifying road rage attack at Crawley petrol...
A WOMAN was subjected to a torrent of foul-mouthed abuse in a frightening road rage incident in Tilgate.The 59-year-old victim, who has asked not to be named, also had her car keys snatched from her...
View ArticleIfield shop could have alcohol licence revoked after serving...
AN Ifield off-licence caught selling alcohol to children could have its licence revoked after police requested a review. West Sussex Wine on Ifield Drive was caught selling alcohol to children on...
View ArticleMan stopped at Pease Pottage services among first eight arrested...
A MAN spotted driving "erratically" in Pease Pottage was among eight people arrested by police in the first week of new drug-driving laws being introduced.All of the men were stopped in Sussex by...
View ArticlePervert grabs teenage girl in terrifying sex attack
POLICE are desperate to trace a stranger who grabbed a teenager's bottom in a sex attack in Bewbush. They are appealing for information about the man who grabbed the girl, 17, as she walked home from...
View ArticleSex offender jailed for leaving country and changing address...
A SEX offender has been jailed after returning from Australia for not informing police he intended to go abroad and not reporting a change of address. Gerard O'Brien, 24, a landscape gardener, of no...
View ArticleFirefighters and police called out after burning car found parked...
A BURNING car has been discovered parked close to Ifield Golf Club. Crawley firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze, at Rusper Road, in one appliance at around 2.30pm. Police also attended. As of...
View ArticleBewbush man pleads guilty to possessing crack cocaine and heroin
A MAN from Bewbush has been given a conditional discharge after admitting possessing crack cocaine and heroin.Aeran Taylor, 29, from Meridian Close in Bewbush, pleaded guilty to possession of crack...
View ArticleGossops Green man admits having knife on him in Crawley bar
A GOSSOPS GREEN man has admitted being in possession of a knife at Angelique Bar on Crawley High Street.Fabian Thomas pleaded guilty to the offence, committed on February 21, at Crawley Magistrates'...
View ArticleWoman in court for attacking partner when pregnant and stealing...
A PREGNANT woman attacked her partner in a domestic dispute, a court has been told.Joanna Heard "pushed and pulled" Sheridan Booth at a property in Horsham Road, Southgate, on November 11 last year.The...
View ArticleIfield murder: Police release picture of wanted man and reveal...
POLICE have named a man they urgently need to speak to in connection with the Ifield murder investigation where a body was found dumped in the boot of a burning car. Detectives are looking for...
View ArticleBroadfield pensioner to face trial accusing of sexually touching...
A PENSIONER has appeared in court facing two charges of intentionally touching a girl aged under 16 in a sexual way.Reginald Gray, 65, from Fennel Crescent, in Broadfield, is accused of committing the...
View ArticleIfield murder: Suspect still at large after body found in boot of...
THE man being hunted in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in the boot of a burning car in Ifield is still at large, police have said.Sussex police released the name of a man...
View ArticleWoman punched to floor by man while walking dog
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 44-year-old woman was punched to the ground while walking a dog in Ifield. The attack took place in Ifield Drive last Wednesday (March 11). The victim was...
View ArticleSouthgate man sentenced for stealing DVDs from HMV
A MAN has been given a suspended prison sentence for stealing DVDs then claiming they were his property.Aiden Ford, from Brighton Road, Southgate, was found guilty of being involved in the detention or...
View ArticleBUSTED: Drivers caught risking lives by using their phones while...
DRIVERS in Crawley are risking their lives and other people's by continuing to disregard warnings about using mobile phones while behind the wheel.Figures released to the Crawley News show that so far...
View ArticleNorthgate man fails in bid to get police to return £2,000...
A NORTHGATE man has been told he cannot have £2,000 returned by police because officers still believe it may have been obtained through criminal means.The cash was previously taken from Marlon Brown by...
View ArticleSkull, torso, arm and leg bones found in Tilgate Forest confirmed...
BONES from the skull, torso, arms and right leg of a human found in Tilgate Forest have been officially confirmed as belonging to a Crawley man who went missing last year.DNA analysis has confirmed the...
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