Wanted man who has links to Crawley found and arrested
A WANTED man who has links to Crawley has been found and arrested. Darren Hogarth was on the run after breaching the terms of his licence, having been released from prison in August last year. He...
View ArticleDeer put down after being hit by car in Copthorne
A DEER has had to be put down after being hit by a car in Copthorne. A vet and emergency services were called to the A264 in Copthorne following the collision at about 5.35pm on Saturday. Firefighters...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Man in custody after being arrested in connection...
A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Crawley is in custody after being arrested in connection with a robbery at a Coral bookmakers' in Northgate. At about 10am last Wednesday a robber walked into the betting shop on...
View ArticleBroadfield dad accused of terror offence in Syria won't be...
THE Broadfield dad arrested on suspicion of being involved in the conflict in Syria will not face any further action by police. Counter-terrorism officers raided the 40-year-old's home in Broadwood...
View ArticleDamaged gas pipe fuels fire at block of flats in Langley Green
THREE fire engines rushed to a block of flats in Langley Green yesterday (Monday) after leaking gas caught fire in the ceiling of a communal corridor. Two crews from Crawley Fire Station were joined by...
View ArticlePolice reveal what weapon was used in Northgate betting shop...
POLICE have revealed that a knife was used in a betting shop robbery in Northgate in which a member of staff was threatened. Last Wednesday a man walked into Coral on The Parade and demanded cash...
View ArticleTeenager raped on Three Bridges cycle path was "befriended...
POLICE have said the 18-year-old who was raped while on her way home on Saturday night had been "befriended" and led off a main road and out of sight before she was attacked. The teenager was walking...
View ArticlePolice want to trace members of Crawley Scout group during 1950s...
ANYONE involved in a Crawley Scout group in the 1950s is being asked to contact police after allegations came to light that a boy was indecently assaulted by a Scoutmaster. Police in Crawley want to...
View Article15 people appear in court accused of stealing cigarettes worth...
A LARGE group of people from all over the country have appeared in court together accused of conspiring to steal more than £2.4 million worth of cigarettes from Gatwick Airport.A total of 15 defendants...
View ArticleScooter deliberately set alight in Broadfield
FIREFIGHTERS wearing breathing apparatus have used a hose reel to put out a blaze that engulfed a scooter after it was deliberately set alight. One appliance from Crawley Fire Station was sent to a...
View ArticleJoyriders spotted driving stolen golf buggies on Crawley dual...
JOYRIDERS have been spotted driving stolen golf buggies along a Crawley dual carriageway. Five of the buggies were stolen from Cottesmore Golf and Country Club in Pease Pottage overnight. A Sussex...
View ArticleDefendant escapes from Crawley Magistrates' Court after jumping...
A DEFENDANT who claimed to have broken his ankles escaped from Crawley Magistrates' Court after jumping out of a wheelchair and making a run for it.As he was being wheeled out of the dock to be taken...
View ArticlePatient at Langley Green Hospital accused of making 70 nuisance...
A PATIENT at Langley Green Hospital will appear in court next week accused of making 70 calls to Sussex Police and causing annoyance and anxiety. Ijaaz Ahmed is accused of phoning the force's...
View ArticleCourt told man put coat over window of car then sexually abused...
A MAN used a trench coat to black out a window of his car while he sexually abused a young girl on the back seat in broad daylight, a court has heard.Andrew Hocking, 57, formerly from Gorse Close in...
View ArticleRAPE UPDATE: Police ask Crawley residents and businesses with...
POLICE are viewing CCTV footage to try to identify a man who raped a teenager in Crawley. The 18-year-old was attacked on a cycle path off Haslett Avenue East, which links Three Bridges and Furnace...
View ArticleWoman called "little Irish c***" in racist tirade,...
A 23-YEAR-OLD woman called another female a "little Irish c***" in a foul-mouthed racist tirade, a court has heard. Katrina Hobden appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday afternoon accused...
View ArticleWANTED: Police seek man suspected of conning Crawley pensioner...
POLICE investigating a series of scams in which criminals claim to be trusted officials in order to steal from victims' bank accounts hope someone may recognise this suspect, pictured at an ATM....
View ArticleResidents call for cycle path where 18-year-old woman was raped...
CALLS have been made for a cycle path in Three Bridges to be made safer after a woman was raped there on Saturday night – less than 16 months after a man was murdered in an adjacent alleyway.The...
View ArticleBroadfield man jailed for intent to supply £104,000 of 91%...
A DRUG dealer from Broadfield who had £38,000 in cash in a box under a Christmas tree and £104,000 worth of cocaine in a takeaway bag in the kitchen has been jailed. Ashhaq Khan, 20, of Grace Road,...
View ArticleGirl fights off muggers as they try and rob her while she is...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a schoolgirl managed to fight off two would-be robbers in Crawley. The 16-year-old girl was walking to school through the alleyway connecting Lavant Close and...
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