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Mum claimed £4,500 of benefits despite earning £2,000...
A BEWBUSH woman fraudulently claimed more than £4,500 in benefits while she and her partner earned £2,000 a month. Sarah White, 27, from Padstow Walk, Bewbush, was sentenced at Crawley Magistrates'...
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Ex-manager arrested after pub stabbing has bail extended
THE former pub manager who was arrested following a stabbing at his premises in March has had his bail extended.The 52-year-old man, from Crawley, who was manager of The Moonraker pub at the time, was...
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Distraction burglar targets elderly man in Crawley
A DISTRACTION burglar has targeted an elderly man by posing as an official from the 'water board'. The victim answered the door at Denchers Plat in Langley Green at around 2.30pm on Tuesday (July 16)....
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Man jailed for sexually abusing young girls at Crawley home
A PENSIONER who sexually abused two young girls at his Crawley home is behind bars. Robert Arklie, 66, formerly of Seaford Road, Broadfield, was sentenced to five years after a five-day trial at Hove...
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Cannabis factory uncovered in Broadfield home
POLICE believe they have uncovered a key part of a major drugs network thought to stretch across the town. Officers discovered a sophisticated system set up to steal electricity from the supply used to...
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East Grinstead traders warned of fake bank note conman
EAST Grinstead's traders have this afternoon been warned of a scam artist using fake bank notes to buy goods. The town's Neighbourhood Police Team Tweeted its followers to remain vigilant after a man...
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SUSSEX Police are urging people to get together in groups to help them mark property in residents' sheds.The force is keen to try and access as many of the 60,000 homes in the district as they can,...
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Police to review possible move to town council site
CROWBOROUGH Town Council has said it will let the police assess a potential move into its offices but the plans to centralise the service have received a mixed response from residents.Sussex Police...
View ArticleBenefits cheat had £40k in accounts
A BENEFITS cheat from Crowborough has escaped a jail term despite conning the council into paying him more than £14,000 in handouts.Paul Smeeth, 49, of Southridge Rise was given a six-month prison...
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Teen arsonists sentenced for devastating town fire
TWO teenagers have been sentenced after starting a fire which caused more than £1million of damage in Uckfield last year.Adam Bushell, 18, of Luxford Close, Uckfield, and Geraint Purton, 19, of...
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Alcoholic bomb hoaxer jailed
AN alcoholic has been jailed for more than a year after making two hoax calls – claiming bombs were in a Crawley flat and on a road near Gatwick Airport.Peter Flynn, of Caledonian House, Northgate, has...
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Proof that some thieves really will steal anything
A THIEF who struck in Chatfields, Gossops Green appears to have decided that stealing something was better than stealing nothing. They broke into a shed at some point between 8.30pm on Saturday and 7am...
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Man in court for throwing paint over partner
A MAN has been fined for throwing paint over his partner and her TV.Ricky Stevens, from Leicester Court in Pound Hill, pleaded guilty to charges of common assault and criminal damage at Crawley...
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Suspected "abduction attempt" not thought to be related...
A TEENAGE girl hid in a bush from a man she thought was following her to school. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which occurred as the 15-year-old was walking to Beacon Community...
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Three Crawley boys arrested over Horsham street robbery
THREE teenage boys from Crawley have been arrested following a street robbery in Horsham which left the victim needing hospital treatment. The boys, two aged 17 and one aged 16, were arrested in Pease...
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EXCLUSIVE: Brave woman chases after gunman
A BRAVE woman chased off a gang who have been tormenting her – not stopping even when one of the troublemakers flashed a gun at her.Tania Holland had been terrorised by a group of young tearaways who...
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Woman, 34, raped in Crawley alleyway
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was attacked and raped in an alleyway in Crawley. The 34-year-old was walking in the alley between Ifield Road and Furzefield in West Green when she was...
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Lawnmower stolen from front garden
IT seems you can't leave anything out of sight for even a minute without someone looking to steal it. A resident became a crime victim after leaving their lawnmower in the front garden of their home in...
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Crawley rape victim so traumatised she is unsure of day of attack
THE 34-year-old woman raped in a Crawley alleyway has been left so traumatised by the experience that she is unsure whether she was attacked on Sunday or Monday night. Police have said that the attack...
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Crawley rape update: Witnesses come forward
POLICE have revealed that two witnesses have come forward in relation to the rape in a Crawley alleyway. The victim was so traumatised that at first she was unsure if she had been attacked on Sunday or...
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