Residents question whether anywhere is safe after town centre...
SHOCKED residents have asked whether anywhere is safe anymore after a man was stabbed in the middle of the town centre in broad daylight at the weekend.The Crawley News reported on Saunday that police...
View ArticleFemale traffic warden abused in Crawley town centre by woman in...
A TRAFFIC warden has complained to police that she was verbally abused by a driver while working in Crawley town centreSussex Police are seeking witnesses to the allegation in which a parking warden...
View ArticleSkin creams which may lead to cancer seized at Gatwick
A LARGE shipment of highly toxic skin lightening products linked to cancer has been seized at Gatwick Airport. The consignment of almost 1,000 jars of cosmetics, containing banned substance...
View ArticlePolice to enforce powers to ban people from Crawley town centre...
POLICE are going to patrol Crawley town centre regularly this weekend and use powers to make people leave the area after a rise in violent attacks.A disperal order, known as a sector 35 order, has been...
View ArticleMan caught with drugs near Crawley school
A MAN has been fined after he was caught near a secondary school with cannabis.Stephen Raikes appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 1 charged with being in possession of a Class B drug.The...
View ArticleImproved lighting to ease safety fears in burglary-hit Ifield...
RESIDENTS living near garages in Ifield will soon feel safer thanks to improved street lighting.In a response to concerns, Crawley Borough Council has been investigating options to improve lighting...
View ArticleTilgate woman kept in custody ahead of sentencing for stealing...
A woman has been kept in custody until she is sentenced for stealing a jar of coffee from a Co-op store. Monique Moss appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Friday (October 16) to answer a charge...
View ArticlePolice investigating Three Bridges tool theft
TOOLS worth more than £2,000 were taken from a vehicle parked in Three Bridges.In just five minutes at about 10.30pm on October 15, tools including a chainsaw, hedge cutter and blow were stolen from...
View ArticlePolice in major search for prolific criminal
POLICE conducted a major search for a prolific criminal in Bewbush this afternoon.Officers were called to Breezehurst Drive shortly after 5pm following reports a man had stolen goods from a shop and...
View Article40-year-old Furnace Green man caught with cannabis
A 40-year-old man has been given a conditional discharge for possessing cannabis.Nigel Bunting was caught with the Class B drug in Crawley on August 24.Last Wednesday he pleaded guilty at Crawley...
View ArticleMan who stole sunglasses from Gatwick shop to pay £1,000...
A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 in compensation after he stole sunglasses from the airport. Lee Marshall appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on October 1 and admitted a charge of...
View ArticleIfield man denies abusive words were racially motivated
A man has admitted using threatening or abusive words at a High Street bar but denies that his actions were racially motivated.Andrew Deli, 50, of Camelot Court in Ifield, pleaded guilty to the first...
View ArticleCrawley football match abandoned after player stabbed in neck
A YOUNG man is "extremely lucky to be alive" after being stabbed in the neck at a football match being played in Crawley.Emergency services were called to Cherry Lane Playing Field on Saturday after a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police arrest 3 teenagers after Crawley footballer...
POLICE have arrested three teenagers after a 26-year-old footballer was stabbed in a confrontation following a burglary at changing rooms in Langley Green.Emergency services were called to Cherry Lane...
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View ArticleJAILED: Depraved paedophile sexually abused 2-year-old boy and...
THE mother of a four-year-old Crawley girl who a "depraved" paedophile took indecent photographs of before sharing them online with other perverted men is "disgusted" that he has only been jailed for...
View ArticleRetired priest from Handcross convicted of sex offences against...
A RETIRED Church of England priest from Handcross has been convicted of five sexual offences against four young men in the 1970s and 80s. Vickery House, 69, of Brighton Road, Handcross, was convicted...
View ArticleMan arrested at Gatwick in connection with murder at London bar
DETECTIVES have arrested a man at Gatwick Airport in connection with a murder at a London bar. The 24-year-old was arrested this morning (Wednesday) by detectives from The Met Police's Homicide and...
View ArticleFive people arrested in early hours of morning over burglaries in...
FIVE people have been arrested in the early hours of the morning after police arrived to find suspects fleeing the scene of garage break-ins. Officers were called at about 1.15am to Hazelwick Road,...
View ArticleREVEALED: Why police helicopter is currently hovering over...
THE police helicopter has been called in to assist in a search for a suspect linked to a domestic incident. The helicopter is currently hovering over the town to use its camera to help officers on the...
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