Jury fails to reach verdict on Broadfield man accused of sexually...
A TRIAL against a young man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl when he was 17 has been discontinued after the jury failed to reach a verdict. Samuel Blackman-Gibson was facing six...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder over Tilgate attack on...
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after an attack at a house in Tilgate. Emergency services were called at 5.40pm on Wednesday to Ross Close to reports a man had been assaulted. The victim,...
View Article"Opportunist" retired priest jailed for sex offences on...
A RETIRED priest from West Sussex who sexually assaulted four men, as young as 14, has been jailed.Vickery House was sentenced at the Old Bailey yesterday (Thursday) having been convicted of five...
View ArticleTeen, 17, charged with stabbing Crawley footballer sent to crown...
A TEENAGER charged with stabbing a footballer at half time of a match being played in Crawley has been sent to the crown court due to severity of the allegation.Luis Saltos, 26, who plays for Alliance...
View ArticleWoman with mental health problems ends up in court for walking...
A WOMAN with mental health problems who walked onto railway tracks in a cry for help will be sentenced for trespassing.Charlotte Findley had been discharged from Langley Green Hospital just hours...
View ArticleWoman barred from flight after joking about having gun in bag at...
A WOMAN was banned from getting on a flight at Gatwick after joking about having a gun in her bag. The incident happened today at the easyJet bad drop desk in the South Terminal. The woman, who is...
View ArticleTeenager stabbed in back near ambulance station in Crawley
A TEENAGER has been stabbed in the back while walking near the ambulance station in West Green. The 18-year-old victim was walking along Ifield Avenue, close to the ambulance station, between 11.20 and...
View ArticleTrial of Pound Hill teenager accused of racial attack on taxi...
A TEENAGE woman accused of a racially aggravated assault on a taxi driver who allegedly refused to give her friend with cerebral palsy a lift will take place next week. Brooke Webb was due to face...
View ArticleSussex residents to be asked if they will pay more to fund...
SUSSEX households are being asked if they would be willing to pay more for policing the county because the Government is slashing £7.7 million from Sussex Police's budget. A new formula is being...
View ArticleVictim of alleged attempted murder was attacked with a hammer
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder following a hammer attack in a small cul-de-sac in Tilgate.The incident happened at about 5.40pm last Wednesday inside a house in Ross Close which...
View ArticlePolice called to break up a fight outside Crawley Post Office
POLICE were called to a Crawley Post Office to break up a fight between two people in broad daylight.Police were called The Boulevard Post Office just before 1pm yesterday afternoon (Saturday) after...
View ArticleHusband throttled wife who wanted to divorce him at Langley Green...
A HUSBAND who didn't want his wife to divorce him throttled her after flying into a rage when she refused to see someone to try and repair their relationship.Ali Urgenc followed his wife, Karolina...
View ArticleTwo passengers barred from flights at weekend over claims they...
TWO passengers were refused boarding on flights at Gatwick over the weekend after making foolish comments at security. One claimed to have a gun in his bag and a second joked about having a bomb in his...
View ArticleWANTED: Police want to speak to this man in connection with...
A MAN accused of stealing from a shop in Southgate has failed to appear in court and police have issued an appeal to trace him. Ryan Higson, 27, is wanted for failing to appear at court on September 30...
View ArticleBroadfield man accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl...
A YOUNG man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl when he was 17 will face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict last month.Samuel Blackman-Gibson faces six charges: two counts...
View ArticleWoman punched in face in second of two failed attempts to snatch...
A WOMAN was punched in the face when she resisted an attempt to snatch her handbag in Bewbush. At about 9.50pm on Saturday, a 43-year-old woman was walking along a footpath, known locally as Dousters...
View ArticlePolice close case into Crawley High Street stabbing after victim...
POLICE have been forced to close an investigation into a stabbing in Crawley High Street after the man attacked would not help officers.A 46-year-old man had to be taken to hospital on September 3...
View ArticleMan appears in Crawley court after 16 years on run
A man who absconded from Ford Prison 16 years ago is back under lock and key after being arrested in the Canary Islands. Spencer White, now 39, absconded from the open Sussex prison in July 1999 after...
View ArticleCrawley men get £50k bill for running unauthorised car park...
TWO Crawley men will have to pay in excess of £50,000 after failing to heed a warning to stop running an unauthorised car park for people travelling from Gatwick. In 2014 the directors of Airport...
View ArticlePolice arrest six people in drug raids across Crawley where...
POLICE have arrested six people after carrying out several drug raids at homes across Crawley, with "significant" amounts of cocaine and cash being recovered.Sussex Police executed drug warrants at...
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