Sussex Police

02 September 2010

Bogus gasman returns to burgle Shoreham home

A bogus gasman is believed to have returned to steal jewellery and a projector from a Shoreham-by-Sea home. The man called at a house in Old Shoreham Road on August 13 and asked to read the gas meter. He was wearing...

02 September 2010

Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with lorry

A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a collision with a lorry in Cooksbridge at around 7.45am yesterday (Wednesday 1 September). The 20-year-old man from South Chailey was driving a blue Suzuki SV 650 motorc...

02 September 2010

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Sompting collision

A motorcyclist sustained serious leg and back injuries after colliding with a van on the A27 in Sompting at around 6pm yesterday (Wednesday 1 September). The 45-year-old man from Sompting was driving a black Suzuki ...

02 September 2010

Man arrested for assault in Eastbourne

A 25-year-old man from Hailsham was arrested on suspicion of ABH in Elms Avenue on Sunday 22 August at around 2.50am. The man is alleged to have punched a 22-year-old man from Bexhill in the face and then head butte...

01 September 2010

Hunt for haul of stolen silverware

Thieves stole a safe containing £25,000 worth of silverware from a church in Woodmangreen north of Midhurst. The haul which includes 22 silver items including plates, dishes and goblets, were contained in a wall mou...

01 September 2010

Men sentenced for Petworth ram raid burglary

Two men have been jailed for ram raiding a Petworth antiques shop during a burglary in January earlier this year. Henry Philips, 34, of Camp Way Maidstone, Kent, and Stephen Oliver, 40, of Thanet Way, Whitstabl...

01 September 2010

A275 closed after lorry and motorcycle collision

The A275 north of Lewes has been closed between the Rainbow public house and Wickhams Lane following a serious road traffic collision this morning (Wednesday). A motorcyclist, whose machine was in collision wit...

31 August 2010

Brighton march: Arrests update

Fourteen arrests were made as around 250 protesters took part in an English Nationalists Alliance (ENA) march and Unite Against Fascism (UAF) counter-protest in Brighton city centre on Bank Holiday Monday (30 Aug...

31 August 2010

Man charged after Brighton doorman assaulted

A man has been charged after a Brighton doorman was stabbed in the leg in Manchester Street, after arguing with doorstaff outside Audio nighclub at around 1.30am on Sunday 29 August. Mustafa Metrame, 41, of Gre...

31 August 2010

Driver seriously injured in Maplehurst crash

A driver was seriously injured on Saturday night (August 28) when his car collided with a tree at Maplehurst, near Horsham. The collision happened around 11pm in Copsale Road when the white Ford Fiesta, travell...

30 August 2010

Brighton march and protest ends peacefully

Around 250 protesters took part in an English Nationalists Alliance (ENA) march and Unite Against Fascism (UAF) counter-protest in Brighton city centre today (Monday 30 August). Using powers authorised by the ...

28 August 2010

Op Halwell: Two men charged with attempted murder

Detectives have charged two men with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, after the attempted murder of a 40-year-old man in Crawley on 3 August. Daniel Martin, 30, of Sher...

27 August 2010

Witness sought for sexual assault

Police are releasing CCTV images of a man they believe may have witnessed a woman being sexually assaulted on a Brighton bus. Detective Constable Mors O'Connor said: "This is a serious and distressing crime. I'...

27 August 2010

Five arrested on A23 as police go to aid of jeweller

Five men are in custody after police responded to a call from a jeweller who had become suspicious of a car he had spotted following him down the motorway system to Sussex from Birmingham. The 45-year-old jewe...

26 August 2010

Worthing on-line paedophile jailed

A Worthing man who co-ordinated an international network of paedophiles by using the social networking site Facebook to share child sexual abuse images has today (26 August) been jailed for four years. Ian Gr...

26 August 2010

PCSOs' street meeting drama

A street meeting turned into something rather more dramatic for two police community support officers when a girl began to choke in a nearby house. PCSOs Alison Shadbolt and Hannah Parks were meeting local peo...

25 August 2010

Outstanding suspects sought following series of crimes in Brighton

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a series of offences that took place in Brighton during the early hours of 10 August. The man, who is local, has been bailed until 3 September whilst further ...

25 August 2010

Two men arrested in relation to Crawley shooting

Officers investigating a shooting at Crawley have arrested two men from Birmingham. The men, aged 30 and 48, were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning for attempted murder during planned searc...

25 August 2010

Two men appear in court charged with Crawley assault

Two men arrested in connection with a serious assault in Crawley on Saturday 21 August have been remanded in custody after appearing at court this morning (25 August). Billy Eastwood, 33, of The Paddock, Hadlow...

25 August 2010

Two men charged with Crawley assault

Two men arrested in connection with a serious assault in Crawley have been charged and are due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court this morning (25 August). Billy Eastwood, 33, of The Paddock, Hadlow, in To...

24 August 2010

Crawley assault: Second man arrested

Police investigating a serious assault outside the Centaur Club in Crawley have arrested another man. A 33-year-old man from Tonbridge, Kent, was arrested yesterday and is currently in custody in Crawley on sus...

23 August 2010

Two sentenced for Tesco Chichester robbery

Two men are today, Monday 23 August, each starting prison sentences for a £17,000 armed robbery at the Tesco superstore in Chichester, which was followed by a 21-mile police pursuit involving ground units and the...

23 August 2010

Two arrested for racist abuse on Brighton bus

A 70-year-old man and 67-year-old woman from Brighton have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress,  following a police appeal in the media. Police rele...

23 August 2010

Arson at Rye Football and Cricket ground

In the early hours of Saturday 21st August 2010 East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to the Rye Football and Cricket ground where the Sports Pavilion was reported to be on fire. The fire has damaged th...

23 August 2010

Crawley assault - victim still critical

Detectives, investigating a serious assault outside the Centaur Club, Langley Green, Crawley, on Saturday evening (21 August), say the victim, a 30-year-old Polish man, is still in a critical condition. The ma...

22 August 2010

East Grinstead pursuit - man in court on Monday

A 22-year-old man from Croydon is appearing before court tomorrow after police pursued a stolen car in East Grinstead. William Martin Burgess, 22, of Wentworth Way, Croydon, has been charged with Taking a Motor...

22 August 2010

Assault at Crawley

Sussex Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred outside the Centaur Club, Langley Green, Crawley, on Saturday evening (21 August). A 30-year-old Polish man, believed from the Crawley area, suffe...

20 August 2010

Arundel man jailed for harassment

A 58-year-old business man from Arundel was yesterday (19 August) sentenced for harassing a woman in her 20s. Michael Scott, of Stewards Rise, Arundel, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by Judge Ackner...

20 August 2010

Missing 13 year old found safe and well

Missing 13 year old Caitlyn Critchley has been found safe and well at a friend's address in Eastbourne.   The teenager was last seen on Saturday 14 August in Westham, near Pevensey, and extensive enquir...

20 August 2010

Sentence increased for Bosham robber

A man who robbed an elderly woman in her Bosham home has had his prison sentence increased following an appeal by Sussex Police. James Beaney, 33, of Bognor Regis, had his sentence extended from five years' im...

20 August 2010

Four arrests following Worthing raids

Two women and a man have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, benefit fraud and drugs offences and a third woman has been charged with theft following raids on properties in Worthing yesterday (Thursda...

19 August 2010

Search for Caitlyn continues

Police are continuing to search for 13-year-old Caitlyn Critchley who has been missing from Westham, near Pevensey, since around 9.30am on Saturday (August 14). Enquiries are being made in the area and in Shore...

19 August 2010

Car set alight by arsonist in Wick

Detectives are investigating an arson after a car was set alight in Condor Mews, Wick, at around 9pm on Tuesday 17 August. PC Caroline Bond said: "A forensic examination of the scene has been completed, CCTV ha...

19 August 2010

Criminal damage in Teville Road, Worthing

Police are appealing for information after a shop window was smashed at the Sussex Towing Brackets Centre in Teville Road, Worthing, at around 2.50am on Sunday 15 August. Sergeant Jeremy Muir said: "Detectives ...

19 August 2010

Hailsham vandal photo

Police have issued a photograph of a person they would like to speak to in connection with 11 reports of criminal damage in Hailsham. Cars and street furniture were damaged in the attacks in the early hours of...

19 August 2010

Sussex to benefit from criminal profits

Sussex Police as well as local communities are benefiting from thousands of pounds confiscated from criminals. More than £310,000 taken by courts from crooks in the last financial year alone is coming back to S...

19 August 2010

Antique trader targeted in robbery

Police are appealing for information after an antique trader was targeted by robbers, stealing thousands of pounds in car memorabilia. The victim was robbed as he closed up a garage in Clarendon Place, Brighto...

19 August 2010

UPDATE:A27 opened

The A27 is now open both directions after a two car collision this morning (Thursday, 19 August) just after 4am. Emergency services attended and the road was closed for over four hours. Police would like to tha...

19 August 2010

Collision on A27

Police were called to the A27, Wilmington, this morning (Thursday, 19 August) just after 4am to reports of an accident involving two cars. A Ford Focus collided with a Skoda Octavia near the Wilmington cross r...

18 August 2010

Man charged with Firle Place burglary

A 58-year-old man from Wakefield, Yorkshire, was charged on Monday, 16 August, with the burglary at Firle Place, near Lewes, in July 2009. Graham Harkin, will appear at Lewes Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 1 ...