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Rings stolen from Hurstpierpoint home

21 May 2012

An elderly woman is very upset after three rings of sentimental value, were stolen from her home in Wickham Drive, Hurstpierpoint.   The woman, in her 70s, had returned from a stay in hospital when she fo...

Man bailed following Brighton dog attack

21 May 2012

A 40-year-old man who was arrested in relation to an attack by two dogs on another man in Brighton on Friday has been released on bail. The man was arrested following the incident on Brighton beach at around 6.15am...

Police seek suspects for disorder at Brighton march

21 May 2012

Police have published photographs of five people they want to interview about incidents of disorder during a march in Brighton.   A major police operation took place on Sunday 22 April, for the fifth annual Marc...

Child in collision with car in Bexhill

21 May 2012

A seven-year-old girl from Heathfield suffered serious but non life threatening injuries following a collision with a red Vauxhall car in Bexhill on Saturday 19 May.   Police and emergency services...

Appeal for information after two men stabbed in Crawley

21 May 2012

Police are appealing for information after two men received stab wounds in Crawley in the early hours of yesterday (Sunday).   At around 12.30am Sussex Police and South East Coast Amublance Servic...

Second man charged with Norfolk Square murder

20 May 2012

A 22-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Jeffery Burrows in Norfolk Square, Brighton, on Sunday 29 April.   Adam White of Bedford Place, Liverpool, was this evening (Sunday) charged wi...

Third man arrested in connection with Norfolk Square murder

20 May 2012

A third man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jeffery Burrows in Norfolk Square, Brighton, on Sunday 29 April.   The 22-year-old from Liverpool was arrested in the city yesterday (Satu...

The search for missing Nellie continues

18 May 2012

Police are continuing their enquiries to try and find missing 96-year-old Nellie Herriott. Despite extensive searches and numerous sightings being followed up by police, Nellie has still not been located. A ...

Appeal for witnesses to Brighton beach dog attack

18 May 2012

Detectives investigating a dog attack on Brighton beach are appealing for witnesses to help them piece together what happened.   Police attended the beach at around 6.15am this morning (Friday) followi...

Alan Hope's sister appeals for him to get in touch

18 May 2012

The sister of missing farm worker Alan Hope has made a personal appeal for him to get in touch. Alan went missing from Old Plawhatch Farm, Plawhatch Lane, Sharpthorne, East Sussex, on Monday 7 May.   The...

Man seriously injured following dog attack in Brighton

18 May 2012

A man has been seriously injured after being attacked by a dog on Brighton beach this morning (Friday). Police attended the beach near to Brighton Pier at around 6.15am following a report of a man suffering inj...

Appeal for witnesses following Worthing collision

18 May 2012

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Worthing yesterday (Thursday).   At around 4.20pm a collision took place between a black Mercedes car and a blue Kawasaki motorcycle o...

Police find cannabis factory in Bexhill

18 May 2012

Police discovered a cannabis factory while attending a property in Brett Drive, Bexhill, to prevent a breach of the peace while the owner of a warehouse had bailiffs' repossess the building. While at the ...

16-year-old robbed of bike in Crawley

17 May 2012

A 16-year-old boy had his bike stolen after he was stopped and threatened by a group of three youths in Southgate Avenue, Crawley.   The incident happened at about 9.55pm on Thursday 3 May as the victi...

Urgent appeal for two drivers following fatal crash in Cross In Hand

17 May 2012

Police are urgently seeking two motorists who were involved in a fatal road traffic collision this afternoon (17 May) on the B2102 between Cross In Hand and Blackboys.   Both drivers left the scene...

West Sussex men stripped of criminal profits

17 May 2012

Two West Sussex men are being stripped of criminal profits, having already been sent to prison.   Jamie Gordon, 44, of Grinstead Lane, Lancing, who had been sentenced in February this year to five years imprison...

Road Safety operation in Worthing

17 May 2012

Thirty-six drivers have been stopped and issued with Fixed Penalty Notices for mobile phone or seatbelt offences in a road safety awareness operation in Worthing. Officers from the force Roads Policin...

Road rage incident on the A259 South Coast Road

17 May 2012

Police are appealing for witnesses following a road rage incident on Saturday afternoon (12 May) on the A259 South Coast Road, which resulted in a man being assaulted.   The victim, a 34-year-old local ...

Heavy vehicles and plant equipment stolen from Crawley

17 May 2012

Police are appealing for witnesses a large number of vehicles and heavy plant equipment were stolen from Eakins Plant Hire, Charlwood Road, Lowfield Heath, Crawley.   The suspects cut through the p...

Two local men arrested in cannabis raid in St Leonards

17 May 2012

Two men were arrested after police uncovered 31 cannabis plants, worth £6,000, in a raid in a house in St Leonards. Officers carried out the raid in Gillmans Hill at around midday on 17 May. The local men, a...

West Sussex woman to protect Olympic torch

17 May 2012

As towns and communities across the UK begin the countdown to welcoming the Torch Relay through their streets, the Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) specialist Torch Security Team (TST) is in its final days of ...

West Sussex man to protect the Olympic torch

17 May 2012

As towns and communities across the UK begin the countdown to welcoming the Torch Relay through their streets, the Metropolitan Police Service's (MPS) specialist Torch Security Team (TST) is in its final days of ...

Police ask public to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries in south Horsham

17 May 2012

Police are asking the public to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries in Partridge Green, Henfield, Shermanbury and Cowfold since March. On 10 May, two further burglaries were reported to the police as well ...

Man charged following incident at Lewes Crown Court

17 May 2012

A man who was restrained by police and court security staff on 3 May after he attempted to leave Lewes Crown Court has been charged with various offences.   George Qatramiz, 28, from Lewes, was arrested...

Three men jailed for attack in Littlehampton

17 May 2012

Three men have been jailed for attacking a Chinese man in Littlehampton last year.   Nathan Sinclair, 21, of Hook Lane, Aldingbourne, and Adam Zahed, 18, of Bayford Road, Littlehampton were both was sen...

Young girl and car collide in Brighton

17 May 2012

An 11-year old girl was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and detained there with a broken leg after she was in collision with a car driven by a 19-year old local man in Whitehawk Way, Brighton, at 3.50pm...

Abnormal load from Upper Hartfield to the A23

17 May 2012

An abnormal load being transported from Upper Hartfield to the A23 on Monday, 21 May, could cause some disruption to motorists.     Police will be escorting a cockpit from Landhurst Wood, Upper ...

Quality Streets is coming to St Leonards

16 May 2012

Quality Streets is coming to Warrior Square Gardens.   The Safer Hastings Partnership will be holding a Quality Streets event inWarriorSquareGardens, St Leonards, next week.   A survey&n...

Teenager charged with burglary in Eastbourne

16 May 2012

A teenager was arrested and charged with burglary in Eastbourne thanks to a vigilant member of the public. Police were called to an address in Castle Bolton, Stone Cross, yesterday ...

Crowborough Police help fund theatre performance

16 May 2012

Crowborough Police has donated £200 to Uckfield Theatre Guild to fund the running costs of the matinee performance which was adapted for audiences with specific needs. The donation comes from the Police Propert...

Early morning Brighton street robbery

16 May 2012

A man on his way to work was attacked and robbed in Brighton on Wednesday morning (May 16). The victim, in his mid-20s, was walking in Church Street near to the junction with St Nicholas Road at 6.40am when he ...

Witness to Coldean store incident comes forward

16 May 2012

A witness to an incident who police in Brighton were trying to trace has come forward as a result of publicity.   Police yesterday published a CCTV image of the man following an incident in a Coldean shop. ...

Criminal profits stripped from Hastings drug dealers

16 May 2012

Two Hastings men have now been stripped of criminal profits following their convictions for conspiracy to supply cocaine Brett Moor, 33, of St Helens Road, and Peter Booth, 39, ofSeaside Road,were jailed last y...

Appeal for witnesses after robbery at Hove store

16 May 2012

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a Hove convenience store. At around 9.50pm on Friday 11 May a man entered Boeds on the corner of Westbourne Street and Coleridge Street and demanded m...

Series of street meetings to be held in Hastings

16 May 2012

Hastings Police will be holding a series of street meetings in the coming weeks. A street meeting will be held at the junction with Godwin Road and Edwin Road between 7pm and 7.30pm on Monday, 21 May. PCSO L...

Appeal for witnesses to attempted burglary in Bexhill

16 May 2012

Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted burglary at a property in Uplands Close, Bexhill, which is thought to have happened at around 5.55am on Sunday (13 May). The owner of the property last ch...

Operation in Bexhill leads to shop lifter sentenced

16 May 2012

Jason Nicholls, 40, appeared at Hastings Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 15 May after being convicted of theft by shoplifting. On Monday 14 May plain clothed police officers from policing teams across Rother Dist...

Appeal for witnesses to burglary in Bexhill

16 May 2012

Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at a property in Manor Road, Bexhill, between 1pm and 2pm on Monday 14 May. The owners of the property were only out for an hour during the day and it is th...

Brighton supermarket bomb hoax man charged

16 May 2012

Carl Garwood, 45, unemployed, no address given, has been charged with making a hoax bomb threat at Sainsburys supermarket in Lewes Road, Brighton on Monday (May 14). He was detained in custody to appear at Brig...

Man still sought in connection with Hailsham attack

15 May 2012

A man whose face and neck were seriously injured in an attack outside a Hailsham pub at the weekend has been released from hospital. Police are continuing to search for Lucas Lamb from Hailsham, who they wish ...