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Langley Green man fined £35 for pushing police officer

March 9, 2015, 4:23 am
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A MAN has been fined £35 for assaulting a police officer on New Year's Eve.Warren James admitted pushing the PC at his home address in Maiden Lane, Langley Green, when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 18.The 37-year-old was fined £35 and ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

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Arsonist sets fire to recycling bin damaging home

March 9, 2015, 4:44 am
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AN ARSONIST set fire to a recycling bin outside a home in Gossops Green in the early hours of Sunday. A crew in one fire engine was sent from Crawley Fire Station at 4.12am to deal with the blaze outside the house on Highams Hill. Firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the flames, which had caused slight damage to the property's guttering and fascia. They were away from the scene at 4.34am.

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Man "with knife" arrested in Crawley Harvester

March 9, 2015, 5:14 am
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A MAN has been arrested at a Harvester restaurant in Three Bridges after reports that a man there was in possession of a knife. Police were called to The Hawth Park Inn, in Haslett Avenue East, at 9.40pm last Thursday. Erwan Queffeulou, 31, a security worker, from Commonwealth Drive, Three Bridges, has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon. He will appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on March 25.

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Sex attack on teenager close to railway station

March 9, 2015, 5:57 am
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted close to a railway station. The attack happened in Station Approach, close to Horley station at about 7.40pm on Friday, February 27 as the girl, who is in her late teens, was walking towards the station. A man reportedly approached her and touched her inappropriately before running away. Officers believe he crossed the road and entered The Grove. The man is described as white, about 5ft 5in to 5ft 6in tall, and...

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Police arrest two men on suspicion of kidnapping man, 23, and...

March 9, 2015, 7:19 am
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POLICE have arrested two people on suspicion of kidnapping a man and holding him prisoner in a garage in Broadfield.Officers from Sussex Police received a report of an assault and false imprisonment on Friday afternoon (March 6).The call was received at about 7pm with the incident taking place earlier in the afternoon.A 23-year-old man was taken to a garage at the back of the the Premier convenience store in Broadfield Barton where he was held against his will, punched and threatened.Police...

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Police called after youth discovered with face covered in blood

March 9, 2015, 8:12 am
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POLICE were called to a car park near Ifield Community Centre at midnight on Saturday after a youth was discovered with his face covered in blood. A Sussex Police spokeswoman said that a large group of teenagers were in the area of Warren Drive in Ifield, with one reported to have blood on his face. Residents reported up to 100 youths in the area, with a "huge police presence, including police dogs". Police officers and paramedics attended and a 20-year-old man was treated for a...

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Arsonists cause shed blaze at allotments in Crawley

March 9, 2015, 11:06 am
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ARSONISTS destroyed a shed containing gardening equipment in an attack in Southgate at the weekend.Two crews from Crawley Fire Station were called to the allotments at Baker Close at 9.40pm on Sunday (March 8).On arrival the firefighters found a shed had been torched and was engulfed in flames. The structure had contained a selection of gardening equipment.Crew members used a hose to put out the fire.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is treating the incident as a deliberate ignition arson...

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Pound Hill teenager accused of assaulting woman twice in one day

March 9, 2015, 9:00 pm
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A TEENAGER accused of assaulting a woman at two different addresses on the same day and damaging a letter box has denied the charges in court.William Mason is alleged to have assaulted Sarah Fyfe at an address in Goffs Park Road, Southgate, and at a home in Banks Road, Pound Hill on January 9.On the same day he is accused of damaging a letter box belonging to Ashley Reade at the Goffs Park Road address.Mason, 18, from Courtney Road, Chester, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 16,...

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Majority of Crawley councillors support proposal to allow 16 and...

March 9, 2015, 10:23 pm
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THE majority of local councillors have backed calls to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote at all elections following a heated debate.A motion was put forward by the town's Labour group at February 25's full meeting of Crawley Borough Council calling for councillors to support proposals to lower the voting age.Launching the motion, Councillor Chris Oxlade said: "Not allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to vote sends a signal to them and to society that their views aren't valid and they're not real...

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Furnace Green pensioner accused of possessing child and animal...

March 9, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A PENSIONER has appeared in court accused of possessing child porn images of the "highest category" along with dozens of photos and videos of people carrying out sex acts on animals.George Spiteri stood in the dock at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 25 facing a total of 25 charges relating to possessing and distributing child porn and being in possession of material depicting sexual intercourse between humans and animals.The 70-year-old did not enter a plea to any of the...

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Sushi restaurant set to open in Crawley town centre

March 10, 2015, 2:42 am
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A SUSHI restaurant is set to open in Crawley town centre. An application to change the use of a unit at The Pavilion, in Queens Square, from a restaurant and café to a restaurant and takeaway has been approved. The application was submitted by Kokoro, a sushi restaurant with branches in Kingston, Guildford, Brighton and Wimbledon, on November 5 last year. The company also intends to create an outdoor seating area outside the unit, which is next to Costa Coffee. The unit used to be...

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Sussex Police loses track of 11 convicted sex offenders according...

March 10, 2015, 7:24 am
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THERE are 11 convicted sex offenders missing in Sussex, according to new figures published by the police.Data released by Sussex Police under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) shows a total of 11 registered sex offenders in the county are currently wanted because their whereabouts are unknown.Registered sex offenders - including rapists and paedophiles - are required to inform police and probation officers of their addresses and are supposed to be monitored by officials.A total of 39 police...

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Horse rider dies after being found unconscious in stream

March 10, 2015, 9:13 am
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A WOMAN has died after being found lying unconscious in a stream. Emergency services were called at about 10.47am on Saturday after the woman was spotted in the stream close to Smallfield Road, between Smallfield and Horley. Surrey Police attended along with two ambulances, an ambulance car and the air ambulance which landed in a nearby field. The woman, who was in her 50s, was found lying in a stream and paramedics attempted to resuscitate her for about an hour. She was flown to St...

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Bewbush man accused of failing to stop after accident

March 10, 2015, 9:30 am
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A MAN has pleaded not guilty to driving without due care and attention and failing to stop after an accident. The charges relate to an incident on August 12 last year, in which Dihan Jayasundera is accused of driving on the A23 without due care and attention and failing to stop after an accident involving another vehicle. Jayasundera, 29, from Hatfield Walk, Bewbush, denied both offences at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 18. He will stand trial at Horsham Magistrates' Court on April 24.

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AUTISM COLUMN: The struggle you face toilet training an autistic...

March 10, 2015, 10:00 am
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IN her monthly column, Pound Hill mum Maria Box shares the highs and lows of life with her autistic son, Ryan. THE middle of January saw me struck down with what was to turn out to be a nasty chest infection which really aggravated my asthma. I'm never ill. Mums are not allowed to be, it's an unwritten rule and a cold to me is just a runny nose and a bit of a sore throat. Take some tablets and get on with it. Not this time, though. The snotty nose that was hanging around for over a week...

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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Cheeky chap looks like he is up to mischief

March 10, 2015, 11:00 am
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THIS cheeky chap looks like he's been caught getting up to some sort of mischief. He was captured by reader Marcia Gain on a visit to Warnham Nature Reserve. Your photo could be next week's Picture of the Week. Send your snaps to editor@crawleynews.co.uk

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Man accused of stealing cash and phone at Gatwick Airport

March 10, 2015, 11:30 am
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A MAN will face a crown court trial after denying that he stole cash and a mobile phone from another man at Gatwick Airport.Andrew Jeffs, 30, is accused of stealing £22 and a £500 phone belonging to Stephen Kirkby on November 28 last year.Jeffs, of Great Stour Mews, Canterbury, pleaded not guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 18. He elected to be tried by a jury and will next appear at Lewes Crown Court on March 23.

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9 reasons why online dating is the worst thing ever to happen to...

March 10, 2015, 11:23 am
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EVERYONE knows someone these days who is or has tried using online dating sites, which are a bit like shopping at Tesco online, except the groceries can reject you.While there is the obvious merit of being able to "meet" hundreds of people you would otherwise never have come into contact with, we may be unwittingly stripping away our social skills.Here are nine reasons why online dating might just be the worst thing ever to happen to humanity.1. It makes girls lazy BECAUSE women get...

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Couple face trial over alleged attack on Gatwick Airport cleaner...

March 10, 2015, 10:45 pm
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A MAN and a woman are to face trial after being charged with assaulting and abusing a cleaner at Gatwick Airport.Last December the Crawley News told how airport worker Jean-Noel Talate suffered injuries while working in the South Terminal.Daniel Greenslade, 45, from Northmead, Redhill, has been accused of assaulting Mr Talate on December 6.Greenslade denied the offence at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 25, when he admitted another charge, of possessing 7.5 grams of cocaine at Crawley...

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Crufts poisoning: Crawley owner of Irish Setter on "red...

March 10, 2015, 11:30 pm
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THE owner of a prize-winning dog who finished on the podium for the fourth year in a row at Crufts has spoken of her horror at the news another pet was "poisoned" at the show.Linda Richardson took her Irish setter Thai to compete at the world's biggest dog show last Thursday (March 5).And Thai impressed the judges with his fine coat and general manners to take home a third place ribbon.However, the success has been tainted by the "devastating" news a dog Thai previously...

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