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Motorbike destroyed in Southbourne arson attack

21 May 2013

A motorbike was destroyed and the outside of a house damaged in an arson attack in Southbourne in the early hours of Tuesday morning (May 21). Police were alerted to the fire in the garden of a semi-detached house i...

Police thank Peacehaven residents for supportin...

21 May 2013

Lewes Police would like to thank the community of Peacehaven and its partners for supporting the anti-burglary campaign to address the recent increase in reported burglaries. As part of the ongoing work in...

Clothing set alight in Brighton street assault

21 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a visually-impaired man from Portslade who had his clothing set alight in Guildford Road, Brighton on Friday (May 17).  The 38-year-o...

Police appeal for witnesses to serious Worthing...

21 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian suffered life threatening injuries following a collision with an HGV on the A27 Arundel Road, Worthing, on Tuesday 21 May.   The 29-year-old man has been f...

Hastings man imprisoned for child indecent imag...

21 May 2013

A Hastings man has been sent to prison for offences relating to indecent images of children. 69-year old Melvyn Carter, unemployed, of Malvern Way, Hastings, appeared at Lewes Crown Court today, Tuesday 21 May, and w...

St Leonards hit-and-run - man arrested

21 May 2013

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences after a 13-year-old St Leonards-on-Sea boy was seriously injured in a hit-and-run incident in Blackman Avenue on Bank Holiday Monday (Ma...

UPDATE: A27 and A24 at Worthing closed due to s...

21 May 2013

The A27 and A24 at Worthing have now re-opened following a serious road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a lorry on the Arundel Road eastbound near Swandean Hospital.   The road was closed at&...

Man died after a single gun shot wound in Hove

21 May 2013

Detectives are continuing their search for those involved in the murder of Xhem Krasniqi.   Xhem, 31, died after being shot in Church Road, junction with Selborne Road, Hove, on Saturday night (18 May).  ...

Brighton man sought for recall to prison

21 May 2013

Keenan James, 27, is wanted for recall to prison for breaching the terms of his release licence.   He is white, 5'11", and of medium build.   On 15 March last year James had been sentenced to two and a hal...

Missing girl from St Leonards found

21 May 2013

A missing 16-year-old girl from St Leonards has been found safe and well. Roselyn Cooke from Harley Shute, St Leonards was found on Monday (May 20) at 7.45pm in Hastings. Local people are thanked for co-operating an...

Valuable tack stolen from Thakeham stud farm

20 May 2013

Sometime between 12.30pm and 3.30pm on Sunday 12 May, the Pulborough Stud Farm, in Storrington Road, Thakeham, was burgled and several valuable items were stolen from different locations on the site. The thieve...

Man assaulted in The Tube nightclub in Brighton

20 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a man in The Tube nightclub in Kings Road Arches, Brighton on Sunday, 5 May. The victim, an Asian man in his early 20s, was standing near the dance floor when he w...

Hastings police 'Datatag' scheme to protect cyc...

20 May 2013

Once again Hastings Police are offering you and your family the opportunity to have a Datatag fitted to your bike, for free. The Datatag is a unique identification marker for your bike. If your bike is stolen or lost...

Concern for missing St Leonards girl

20 May 2013

Concern is growing for a 16-year-old girl from St Leonards who went missing on Sunday, 19 May. Rosalyn Cooke from Harley Shute, St Leonards was last seen at 8.15pm outside the Station Plaza Health Centre, Hastings. ...

Police concerned for missing 13-year-old Hastin...

20 May 2013

Police are concerned for the whereabouts of 13-year-old Jack Perriman is missing from his home in Hastings.   Jack who has been staying with fosters carers in Bexhill Road was last seen on Tuesday 14 May ...

East Sussex priests sentenced for historic chil...

20 May 2013

Gordon Trevor Rideout, 74, of Filching Close, Wannock, Polegate, East Sussex was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court today, Monday 20 May, after a six-week trial, of a series of sexual offences against young boys and g...

Detectives are confident they know who is invol...

20 May 2013

Detectives, investigating the fatal shooting in Hove on Saturday night, are confident that they know who was involved. Detective Chief Inspector Jeff Riley, from Surrey & Sussex Major Crime Team, is now leading ...

Missing Durham woman may have been in Brighton

20 May 2013

Police are keen to trace a woman who has gone missing from a hospital in the Durham area. Rachel Carter, aged 46, was last seen at Lanchester Road Hospital, on the outskirts of Durham City, on Saturday, May 4. ...

Rye police help raise money for armed forces ch...

20 May 2013

Police at Rye have helped raise money for an armed force charity.   Armed Forces Bikers (AFB), a charity who raise money to support serving and veteran members of the armed forces and their families, raised £900...

Teenage boy robbed in Hastings street

20 May 2013

At around 3pm on Wednesday 15 May, a 17-year old boy was approached by two men aged about 19 to 20, on the steps that run between Braybrooke Road and Wykeham Road in Hastings. They made brief conversation with the st...

Met Police believe missing woman could be in Su...

20 May 2013

The Metropolitan Police are appealing for help to find a woman missing from Haringey. Tina Harrison, 57, was last seen on Wednesday 15 May in Tottenham. Tina is described as white, 5' 1" to 5' 3" tall and of stocky ...

People should not feel at risk after the shooti...

19 May 2013

  Residents should not feel at risk following last night's fatal shooting, said Supt Simon Nelson, one of Brighton & Hove's police commanders. "I'm confident that this was an isolated incident and not a ra...

Detectives are investigating a murder and two a...

19 May 2013

Police are carrying out a fast-paced investigation to identify and arrest those responsible for the murder of a man in Hove last night. A 31-year-old man from Kent was fatally shot by a man as both of them were...

Police are investigating after a man is shot in...

19 May 2013

Police are investigating an incident in Hove which has led to the death of a 31-year-old man. The man was shot in Church Road, junction with Selborne Road, at about 11.30pm on Saturday, 18 May. He was tak...

Operation Blitz a success in Eastbourne

17 May 2013

Operation Blitz proved to be a success in tackling crime and disorder in Eastbourne on Saturday (11 May) after police were called to a group of young people who were causing problems in the street.   A re...

Operation Stellar launched in Hastings and St L...

17 May 2013

Street drinking and begging on the town's streets will be dealt with robustly by police in Hastings following the launch of Operation Stellar on Monday (May 13).  The number of complaints reported to police has...

Newhaven girl given interim ASBO

17 May 2013

On Thursday 16 May, Leah Ann Turrell, 15, of Iveagh Crescent, Newhaven, appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court for an interim Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) hearing. The court heard how over a period in time in N...

Van fails to stop after A23 collision

17 May 2013

Witnesses are being sought after a van driver failed to stop at the scene of an accident on the A23 at Patcham on Thursday (16 May).   The incident happened at about 5pm on the southbound carriageway when the ...

Hit and run incident in Portslade

17 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to a hit and run incident on Benfield Way, Portslade, on Monday (May 13). The crash happened at about 9.30pm and involved a grey coloured Ford Focus which hit parked vehicles on th...

Two charged after East Grinstead collision

17 May 2013

Following an incident outside the Swan Hotel in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in February and a subsequent collision with a brick wall in Moat Road, East Grinstead later the same day, two men have been charged with theft fr...

Sussex Police supports International Day Agains...

17 May 2013

Seven members of Sussex Police staff have taken part in a national video which is being released on Friday (17 May) as part of this year's International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). Entitled It Gets Better, the ...

Suspended jail sentence for Crawley taxi driver

17 May 2013

A Crawley taxi driver has received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice after falsely claiming not to have committed two speeding offences.   Horatiu B...

Awards for police call-takers

17 May 2013

The hard work and achievements of the Sussex Police Communications Department have been celebrated at an awards ceremony, honouring the work that's done each day by call-takers, CCTV operators, controllers and superv...

Man charged with murder following Bognor incident

16 May 2013

A man has been charged with murder following an incident in Rowan Way, Bognor, on Monday night (13 May) in which a 20-year-old man died.   Walter Brazil, 41, of Collyer Avenue, Bognor, has been remanded in cus...

Efit released for distraction burglary in Polegate

16 May 2013

Police are appealing for anyone who saw this man knocking on doors on Eastern Avenue in Polegate on Tuesday morning (May 14). A man knocked on the door of a 92-year-old man and told him his window security need...

Kent man sentenced for DVD Copyright and Trade ...

16 May 2013

This Release is issued on behalf of the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) A joint investigation by police and copyright investigators has uncovered a Kent man who was running a website which allowed ...

Rye car driver threatened

16 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a 21-year old local man was threatened whilst sitting in his black Vauxhall Corsa car in stationary traffic at the Kettle of Fish roundabout in Winchelsea Ro...

Police advice to help prevent Peacehaven burgla...

15 May 2013

With the summer months approaching, longer daylight evenings and warmer weather, police have noticed a slight increase in the number of burglaries being reported in the Peacehaven area.   Sergeant Jenny Abura sa...

Bognor murder investigation - family tribute

15 May 2013

The family of a man who died following an incident in Bognor on Monday night have paid tribute to him.   Charlie Hancock, 20 of Nyetimber Lane, was taken to St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, after police rece...

Worthing school receive donation from police

15 May 2013

West Park First School in Worthing will be able to purchase outdoor play equipment for Reception children, thanks to a donation of £200 from Sussex Police. Helen Manley and PC David Whitcombe from Sussex Police Lice...

Operation Zero combats heating oil thefts in We...

15 May 2013

Wealden Police have recently been seeing an increase in the theft of heating oil from domestic tanks across the district. These thefts were not only costly for residents, but had a massive impact on their lives when ...

Motorcyclist who died near Henfield on Friday i...

15 May 2013

The rider of a motorcycle who died in a collision near Henfield on Friday has been named as Ricky Baker of Blackstone Lane, Blackstone. The 49-year-old was riding a Suzuki motorbike when it is believed he lost contr...

Meet police at Hove charity event

15 May 2013

Hove residents can meet local police officers at a weekend charity fun event.   PCSO Michelle Young and PC Vicky Jones will be among local people and groups taking part in at the St Ann's Well Gardens spring fes...

300 motoryclists at Rye Ride Safe event

15 May 2013

Police have estimated around 300 motorcyclists were seen during a recent event at the Strand Quay in Rye on Sunday, 5 May. The bikers, who regularly flock to Rye in the summer months, were met by police officers and...

Appeal for witnesses to moped collision in Hove

14 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses after a moped rider suffered life threatening head injuries after being involved in a collision in Church Road, Hove, on Tuesday 14 May.   Emergency services were called to t...

Police seek Steyning black spray paint vandals

14 May 2013

Police are appealing for information about a series of overnight incidents in Steyning in which black paint was sprayed on cars and walls. On Tuesday morning, 14 May, local residents called police to report that dur...

Appeal for witnesses to Lindfield house burglary

14 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses after a family home was broken into on Tuesday 7 May on West Common, Lindfield.   The owners had left the house around 5.30pm to drop their children at an...

Africa Day celebration backed by Bexhill Police

14 May 2013

Bexhill Police have donated £250 to Bexhill Community Group, part of King's Church, Hastings, to fund an Africa Day event on Saturday, May 25. Lynette John-Roberts, of Bexhill Community Group said: "May 25 is&n...

More than 50 birds stolen from Lancing aviary

14 May 2013

More than 50 birds have been stolen from a garden aviary in Lancing. The birds were taken at some time between 9.30pm on Sunday and 10am on Monday (May 13), by someone who climbed a garden fence in Sompting Road, tr...

Second man charged with Eastbourne cash in tran...

14 May 2013

A second man has appeared in court charged with robbery following an attack on a cash in transit van outside Waitrose supermarket in High Street, Eastbourne, on Tuesday 30 April. John Hayward, 44, of Sutto...

Four older cars targeted in Hastings

14 May 2013

Police are investigating damage to four cars across Hastings which happened sometime between 6pm on Saturday (11 May) and 3.10pm on Sunday (12 May).   The cars targeted, which were all parked an...

Police appeal for information after fatal Bogno...

14 May 2013

Detectives are appealing for information after a 20-year-old man died following an incident in Bognor on Monday night (13 May). Police received a report of a hit and run incident in Rowan Way just after 10pm. The i...

Crawley man sentenced to nine years for sex off...

14 May 2013

A Crawley man has begun a nine year prison sentence after being found guilty of indecently assaulting and attempting to rape a young girl. Ian Alan Ward, 49, of Tangmere Road, Ifield, Crawley, was sentenced at Croyd...

A man has died following an incident in Bognor

14 May 2013

A 20-year-old man has died following an incident in Bognor.   Police received a report of a hit and run incident in Rowan Way, Bognor, just after 10pm on 13 May. The injured man Charlie Hancock, of Nyetimber La...

Police thank Albion and Palace fans

14 May 2013

Disappointed Brighton and Hove Albion fans headed home dejectedly, but largely peacefully following their team's play-off semi-final defeat by Crystal Palace on Monday evening (May 13). Police made a handful of arre...

Police appeal for witnesses after Five Ashes co...

13 May 2013

  Just after 11:30am on Monday (13 May) police and other emergency services were called to the scene of a collision between a car and bus on the A267 Five Ashes junction with Horleigh Green Road. A ...

Man charged with a series of burglaries across ...

13 May 2013

There has been a series of burglaries across the rural areas of the South East including West Sussex which span back to last summer. Offenders have targeted large properties in rural locations and stolen property va...

Witnesses to Worthing fail-to-stop collision so...

13 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Marine Parade, Worthing, which involved a black moped and a dark coloured BMW saloon. The vehicles collided at 9.30pm on Thursday 9 May and the moped rider was in...

Witnesses to Shoreham collision sought

13 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to a Shoreham road collision. On Thursday 9 May at 5pm a red Honda motorcycle and a green Volvo V70 saloon collided in Brighton Road, Shoreham. The 28-year old Worthing man riding ...

Third person charged with Bexhill shop robbery

13 May 2013

Another person has been arrested and charged with robbery at the Best One Store in Bexhill.   Daniel Welby, 32, of Devonshire Road, Bexhill, was due at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Monday 13 May after he was...

Traffic delays after collision between a bus an...

13 May 2013

Twelve passengers were injured when their bus collided with a car on the A267 at Five Ashes just before 11.40pm today (13 May) The car driver was also injured and all have been taken to hospitals in either Brighton...

Appeal for witnesses after collision involving ...

13 May 2013

Just before 4.30pm on Saturday (11 May) a marked police car responding to an emergency call collided with a black Audi A3 at the junction of Halton Place and Priory Road in Hastings. Two people in the Audi and two of...

Appeal for witnesses to fatal motorcycle collis...

13 May 2013

At 7:10pm on Friday (10 May) police were called to a motorcycle collision on the B2116 Wheatsheaf Road near Henfield. The rider, a man in his 50s from Henfield, was sadly declared dead at the scene. The Suzuki moto...

Appeal for witnesses to 4x4 collision on South ...

13 May 2013

Shortly after 6pm yesterday evening (Sunday 12 May), police and other emergency services were called to a collision on the South Downs near Fulking. A Land Rover was being driven by a 26-year-old man from Brighton o...

Man found with head injuries on Brighton seafront

13 May 2013

Detectives in Brighton are asking for help in establishing how a young man came by a serious head injury after a Saturday night out.   Just after 1am on Sunday 12 May, the 18-year old man, who comes from Mi...

Man charged with Brighton robberies

13 May 2013

A man has been charged with three counts of robbery and one attempted robbery in Brighton Darren Mills, 33 of no fixed address has been charged with robbery on May 5, May 6, May 9 and an attempted robbery on May 11,...

Man arrested after failed robbery attempt at Br...

12 May 2013

Just after 10pm on Saturday 11 May a man entered the Co-op store in St Georges Road, Brighton, produced a knife and demanded cash. The staff refused and he ran off without taking anything. As the result of an immedi...

Missing Southwick woman found safe and unharmed

10 May 2013

85-year-old Doris Orman, who went missing from her home in Southwick Square, Southwick, this afternoon (10 May), has been found safe and well nearby. Sergeant Steven Turner from Adur and Worthing Neighbourhood ...

Attempt to rob young girl of mobile phone at Br...

10 May 2013

Detectives in Brighton are seeking a group of young people who attempted to rob a young girl of her mobile phone.   At about 6.20pm on Thursday 9 May the 13-year old local girl was in the Asda Marina car pa...

Man is charged with the murder of Michael Polding

10 May 2013

Ricardo Pisano, 35-year-old, of Methuen Street, Southampton, has been charged with the murder of Michael Polding. He was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning in Southampton following a disturbance in a...

Successful day of action for Mid Sussex officers

10 May 2013

As part of the national Rogue Traders Week 22 neighbourhood police officers got together with colleagues from West Sussex Trading Standards and held a day of action on Thursday 25 April. The day involved polic...

Concern for missing Southwick woman

10 May 2013

Police are currently looking for 85-year-old Doris Orman, who went missing from her home in Southwick Square, Southwick, this afternoon (10 May). Sergeant Steven Turner from Adur and Worthing Neighbourhood Pol...

CCTV image of man sought over three Brighton ro...

10 May 2013

Police are potentially linking a third robbery in Brighton in the last week and have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. Last night (Thursday 9 May) police were called to a Threshers store...

Bounce and Play trailer missing from barn in Ch...

10 May 2013

Sussex Police are appealing for information to help find a stolen trailer that was part of an events company.   The 'Bounce and Play' trailer went missing from a barn in Milland, near Midhurst, sometime bet...

Man charged with Eastbourne attack on cash in t...

10 May 2013

A man has appeared in court charged with robbery following an attack on a cash in transit van outside Waitrose supermarket in High Street, Eastbourne, at 11. on Tuesday 30 April. Two staff from the van were at ...

Two men charged with conspiracy to commit burgl...

10 May 2013

  Two men have appeared before court charged with conspiracy to commit burglary in Seaford and Newhaven.  John Ward, 29, of Orton Road, Manchester and Richard McCann, 26, of Brantwood Terrace, Manc...

CCTV image released of Brighton street robbery

10 May 2013

Police have released an image of a man they want to talk to about a street robbery in Brighton. A 65-year-old local man had a sum of cash snatched from him at a bank cash machine on London Road on Tuesday 9 Apr...

Four arrested over cannabis factory, Heathfield

10 May 2013

Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis after a drugs warrant was executed at a barn type property in Tower Street, Heathfield on 23 April.   Officers entered th...

Two people charged with Bexhill shop robbery

10 May 2013

Two people have been charged with robbery at the Best One shop on Cowdray Park Road on Tuesday (May 7). Police were called to a robbery at 2.35pm where it was reported that the staff were threatened with a knif...

Rye fatal crash victim named

10 May 2013

The woman who died after a road collision in Rye on Tuesday 7 May has now been formally named. 62-year old Sandra Collison, of Holmwood Farm Lane, Camber, was driving her blue Peugeot 107, towards Rye, when it ...

Brighton man sentenced for indecent images offe...

10 May 2013

A Brighton man has been sentenced for offences relating to indecent images of children.   Christopher Mark Leaney, 34, of Cuckmere Way, Brighton, appeared at Hove Crown Court today, Thursday 9 May, and was ...

Pulborough man charged with drink driving

10 May 2013

A Pulborough man has been disqualified from driving for 19 months after being convicted for drink driving. Luke Drea, 18, unemployed of Blackgate Lane, Pulborough was arrested on May 1 at arounf half midnight a...

Man robbed while walking on Buckingham Road, Br...

09 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery on Buckingham Road, Brighton at half past midnight on April 28. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was walking along the road when he was approached by a man who was ...

Two Sussex men sentenced over historic child se...

09 May 2013

Two Sussex men have been sentenced today, Thursday 9 May, for sexual offences against young boys between 19 and 27 years ago. At Hove Crown Court, Keith Wilkie Denford, 78, a priest, of Broad Reach M...

One year anniversary for Operation Accent

09 May 2013

This week marks one year since Operation Accent started in the Arun district. The operation's team, set up and based in Bognor Regis, have worked closely with partner agencies to disrupt criminality as well as...

Man arrested in connection with Michael Polding...

08 May 2013

A man known to police as Ricardo Pisano but whose real identity still remains in doubt  was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning in Southampton following a disturbance in a house. He was taken to...

Speeding motorists stopped on way to breakfast ...

08 May 2013

Officers stopped 15 cars for speeding to a Breakfast Club in Goodwood after complaints from residents. On Sunday 5 May officers from Midhurst and Petworth Neighbourhood Policing Team working in conjunction with...

Boy robbed of his mobile phone in Crawley

08 May 2013

  A 14-year-old boy was walking to school in Crawley when he was threatened and robbed of his Iphone.   The boy was walking through Goffs Park at about 7.30am on 29 April and was talking ...

Woman robbed of her phone in Brighton

08 May 2013

A 23-year-old woman was robbed of her phone as she walked in Prince's Street in Brighton. It was about 1am on Sunday 5 May and she was speaking on her phone when a man struck her on the side of the head. She dr...

Q Ba bar licence revoked in Haywards Heath

08 May 2013

Q Ba in Haywards Heath has had it's licence revoked after Sussex Police applied for a review of the premises licence. The review in relation to the bar in The Broadway took place on Tuesday 7 May at Mid Sussex ...

Bexhill aggravated burglary gang jailed for a t...

08 May 2013

Four men have been jailed for a total of 42 years after being found guilty of aggravated burglary at the home of a Bexhill couple.   Delroy Masterton, 35, of Blackmill Close, Bexhill and Jord...

Further appeal for witnesses to Eastbourne post...

08 May 2013

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to an armed robbery and arson at a post office in Eastbourne last month. A man dressed in a postman's uniform called at the door of the post office in Rosebery Av...

Stun guns seized in West Sussex police operation

08 May 2013

On Wednesday 1 May officers from the Sussex Police Serious Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) executed search warrants at a private address in Sea Road, East Preston and at a business unit on the Rudford Industrial Esta...

A259 Exceat crash victim named

08 May 2013

The driver who died of his injuries after his car left the road on the A59 at Exceat on Tuesday 7 May has now been named as Alan Holyoake, 87, of Fairlight Road, Eastbourne.   Just before 7am on Tu...

Man dies after crash on A259 at Exceat

08 May 2013

The driver who was injured when his car left the road on the A259 at Exceat on Tuesday 7 May has died of his injuries.   Just before 7am on Tuesday the silver Toyota Aygo, driven by an 87-year old Eastbourn...

Woman dies after Rye collision

08 May 2013

A woman died after a road traffic collision on the A259, Royal Military Road, Rye, at 2.15pm on Tuesday 7 May when her blue Peugeot 107, which was travelling towards Rye was in collision with a white Mercedes goo...

Man seriously injured in Burwash Common horsebo...

08 May 2013

Emergency services were called to the A265 at Burwash Common at 2.25pm on Tuesday 7 May after an eastbound van and a westbound horse box had been in collision. The driver of the van, a 63-year old Maidstone man, ...

Three arrested after ANPR detects stolen car in...

07 May 2013

Three arrests were made after police detected a stolen vehicle on the move in the Rye area. At 11.30pm on Sunday 5 May an ANPR (Automatic Numberplate Recognition) camera detected a Nissan Micra car, stolen earl...

Man seriously hurt in Burwash Common collision

07 May 2013

Emergency services were called to the A265 at Burwash Common at 2.25pm on Tuesday 7 May after an eastbound van and a westbound car towing a horse box had been in collision. The driver of the van, believed to be a...

Appeal for witnesses to motorcyclist RTC Winche...

07 May 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision involving two motorcycles on the A259 between Rye and Winchelsea on Monday 6 May at 12.55pm travelling in opposite directions. Both ri...