Crime

An Eastbourne man has been jailed for nearly 10 years for a string of sexual offences against a young girl.

An investigation is underway in Hailsham after what politicians have called a politically motivated hate crime at the town’s Liberal Democrat Centre.

During the past week, much has been made of the recruitment of additional police officers across the country as a result of the funding provided by central government. In terms of numbers, this first cohort will consist of 6000 officers allocated to forces based on the existing, flawed in my opinion, funding formula.

A rucksack containing guns was discovered in Sussex yesterday.

Police are hunting for a man which they believe may be responsible for three sexual assaults on women in Sussex.

A man tried to pull a girl into his van in Lewes on Tuesday (October 15).

The body of a woman who went missing from Hove this week has been found on a Seaford beach.

The police investigation into the December 2018 Gatwick drone incursion will be under the spotlight at Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne’s monthly Performance & Accountability Meeting (PAM) this Friday (October 18).

Police have released a video of two men who joked about a stabbing in a Sussex town centre.

Officers investigating a ram raid on a shop in Heathfield believe it may be linked to vehicle thefts and another failed attempt to steal a cash machine elsewhere in East Sussex.

A Newhaven man charged with causing death by dangerous driving is due to appear in court this month.

Families living in and around Ridgewood fear little is going to be done to deal with anti-social behaviour and noise late at night.

Results from Eastbourne Magistrates’ Court, sitting at Hastings, for September 30 - October 2

Friends have shared their memories of James ‘Jimmy’ Fitzgerald, after a life sentence was handed to the man convicted of his murder.

Sussex Police has announced that every community in Sussex will have a named PCSO starting from next month.

Police were called to an incident involving teenagers in Seaford.

Two quad bikes worth £10,000 were among the items seized in a string of burglaries across the Wealden area in recent weeks.

A Newhaven resident who was taken aback by an arson attack in his road over the weekend has set up a fundraising page to help residents affected.

A Seaford man who had a knife in public has been given a suspended prison sentence