Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the first third of the year.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
13. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A previously wanted man who taunted police on social media has been jailed for possession of a knife, cannabis and going equipped for theft, Sussex Police have said. Police said that Jay Georgiou, 27, was wanted on recall to prison and a £500 reward was offered for information on his whereabouts in Sussex last year. While at large, police said he responded to Sussex Police on social media in response to the appeal to find him. “I am not Eastbourne’s Jay Georgiou, I am THE Jay Georgiou,” was the message he posted, said police. They added that he also posted an image of himself behind the wheel of a vehicle while wearing a balaclava. Photo: Sussex Police
14. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A man has been jailed for 11 years and six months for a series of sex offences against three young girls. Police said Ian Brett, 65, from Buckhurst Road, Bexhill, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on February 4 after being found guilty in November last year of three counts of child cruelty, one against each girl, and ten counts of indecent assault. The offences took place between 36 and 45 years ago. Photo: Sussex Police
15. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
Curtis Gaare Michael, 37 and of Westfield Rise, Saltdean (top left), and Michael Yazgic (bottom left), 29 and of Packham Way, Burgess Hill, both pleaded guilty and appeared before Lewes Crown Court on February 3 for sentencing after 24-year-old Callum Chapman, a car enthusiast from Southwater, was tragically killed in a high-speed crash on the A24 near Southwater. Police were called to the incident around 1.25pm on December 6, 2020 after a grey Lexus GS300 lost control and collided with trees. Yazgic was arrested and charged with dangerous driving. Gaare Michael was taken to hospital having suffered serious injuries, and later arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Gaare Michael was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, and disqualified from driving for four years and six months. Yazgic was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 21 months. Both will be subject to an extended re-test should they reapply for their licence. Photo: Sussex Police
16. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
Luke French, 28, of Morley Grove, Harlow, Essex was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on January 26 to two years and four months imprisonment having admitted supplying heroin and crack cocaine, and money laundering. He had been arrested at the Ashdene Service Station on the A21 after a joint investigation by Sussex, Surrey and Metropolitan Police officers on the evening of November 3 last year. Analysis of his mobile phone found him to be running a County Drugs line from the Cambridge area. Photo: Sussex Police