Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the final four months of the year.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
25. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between September and December
Unmarked firearms officers arrested two men after a tipper truck and licensed shotguns were stolen from a house in Goring-by-Sea, police have revealed. Two men have been jailed three months after the burglary at a home in Goring Way. John Brooks, 49, of Selden Road, Worthing; and Anthony Micallef, 43, of no fixed address will spend a total of four-and-a-half years behind bars. The burglary, which happened whilst the home owners were on holiday, was reported on the morning of Friday, August 12. Police were alerted to the incident by a ‘vigilant neighbour’, after they noticed the victims’ front door was wide open and their white Ford tipper truck was missing from the driveway. In the rear of the vehicle were two bikes, which the victim later confirmed had been stolen from the house, police said. They also confirmed a number of jars containing cash for their children had been stolen. They appeared before Lewes Crown Court on Wednesday, November 16, where they were each sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment. Photo: Sussex Police
26. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between September and December
A man who made thousands of hoax calls to the police and ambulance service in Sussex has been jailed. Police said Paul Hennessy made almost 2,000 calls to the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAMB) between January 1, 2021 and June 6, 2022. Some of the calls were made to 999 call handlers, where he made threats to attack ambulance staff at a Make Ready Centre in Hastings with a machete. Police said he made a threat to kill a crew if they were sent to his address. In some of his abusive telephone calls he created aliases in order to report false medical episodes he was suffering, such as by claiming he had gone into cardiac arrest, police added. During the same period, Hennessy, 57, of Southwater Road, St Leonards, made hundreds of calls to police, including falsifying a claim that he had been attacked with an unknown substance on his doorstep. When officers arrived, he showed no signs of injury, police said. At Lewes Crown Court he admitted two counts of sending threatening electronic communications conveying a message to cause distress or anxiety, contrary to Section 127 of the Communications Act. Police said he was jailed for a total of one year for the offences. The court heard how Hennessy’s threats to the ambulance service meant extra security measures worth thousands of pounds had to be put in place to protect paramedics and staff in Hastings. Photo: Sussex Police
27. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between September and December
Dean Haggerty, 48 – unemployed, of Twyford Gardens, Salvington – has been jailed for a total of 12 months for multiple crimes in Worthing and Brighton. Among the offences was an incident outside Splashpoint Leisure Centre in Brighton Road – which was captured on CCTV. Haggerty appeared before Lewes Crown Court on Friday, November 11 – where he was jailed for a total of 12 months for the following offences: Theft of alcohol worth £129 from Sainsbury’s at Lyons Farm, Worthing, on June 21; Theft of bedding and towels worth £174 from Home Sense in North Street, Brighton, on June 14; Theft of a bike worth £325 from Brighton Road, Worthing, on June 16; Fraud by false representation, namely used a stolen bank card to buy items worth £44 from Tesco Express in South Farm Road, Worthing, and items worth £50 from Tarring News and Wine in Church Road, Worthing, on September 20; Theft of tobacco worth £400 from WH Smith in Churchill Square, Brighton, on August 13; Theft of approximately 15 DVDs worth an unknown value from WH Smith in Churchill Square, Brighton, on August 13; Theft of toiletries worth £41 from Wilko in the Guildbourne Centre, Worthing, on July 7; Theft of a bike worth £500 from Newland Street, Worthing, on July 7; Theft of a bike worth an unknown value from Northbook College in Broadwater Road, Worthing, on May 24; Theft of a bike worth £1,200 from Brighton Road, Worthing, on June 22; Theft of a bike worth an unknown value from Upper Brighton Road, Worthing, on June 22; Criminal damage of a bike worth £143 in Upper Brighton Road, Worthing, on June 22. Photo: Sussex Police
28. Locked up in Sussex 2022: These are some of the criminals jailed between September and December
A convicted shoplifter, who targeted multiple shops in Worthing, faces 24-weeks behind bars. Sussex Police said Fardin Farji, 29, of Christchurch Road was charged with six offences. These were: The theft of a charger from The Range in Ham Road on October 12; Theft of four coats worth a total of £194 from TK Maxx in Liverpool Road on October 13; Entering TK Maxx in Liverpool Road – which was in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order – on July 25; Theft of a pedal cycle worth £350 from Goring Road on August 20; Entering TK Maxx in Liverpool Road – which was in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order – on October 13; Entering TK Maxx in Liverpool Road – which was in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order – on October 14. Farji was sentenced to 24 weeks’ imprisonment at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, November 14. Photo: Sussex Police