Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the first four months of the year.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
61. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A man has been jailed after thousands of pounds worth of stock was stolen in a business burglary in Chichester. Police were called to reports of a burglary at Crew Clothing, South Street at around 10pm on December 13, 2023. Officers attended and it was found that Andrew Irvine had entered the premises and stole nearly £30,000 worth of stock which included more than 100 pairs of jeans. Irvine, 51, of Green Lane, Chichester was arrested at his address in relation to the incident and later charged with burglary. He was found guilty and was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment at Portsmouth Crown Court on April 9. Photo: Sussex Police
62. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A dealer who used mobile phones to advertise and operate a drug supply line in Brighton has been jailed. David Bakare was seen using a hire car in Brighton linked to the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Officers from the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) stopped him outside an address in Eastern Road, Brighton. They noted how the 28-year-old was clenching his buttocks. His vehicle was searched and drugs were found, so he was arrested. In custody, officers found wraps of drugs which Bakare had stashed inside himself. Bakare, of Tadema Road, Kensington, was already under investigation for supplying a psychoactive substance in Brighton in an earlier incident, where he was arrested by Brighton Response officers. Following an investigation by the Brighton Community Investigation Team (CIT), he was charged with offences. At Lewes Crown Court on April 4 he admitted being concerned in the supply of diamorphine (heroin), being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, and supplying a psychoactive substance. He was sentenced to four years and four months in prison. Photo: Sussex Police
63. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
Two drug-dealers have been jailed after a prolific County Drugs Line was shut down by police. On October 11, 2023, police observed a suspected drugs deal take place in the vicinity of Max Miller Walk – the public walkway above Madeira Drive in Brighton. A man was seen to get into a vehicle, which was subsequently stopped by officers. The occupants were searched and detained, and a quantity of cash, drugs and mobile phones were seized. Two officers were assaulted in the process. Zak Marsden, 34, of Normandy Road, Hastings (left), was arrested and charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. Joel St Pierre, 31, of Goodwood Way, Brighton (right), was arrested and charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin, and assault on an emergency worker. Both men were remanded in custody to appear before Lewes Crown Court on November 10, and later pleaded guilty to the offences. At Lewes Crown Court on April 2, Marsden was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment. At Lewes Crown Court on March 6, St Pierre was sentenced to two years and nine months’ imprisonment. Both defendants were arrested as part of Sussex Police’s County Lines Intensification Week in October. As a result, the ‘Tasty’ drugs line was intercepted and shut down. Photo: Sussex Police
64. Locked up in Sussex 2024: These are some of the criminals jailed between January and April
A man who entered people’s homes and threatened them with an imitation firearm has been sentenced. Tyler Corteggio carried out the robberies in Brighton and in Seaford. He stole an electric bicycle after threatening a couple in their home in Brighton with the weapon. Then he later entered a property in Seaford and then took a Range Rover from a driveway. But specialist officers from the Tactical Firearms Unit located Corteggio and arrested him. Following an investigation by Eastbourne and Brighton CID, he appeared in court and was convicted. Corteggio, 27, formerly a bar worker of Arnold Street, Brighton, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for robbery at Lewes Crown Court on March 28. Photo: Sussex Police