Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in December
By Matt Pole
Published 7th Jan 2022, 13:35 BST
December was a bumper month for Sussex’s judges, juries and magistrates.
These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the final month of 2021
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
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Sanmid Singh Sidana, 28, of Taunton Road in Hounslow, was a passenger in a car stopped by officers shortly after midnight on March 2, in Montpelier Road in Brighton. Sidana was in breach of Covid regulations at the time, so was asked to provide identification details for a ticket to be issued. He claimed to be a 23-year-old man under a different name, but was unable to provide an address. A check of the details Sidana supplied on the national police database showed a driving licence photograph did not match his appearance and he was asked to have his fingerprints scanned – a request he refused without being placed under arrest. Officers attempted to arrest Sidana for failing to provide sufficient details but he became physically aggressive, kicking an officer and claiming to have swallowed a quantity of drugs. After being taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital, he once again became aggressive and assaulted another officer before being taken into custody. There he refused to provide fingerprints, a photograph o Photo: Sussex Police
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Officers from the Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) were on patrol approaching Elm Grove in Brighton when they were alerted to a vehicle without insurance at 3.45pm on October 15. The officers turned on the siren and blue lights in order to stop the black BMW, which at first pulled over. But when an officer got out to speak to the driver, the driver reversed the vehicle and drove away at speed. Further specialist officers from the Roads Policing Unit (RPU), Tactical Firearms Unit (TFU) and SEU were called in to locate the vehicle, as well as the National Police Air Service helicopter (NPAS). The vehicle was being driven by Slah Hassine, 51, of Junction Road, Burgess Hill, and it was traced to Warren Road, Brighton, travelling towards Woodingdean. Footage shows the moment when Hassine spotted that he was being tracked by the helicopter. It captured him swearing at the camera out of his window before he attempted a turn in the road to travel in the opposite direction. He then drove over a traffic island and bol Photo: Sussex Police
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David Conrad, 57, of Pepper Lane, Ashurst, was sentenced at Brighton Crown Court on 18 November, having been convicted of indecent assault on the girl, then aged eight, while they were spectators at the Shoreham Air Show in August 2003. He will also serve a further year on extended prison released licence and will be a registered sex offender indefinitely. Photo: Sussex Police
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Scott Porter of St Joseph’s Way, Haywards Health pleaded guilty to the charges at the Central Criminal Court on 29 September and was sentenced on November 30 at the same court to a total of four years and three months imprisonment and a Serious Crime Prevention Order for five years. He will also be placed on an extended licence for four years. The 43-year-old admitted to making or possessing an explosive substance in suspicious circumstances under section 4 of the Explosives Substances Act 1883 and possessing terrorist related material under section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Two searches were carried out at properties in Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill in connection with this investigation in August last year. Photo: Sussex Police