These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the first month of 2025.
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
9. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2025
A pensioner was mauled by two out-of-control dogs, and their owners have been sentenced in court. Vic Franklin sustained life-changing injuries after the Rottweilers escaped from a property and attacked him as he walked his dog in Bognor Regis on August 18, 2023. He spent several months in hospital, where he underwent major operations including amputations to his left leg, right arm and left hand. After receiving a number of 999 calls from concerned members of public, specialist firearms officers were swiftly deployed to the scene in Lewes Close and granted authority to bring the dogs safely under control. Firearms were discharged and both dogs were confirmed deceased. Matthew Roberts, 30, and Chloe Taylor, 27 (pictured), from Chichester, were both summoned to court to answer charges of being the owner or person in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury, contrary to section 3(1) and (4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. They pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing, and appeared before Portsmouth Crown Court for sentencing on January 30. Taylor was sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment; Roberts was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work. Both defendants were made subject to a banning order, which prohibits them from owning a dog for 10 years. Photo: Sussex Police