These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the penultimate month of 2025.
All information comes directly from Sussex Police.
5. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2025
A man has been jailed after he was seen selling drugs on the street in Crawley. Jamie Gabriel was seen by plain-clothes officers approaching drug users in the town. The officers stopped a vehicle he was travelling in, and found him in possession of class A and B drugs. Further evidence showed the 28-year-old was concerned in the supply of these drugs through contacts in the town. Gabriel, of Benton’s Lane, Norwood, South London, admitted five offences at Lewes Crown Court on November 12. The court was told how the arrest took place on May 27 this year. Gabriel was seen walking from Malthouse Road to Longley House car park where he approached a group of others. He was seen offering greetings and fist bumps, before retrieving plastic packages from his pockets. Officers were carrying out patrols and kept him under observation, before stopping him in a vehicle from leaving the area. Gabriel was found in possession of cannabis in the vehicle and cocaine on his person. He admitted possession of a class B drug, namely cannabis, being in possession of class A drugs with intent to supply, namely crack cocaine and heroin, and being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin. The court sentenced him to five years and seven months in prison. Photo: Sussex Police
6. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2025
Lee Fisher, 38, was arrested and charged on October 16 with nine counts of theft from a shop and five counts of breaching a CBO committed between September 3 and October 16 this year. He was remanded into custody and the next day appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court. Fisher pleaded guilty to all offences and was jailed for eight months. Photo: Sussex Police
7. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2025
In July 2022, police received a report from Social Services that the victim had been sexually abused by Steven Smith in June of that year. At the time of the report, Smith was already subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) relating to a conviction for child sex offences in 2017. The order prohibited Smith from having contact with male children under 18. Smith, 28, of Lower Street in Pulborough, was arrested and charged with rape of a male child under 13, attempted rape of a boy under 13, sexual assault by touching of a boy under 13, and breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. At Lewes Crown Court on August 21, 2024, Smith pleaded not guilty to all charges, but later admitted the breach of the SHPO. Following a trial he was further convicted of attempted rape and sexual assault, and at Lewes Crown Court on November 3, he was sentenced to nine years in prison. Smith was also made subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will remain a registered sex offender for life. Photo: Sussex Police
8. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in November 2025
A serving prisoner has had his sentence increased after being convicted of further offences. Jack Reeder is currently serving 34 months’ imprisonment for robbery at the Co-Op in Ham Road, Shoreham, on May 10. While in custody, detectives investigated a report of a car stolen from Bushby Close, Lancing, in the early hours of March 27. The vehicle activated a number of ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras and was pursued to Saltdean, where the driver decamped. Following a short search by officers, assisted by excellent tracking and detaining by Police Dog Hox, the driver was located and identified as Reeder, 34, of Seafield Road, Hove. He failed a roadside test for cocaine and cannabis, and also assaulted an officer in custody. He was subsequently arrested and charged with the following offences: aggravated vehicle taking; failing to stop when required by police; theft of a vehicle; two counts of drug-driving; driving without valid insurance; assaulting a police officer in the execution of their duty. Reeder was presented before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on October 29, where he pleaded guilty to all offences and was sentenced to a total of 24 weeks’ imprisonment, to run consecutively to his existing sentence. He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 18 months. Photo: Sussex Police