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Brighton street shooting – 'lawful killing' by police

By GeorgeHA at 19:34 on 03/02/12

A man shot dead by police in a street in Brighton was lawfully killed, an inquest jury has concluded. The inquest into the death of Michael Fitzpatrick has returned a unanimous verdict of lawful killing at Brighton Magistrates' Court today, Friday 3 February. Michael Fitzpatrick, 49, who was believed to be living in the Brighton area, was shot by armed officers in Rock Place, Brighton, on Thursday 10 February, 2011. As part of a...
Brighton 'organised fight' – twelve men jailed

By GeorgeHA at 16:26 on 02/02/12

Twelve men who were charged with violent disorder following an organised fight in Brighton have been jailed. The fight among 'football fans' was held in Grove Hill, Brighton, on Saturday 31 July, 2010 in the afternoon. Police received a total of 28 calls relating to the fight from the public and 20 officers arrived within minutes to deal with the incident. It happened as Brighton and Hove Albion FC played a pre-season...
Elvis faces the music

By GeorgeHA at 15:55 on 30/01/12

Elvis has left the court building – next step the jailhouse. On Friday fancy dress bookmakers bandit Martin Reilly, who dressed up as Elvis for one raid, admitted a series of gunpoint robberies. Reilly, 53, threatened staff at bookmakers in Brighton, Hove and Eastbourne with an imitation firearm, and his bizarre disguis in a Brighton raid won him a place in our Best Faces of 2011 photo gallery. On July 7 last year he walked into...
Starring tonight on Crimewatch...

By GeorgeHA at 17:49 on 26/01/12

While we're on the subject of people the police are currently looking for, Sussex detectives are hoping a BBC Crimewatch appeal will help catch a man wanted for string of burglaries nationwide. On Thursday evening – that's tonight – 26 January at 9pm BBC Crimewatch will show the photograph of a man wanted for interview about a string of burglaries across the country. 48-year old Barrie Gordon Williamson, who was born...
Top 10 Sussex cycle suspects Part 2

By GeorgeHA at 16:42 on 26/01/12

More to look out for: Images 4 and 5 – Bexhill Images 4 and 5 show a man and woman officers want to speak to after an attempted cycle theft at Bexhill rail station around 7.40pm on Sunday, 4 December 2011.¨The victim, a 17-year-old boy from Bexhill, had left his cycle secured to the racks in the car park, to the right of the station entrance. Upon returning to the station later on he discovered that the bike's chain and gears...

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Top 10 Sussex cycle suspects Part 3

By Hovian

As a victim of bike crime, I'd throw away the keys with this lot... I left my bike just outside a...

By GeorgeHA at 17:34 on 26/01/12

Two more to keep a look out for: Image 9 – Bognor Regis Officers want to identify the man in image 9 after a cycle was stolen from Bognor Regis station around 12.55pm on Thursday, 8 December 2011. Image 10 - Worthing The man and woman, pictured in image 10, are suspected of working together to steal a cycle from Worthing rail station around 9.35pm on Friday, 30 December 2011.
Brighton sex attacker – 'be careful' say Police

By GeorgeHA

How about advising men not to rape rather than putting the onus on women to 'be careful'? tweet from...

By GeorgeHA at 00:12 on 02/01/12

The hunt is on for a man who has sexually assaulted two women in Brighton in as many days. Police have warned women to 'be cautious' about walking alone in Brighton, especially over the New Year period following a second late night sex attack in the city. A 20-year-old woman was grabbed by a man and sexually assaulted in Steine Lane, an alleyway in Old Steine behind the Pavilion Tavern, at about 2.30am on Friday morning (December 30)....
Christmas Drink-Driving: more than 5,500 stopped already

By seahorse123

It is possible to have a good time without taking a drink. A total ban when it comes to driving...

By GeorgeHA at 17:44 on 19/12/11

More than 5,500 breath tests have taken place since Sussex Police launched its annual Christmas anti-drink drive campaign. Since Monday 14 November 142 drink or drug driving related arrests have also taken place Chief Inspector Di Roskilly of Sussex Police's Road Policing Unit said: "Officers across Sussex Police have been carrying out breath tests in days of targeted action and following collisions. "So far around...
Man hands himself in after cruelty to dog, now released on bail

By TCMuffin

smudgie69 - I couldn't have put it better myself - just hearing about this made me feel so sick :-(

By GeorgeHA at 09:16 on 22/11/11

Sussex Police report that a 33-year-old Worthing man has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after a dog was discovered dead at the side of the A27 on Sunday. UPDATE: he has been released on bail until 14 December. The man handed himself into Worthing Police Station last night (Monday) and remains in custody today (Tuesday). Police were alerted to the dog's death after a witness reported seeing a car being driven at...
Sussex Police went live – over 62,000 people watched

By ModestHelen

It was a good idea but the picture quality on the street was terrible! Couldn't really see what was...

By GeorgeHA at 17:40 on 28/10/11

The Chief Constable taking live questions from the public, police officers in the station doing their job, police officers in the streets... this is your chace to watch it live. Sussex Police People is available to anyone's computer and there are currently four channels streaming out news, live, as it happens. The public are interacting directly with 10 officers and staff across Sussex via video links from police stations, the Force...