Three burglaries in Rye – Man Arrested
Witness Appeals
Police are appealing for witnesses following three burglaries in Rye between midday and 4pm on Thursday 12 May. Two of the offences were in Udimore Road and the other was in Cooper Road.
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Police Searching for Four Men – Hastings Area
Late night robbery at Hastings house
Police are searching for four men who carried out a late-night robbery at a house in Hastings.
At about 11.30pm on Saturday 7 May there was a knock at the door at an address in The Bourne, Hastings, whilst the couple who lives there were indoors. Continue reading Police Searching for Four Men – Hastings Area
Woman Assaulted in Hastings
Appeal for witnesses after woman assaulted in Hastings
Witness Appeals
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a woman who was attacked in an alleyway between Robertson Street and Claremont, Hastings on Saturday, 30 April. Continue reading Woman Assaulted in Hastings
Police Offer £500 Reward
Police offering £500 reward for information following Lancing bookmakers robbery
Police are offering a £500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who robbed William Hill bookmakers in North Road, Lancing, on Thursday (5 May).
A man went into the premises at around 11am, jumped over the counter and punched the staff member before demanding money. He made off with £400 from the till. No weapons were seen.
The suspect made off north along North Road and then along Culver Road. Police have released this CCTV photo of him. He is white, aged in his 30s, between 5′ 11″ and 6′ and was wearing a grey jacket with the hood up.
Detective Sergeant Simon Dunn said: “This was a frightening ordeal for the staff member. We want to hear from anyone who saw this robbery or has any information. We are offering £500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible.”
Contact police by emailing [email protected] or ring 101 quoting serial 411 of 05/05 or
alternatively, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 (www.crimestoppers-uk.org)
Large Quantity of Cannabis Seized in Hastings
Cannabis worth tens of thousands seized at house in Hastings
On Friday (29 April) police officers acting on information from within the community raided a house in Oakfield Road, Ore, Hastings, and seized more than 70 cannabis plants being cultivated within the property.
It was estimated they could yield some £60,000 worth of the Class B prohibited drug on the black market.
Also seized was hydroponics equipment used to grow the drug.
A 33-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis and is expected to be bailed while enquiries continue.
Detective Sergeant Paul Graham, of Hastings CID, said: “This was a good example of information supplied from within the community being used to target an illegal operation of quite significant proportions.
“We would encourage anyone who suspects such activity to get in touch. Information is treated in the strictest confidence, yet can often be vital in enabling us to target the perpetrators.”
Police can be contacted by emailing [email protected] or phoning 101. Alternatively people can use the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 (www.crimestoppers-uk.org).
Rye’s Own Bulletin 29 April 2016
St Leonards man sentenced for drugs and firearms offences.
St Leonards man has been sentenced to more than ten years imprisonment for drugs and firearms offences.
Carlton Meldrum, 23, of The Ridge, St Leonards, was sentenced to seven years for possessing heroin with intent to supply when he appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on 30 March having previously pleaded guilty. This followed his arrest on 27 September last year when he was arrested with another man in a car in Ilford, East London. Three kilos of heroin, a firearm and two rounds of Continue reading St Leonards man sentenced for drugs and firearms offences.
Camber Double Murderer Gets Life
A mother has been sentenced for killing her baby son in East Sussex, four years after being sentenced for killing her three-year old daughter.
Lesley Dunford, 37, of Windermere Close, Exeter, Devon, was sentenced for the second time when she appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday (15 April), after pleading guilty at a hearing at the same court in March to the murder of her seven month-old son, Harley, at the family’s then address in Pelwood Road, Camber, on 27 August 2003. Continue reading Camber Double Murderer Gets Life
Driver of this Car may have been Witness to Assault
Driver of distinctive car may have information about St Leonards assault
Police would like to speak to the driver of a distinctive vehicle who may have witnessed an assault in St Leonards.
Two men and a woman were injured in an unprovoked attack in West Hill Road, between Keats Close and St Vincents Road, at about 12.45am on 20 December. Continue reading Driver of this Car may have been Witness to Assault
Three Arrested for Racial Assault
Three men arrested after Hastings racial assault
Three men have been arrested for a racially aggravated assault on a woman in Hastings last month.
A 25-year-old Muslim woman was walking on Bohemia Road at around 11am on March 27 when she was confronted by three men by the Hastings Museum opposite Falaise Road.
The woman crossed the road to avoid them but as she walked away one of the Continue reading Three Arrested for Racial Assault
Wanted Man Detained by Sussex Police
This Man has Now been detained by Police in Eastbourne
Police have detained a man who escaped from Brighton Magistrates’ Court.
George Qatramiz escaped from the building in Edward Street, where he was due to attend a bail hearing, at about 12.13pm on Monday (4 April).
It is believed he ran in the direction of the Old Steine. Continue reading Wanted Man Detained by Sussex Police