All news on the topic: Sussex Police

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One-legged dementia patient, 93, died after being Tasered as officers charged
Donald Burgess, 93, died in hospital in the weeks after PCs Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto were called to an East Sussex care home following reports of a knife threat
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Man found dead in house fire and woman arrested as police launch murder probe
A 36-year-old woman has been arrested after the man's body was discovered after a blaze in the early hours of this morning. Fire fighters and investigators remain at the scene in Brighton
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Brighton fans pelted with bottles and coins after supporters stabbed in Rome
Brighton were beaten 4-0 by Roma in their Europa League first leg and Seagulls fans were targeted once again in the ground after two supporters were stabbed before the fixture
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Married police inspector keeps job after having sex on duty with colleague
Inspector Darren Lane, who has been a police officer for 23 years, placed his radio on the bedside table while having "full sex" with a colleague at her home but has been able to retain his job
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Lover lured boyfriend into honeytrap after family paid £3k to have him murdered
Emma Giles and her family hatched a twisted murder plot to kill her ex-boyfriend - but he narrowly escaped death after he was stabbed in the chest outside his home
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Furious holidaymakers return to Gatwick Airport to find spare tyres gone
Sarah Breakspear, from Dorset, is one of eight holidaymakers who arrived back to Gatwick Airport to find their cars had been targeted by thieves who plundered tyres
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Shock moment man is tasered in hospital after threatening staff with a knife
Shocking footage has emerged of a knife-wielding thug being taken down by police officers then arrested in a hospital after he carried out an attack on staff and patients
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Teen behind 'out of hand' party that saw 300 people descend on house speaks out
A 16-year-old A-level student has told of how gatecrashers jumped over neighbours' fences to get into his parents' house after his party got out of control with hundreds of teens arriving
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Quiet UK seaside town invaded by 300 teens after viral party invite on Facebook
An out-of-control party where more than 300 teenagers descended on a home in Worthing, Sussex, led to an 18-year-old being hospitalised and vehicles attacked with police called in
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Another passenger without passport manages to sneak on to flight at UK airport
A Brit got on a Norwegian Air flight at Gatwick Airport without any documentation earlier this month - he was eventually removed from the plane before it took off to Copenhagon
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Six rushed to hospital after being found inside lorry at British port
Six people have arrived on a lorry in Newhaven, East Sussex, this morning and have been rushed to hospital by ambulance crews, as border forces launch a major investigation
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Mystery as man found frozen to death in plane undercarriage at Gatwick Airport
The man's body was discovered frozen in the right-hand wheel of a plane which had arrived at London Gatwick Airport from Banjul in The Gambia but he hasn't been identified
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Watch as cops commandeer kayaks to arrest drunk driver who plunged into river
James Doye, 57, was three times the legal drink drive limit when he plunged his car into flood waters in Bognor, West Sussex, forcing Sussex Police officers to become creative
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Tributes to 'gentle soul' grandad found dead as boy, 16, arrested for murder
Grandad Paul Lawrence, 51 - described as a 'gentle soul' - was found dead in Littlehampton, Sussex, on Sunday morning - with a 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of his murder
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Baby-faced county lines leader, 19, ran cocaine and heroin dealing operation
Charlie Angel, 19, has been jailed for two and a half years after being found running a County Lines route known as the Snupe Drug Line in Sussex
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Terrifying moment drone smashed into Fatboy Slim concert 'like a flying bomb'
A drone operator has been fined after he lost control of the device at a Fatboy Slim concert in Brighton, as it smashed into the stage in front of 8,500 spectators
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Cops investigating claim group of 12 'left restaurant without paying £400 bill'
La Bella Vista in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, called the diners a "despicable group" in a scathing Facebook post to warn other businesses in the area of the behaviour
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Armed police swoop in hunt for gang with weapons after driver threatened
Sussex Police has detailed information about an ongoing incident in Hastings this evening, and suspects, who allegedly threatened a driver, remain on the loose
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Man, 26, killed after being hit by white van before driver 'flees scene'
Officers with Sussex Police have opened a murder investigation after a serious crash near Preston Park, Brighton, which has led to road closures in the residential suburb
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Search for family with baby sleeping rough in park as tent found with cot inside
Concerns were raised after a collapsed grey tent and white travel cot thought to belong to the family were discovered abandoned in Queen’s Park
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Chilling video of killer lying about why her DNA was under victim's fingernails
A chilling video taken by police shows murder-mystery fan Sara McKenzie, 62, telling them a pack of lies in a bid to explain why her DNA would be found under her victim's fingernail
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Parents say they still WhatsApp dead son since he was stabbed at house party
Charlie Cosser died at the age of 17 after being stabbed at an end-of-term party over the summer. His parents said they still text him on WhatsApp to keep his memory alive
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Car 'deliberately crosses park and damages Jewish memorial' as cops make appeal
A memorial tree for Jewish refugees who fled Austria at the start of the Second World War has been damaged, with police believing a vehicle drove across a Brighton park to hit it
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Brave pensioner, 90, tackles burglar to ground and sees him jailed for 23 years
When Lee Tidy broke into the property in Henfield, West Sussex, the 90-year-old man tackled him to the floor but was stabbed in what police say was "a terrifying experience"
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'UK's smallest police station' opens – and the public immediately let rip
A new police station in Crawley, West Sussex that measures just 6ft by 8ft 4in and barely fits a table and chair has been ridiculed despite claims from Sussex Police it will help to stop knife crime