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A prolific shoplifter in Eastbourne has been handed an electronic tag and a three-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) as part of a drive by Sussex Police to tackle repeat offending. Shane Monery, 36, of Hamsey Close, Eastbourne, appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on 16 February after being charged with 10 counts of shoplifting across the […]

Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal road traffic collision in St Leonards on Monday (16 February). Emergency services were called to Blackman Avenue at around 1.50pm after reports of a collision involving a camper van and a motorbike near the junction with Larkfield Close. Paramedics treated a man at the […]

Sussex Police have successfully obtained a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO) against a 20-year-old man from Hove, placing strict restrictions on his activities to protect vulnerable people from potential exploitation. The order was granted at Brighton Magistrates’ Court following a police investigation into concerns about the suspected exploitation of vulnerable individuals linked to drug […]

A 57-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to orchestrating a romance fraud scam that cost his victim more than £11,000. Andrew Cosham, of Milne Way, Isle of Wight, appeared at Hove Crown Court on 16 February where he was convicted of fraud by false representation. The court heard […]

A man who ran multiple online child abuse chat groups has been jailed following a National Crime Agency investigation. Joao-Carlos Jardim Dos Santos Teixeira, 26, from Eastbourne, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Monday (17 February 2026) after pleading guilty to a series of child sexual abuse offences. The court heard Teixeira had been […]

A man has been jailed after police uncovered a large-scale cannabis factory operating from a residential property in Wish Road, Hove, East Sussex. Officers from Sussex Police executed a warrant at the address on 13 August 2025 after concerns were raised about suspicious activity linked to the property. When officers forced entry, they discovered that […]

Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses after a residential burglary in Moulsecoomb. The incident occurred on Newick Drive on Monday evening, February 16, and was reported to police at around 7pm. Officers responded quickly to the scene. Police say a dark-coloured Mercedes C200 may have been involved in the incident. Enquiries are ongoing, and residents […]

An elderly man has died after emergency services were called to a property in Woodingdean, Brighton, following concerns for his welfare. Police and paramedics were sent to a house in Sandhurst Avenue at about 10.15am on Monday, February 16. Despite the best efforts of emergency crews, the man – aged in his 80s and from […]