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eComics Come To West Sussex Libraries

Good news comes to West Sussex Comic fans.

West Sussex County Council Library Service has just launched eComics to sit alongside the hundreds of eBooks, eAudio and eMagazines already available.

Now you can borrow digital versions of comics, graphic novels and Manga free of charge to read on your computer, tablet or smartphone.

This is a new online library service where customers with a library card can download thousands of comics and graphic novels at www.westsussex.gov.uk/ebooks

Can You Identify This Suspect For A Burglary In Crawley Down?

 

e-fit:Sussex Police
e-fit:Sussex Police

Police are looking for a man suspected of burglary in Crawley Down.

On the 25 may the victim found the man in his house after coming into his house from the garden.

The suspect is a white man, 6′, of slim build and under 30 years old. He had mousey brown hair which was slightly greasy.

He was wearing blue jeans and a blue zip-up coat, beneath which was a blue hoodie.

Anyone able to help with information about the suspect or suspicious activity in the Turners Hill Road area is asked to email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or phone 101, quoting serial 1118 of 25/05.

Alternatively they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 (www.crimestoppers-uk.org).

Police Release E-fit Of Horsham Burglary Suspect

e-Fit; Sussex Police
e-Fit; Sussex Police

A Man is wanted in connection to a burglary in Horsham.

At about 2.30 in the afternoon of 23 May, the suspect entered a house in Hills Place and stole more than £200 in cash.

He is described as a white man, aged between 27 and 30, about 5′ 9”, of medium build. he had thick lips and gaunt cheeks.

He was wearing a dark blue top and dark blue trousers with two white stripes on the outside of each leg. He was carrying a dark coloured rucksack and rode a dark coloured bicycle.

Witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to contact 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101, quoting serial 891 of 23/05.

Alternatively, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 (www.crimestoppers-uk.org).

Sussex PCC And Fire Service Merge Faces Opposition

Plans set out by the Sussex police and crime commissioner to take responsibility for fire services in East and West Sussex – and merge them – have met with opposition.

The move is part of national fire service reforms revealed by Home Secretary Theresa May last week.

Sussex PCC Katy Bourne said emergency services would have an increased duty to work together under the new bill.

But West Sussex County Council ( said it already had an excellent model. An East Sussex’s fire authority said it would work with the PCC but it believed collaboration could be achieved without elaborate structural change.

Operation Dragonfly To Crack Down On Drink And Drug Drivers

Surrey and Sussex Police’s summer crackdown on drink and drug-drivers begins next week.

Operation Dragonfly is a year-round strategy, which targets offenders in a bid to prevent collisions and save lives on the roads across the two counties.

Officers will be carrying out dedicated patrols to identify motorists who break the law – and risk the lives of themselves and others.

Police made 170 arrests in Sussex as part of the operation in June 2015; 148 on suspicion of drink-driving and 22 on suspicion of drug-driving. This is compared to 143 the previous summer.

People in Sussex can text officers on 65999 with the details of people they suspect of drink or drug driving or visit www.operationcrackdown.co.uk.

You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 (www.crimestoppers-uk.org).

If you know someone is driving while over the limit through drink or drugs, call 999.