A man has been charged with sexual assault and breaching his Sexual Offences Prevention Order in Crawley.
It follows an incident in the ASDA store where a man was seen acting suspiciously around a 4 year-old girl who was sitting in a shopping trolley.
The girl’s mother had her back turned to pick an item up off a shelf when the alleged assault happened.
The suspect, a man in his 70s, has been remanded in custody.
The Leader of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council is leading the way on offering help and support to Syrian refugees.
Cllr Victor Broad has written to the Prime Minister offering assistance in finding homes for a number of refugees.
He put forward the offer to David Cameron, saying ‘In Reigate & Banstead we are offering to take in a number of affected families, to house them and provide support to them in rebuilding their lives and in finding work.’
A life-size fibreglass donkey has been stolen during an agricultural show in Lingfield.
The donkey, named Dotty, was taken between midnight and 7.30am on Monday 31st August from the Edenbridge and Oxted event in Tandridge Lane.
Dotty is the mascot for the animal welfare organisation ‘Brooke Sussex Group’ which raises money for real donkeys working overseas.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.
A woman had a lucky escape in Crawley at the weekend.
The victim in her 20s managed to fight off a man who attempted to rape her.
She had met the man outside Moka nightclub the early hours of Sunday morning and the pair walked together along Station Way.
He then pushed her into the bin area of the Regus offices car park.
The attacker has been described as having olive skin, possibly European in his late 20s or early 30s, with short dark spikey hair and a short beard.
Acid has been thrown over a man in Crawley.
The assault happened during the early hours of Sunday morning outside Cineworld in the Crawley Leisure Complex.
The two suspects are described as white men in their late 20s or early 30s. One had short dark hair and a beard. They were in a dark coloured Peugeot.
The victim from Redhill was taken to East Surrey Hospital for initial treatment but was then transferred to Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead for specialist care.
The 27 year-old has suffered potentially life-changing injuries.