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Officers respond to firearm incident in Warnham

Officers were called to a suspected firearm incident in Warnham on Monday.

They received reports of a man, possibly armed, standing outside a house, breaking a window pane shortly before 10.30pm.

Armed officers and a helicopter were deployed to search for the suspect while taser-trained officers secured the premises.

A man in his 40s was later located at an address in Horsham.  He was not armed and nobody had been injured.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage.

Redhill Paralympian switches dinghies for bicycles

A Redhill-born Paralympian is switching sailing for cycling.

Gold medallist from London 2012, Helena Lucas has embarked upon the Deloitte Ride Across Britain challenge.

Covering almost 1000 miles over 9 days from Land’s End to John O’Groats, cyclists are helping to raise money for the British Paralympic Association, their official charity.

Earlier this year Helena became the first athlete to be selected to represent Great Britain in Rio 2016.

Man charged following sexual assault in Crawley

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.

Reigate & Banstead Council offer help to refugees

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.’

Fibreglass donkey goes missing from Lingfield

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.