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West Sussex, Police
LOCAL SUSSEX POLICE INDEX
 
Midhurst and Petworth are one of the areas
covered by the Chichester district of Sussex Police.
 
Chichester has four neighbourhood policing teams
serving different areas of the community.

There are Stations in both Petworth and Midhurst.
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In 1968 the former County Forces of West Sussex and East Sussex were amalgamated with the County Borough Forces of Eastbourne, Brighton, and Hastings to form the Sussex Constabulary. In 1974 the title of the Force was changed from the Sussex Constabulary to Sussex Police.


POLICE INDEX
Witness appeals ongoing
Midhurst man charged with murder 08 Dec.2011
Men jailed for Midhurst thefts 05 Oct.2011
Lurgashall Post Office burgled 16 Sept.2011
Thursdays Nightclub licence suspended 28 July.2011
Beko - fridge freezer warning 7 July.2011
Fatal Mid air collision over Shoreham 4 July.2011
Chichester Police station rammed by car26 Apr.2011
Body found in burning car on beach03 Mar.2011
Linch church thief is charged23 Jan 2011
Bogus callers rob Midhurst man23 Jan 2011
Cannabis factory found in Midhurst17 Dec 2010
Fears for Midhurst police station19 Nov 2010
Petworth Ramraiders sentenced1 Sept 2010
Thieves steal silver from Linch Church01 Sept 2010
Rogate womans death being investigated7 June 2010
Midhurst teenager on rape charge 3 May 2010
Midhurst woman attacked 19 Mar.2010
York Stone thief arrested 5 Oct. 2009
Police line Knockhundred Row in Midhurst 01 Oct. 2009
Guilty of smashing bottle over mans head Sep.2009
Equipment stolen from Fire Stations 01 Aug 2009
Midhurst Police Station Bomb scare 14 July 2009
Police shoot Fernhurst man dead 8 May 2009
Ex Midhurst Teacher gets life in prison Feb.2009
New Petworth police station opens Feb. 2008
Drink Drive Dec. 2007
Euro drink drive campaign results
New Smoking Laws July 2007
Jewellery stolen - Kirdford & Plaistow May. 2007
Mobile Police Station has gone May. 2007
Jewel thief on camera Mar. 2007
Midhurst till thief caught on camera Mar. 2007
Mobile phone law changes Feb. 2007
PC Ian Harman Retires Jan. 2007
Fatal Collisions 2007 - Sussex [pdf] 2007
Easier email contact with local police Jan. 2007
Mobile police station in Rother Valley
Petworth gets new police station Jan. 2007
Police refuse lost purse July 1999
West sussex Police website

 
Missing 3 year old found
09 August 2010 - click image for info

WITNESS APPEALS
 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2011 - 11.30am
Computer shop break-in Midhurst
reports
 
Thursday, 27 Oct 2011 - 11.30am
Serious collision A285 Duncton
reports
 
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011 - 2.50pm
Fatal collision A285 Duncton
reports
 
Thursday, 22 Sep 2011 - 11pm
Fatal collision at Shripney Rd. Bognor
reports
 
Monday, 19 Sep 2011 - 2.20pm
Fatal collision at Littlehampton
reports
 
Monday, 5 Sep 2011 - 10.00pm
Fatal collision near Duncton
reports
 
Sunday, 22 May 2011 - 10.20pm
Seven injured in Broyle road, Chichester crash
reports
 
Sunday, 8 May 2011 - 10pm
Driver seriously hurt in Arundel crash
reports
 
Saturday, 7 May 2011 - 1.15pm
Fatal collision A283 Steyning
reports
 
Wednesday 4 May 2011 - 5.35pm
Pulborough man in fatal collision on A29 Bury Hill
reports
 
Saturday 30 April 2011
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Fittleworth collision
reports
 
Monday 11 April 2011
Fatal motorcycle collision - West Wittering
reports
 
Sunday 10 April 2011
Serious head on crash - motorcycle & 4x4, A285 Duncton
reports
 
Thursday 7 April 2011
Fatal crash - B2141 Chilgrove Road near Lavant
reports
 
Monday 14 February 2011
Thieves target Telephone exchange Nr Pulborough
police report
 
Friday 4 February 2011
West Chiltington Burglary
police report
 
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Police seek witnesses to Billingshurst incident
police report
 
Saturday, 7 August 2010 - 4.43pm
A young woman has since died & 3 Teenagers have been badly hurt in a Wisborough Green collision.
Kirdford Road, junction with Loxwood Road involving red Vauxhall Corsa & white 7.5 ton flat bed lorry
police appeal Aug 2010 - driver charged Jan 2011
 
Friday, 6 August 2010 - 8pm
FATAL RTC - 3 wheeled motor cycle in collision with tree, B2136, London Road, Balcombe
motorcyclist from Haywards Heath later died in hospital
police report
 
Tuesday 24 July 2010 - 9pm
Fatal RTC A24, Basing Hill, Ashington
click for incident report
 
Friday 2 July 2010 - 2am
Burgess Hill woman dies in Hickstead collision
click for incident report
 
Monday, 3 May 2010 - 00.10am
Byworth man fatally injured on A272 at Tillington
click for details
 
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 - 6.35pm
Motorcyclist seriously injured on A272 at Easebourne
click for details
 
12th August 2009
Four Barn Fires accross Sussex
Reports Photo and Police appeal
 
Midhurst Till thief on camera
North street, Midhurst 11th March 2007
 
Were you a witness to an incident?
contact Police on 0845 60 70 999
 
lists of reported RTC incidents local area from 2006 - onwards
most recent incident reports, west Sussex
 

Matthew Kemp asbo
 

25 October 2011
Midhurst man gets ASBO
not allowing him to drink alcohol in any public place within the Midhurst area.
 
Matthew Kemp, 32, of Bepton Road, Midhurst, was given the three-year ASBO at Chichester Magistrates' Court today...more
 


BAIT CARS CATCH 30 THIEVES
 

Almost 30 car thieves have been caught on cameras or as a direct result of 'bait' equipment being used by Chichester police in it's crackdown on theft.
click for more info & hidden camera video
 


27 October 2011
Raiders smash their way into Midhurst computer shop
Thieves targeting a computer shop in Midhurst in the early hours of this morning were disturbed by police. As the patrol car passed the North Street shop at 2.54am officers were alerted by a figure running from the shop towards a parked Audi. They turned and the car sped away into Bepton Road, heading south and reaching speeds of up to 100mph before evading police at the junction of Bugshill Lane and Bell Lane in Cocking. They had forced an entry through the front door of the shop and a laptop had been taken from the counter, but left on the floor. Anyone who witnessed the incident or saw a dark coloured Audi nearby should call 101 quoting serial 112 of 25-10.


February 2010.
Theft from Leggs Lane, Heyshott
Thieves have targeted Larkins Barn, Leggs Lane, Heyshott. They stole 15 large bales of haylage, weighing close to a half ton each and valued at around £450. Anyone who noticed any suspicious activity please contact Midhurst Police.


Antique sundial stolen
9 September 2009
An antique sundial worth £2,000 has been stolen from the garden of Stopham Park, near Pulborough. The thieves struck between 11.30pm Tuesday, September 8, and the following morning.
The sundial was made of Portland stone and has a bronze dial. Police are appealing for anyone who has any information to contact them.

17 September 2009
York Stone thieves strike again
Reports of thefts of York stone in the Midhurst area are still coming in. Amongst the latest is the stone path to Didling church which was stolen by thieves plus properties in Trotton, Heyshott and West Harting have also been hit.
Reported last week in the Observer that a security guard foiled an attempted theft of York paving stones from Woolbeding.
 
York Stone thief arrested - 05 Oct. 2009


missing people

UK MISSING PERSONS - South East


10 Feb.2011
 
MISSING MAN
 
Gary Hampson
 

Press Release-
Police are anxious to trace 42-year-old Gary Hampson from Portslade who has been missing since January 7th. Friends expected to see Mr Hampson, but he did not show up and this has been described as very out of character.
It is possible that he may have gone to Liverpool where he has relatives, but enquiries in the area have so far failed to locate him.
If you have seen Gary or have any information about his whereabouts, please contact Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial 817 of 10/01.



14 Feb.2011
 
PHONE EXCHANGE ROBBED
 
Nr. Pulborough
 

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Thousands of pounds worth of computer and electrical equipment has been stolen in a raid on the telephone exchange at Ashington, near Pulborough. - click here for full story
 


Date Added :-
23.3.2007 2:38 pm
 
Title :-
3 till snatches being linked - CCTV image
 
Location :-
Midhurst - Chichester - Eastergate

Press Release-
Chichester Police are appealing for witnesses and have issued the above photograph, in connection with three till snatches which occurred on Sunday, March 11, in their area.

The first occurred at about 1.10pm at Costcutter, Sherbourne Rd, Chichester, when a man who was in the process of purchasing some items, attempted to grab cash from the till drawer as it was opened. He then fled from the shop.

The second incident was at about 2pm the same day went at the Unusual Food Company, North St, Midhurst, when a man in the process of purchasing items attempted to steal cash as the till was opened.

The third incident happened at about 3pm the same day at the Elm Tree Stores, Nyton Rd, Eastergate, when a similarly described man waiting to pay for an item, successfully grabbed a quantity of money from the till drawer and ran out of the store.

On all occasions the man is described as white, shoulder length dark hair, aged between 20-30years, approx 5'9" in height. He was wearing a light blue plain t-shirt, dark coloured trousers and a dark coloured beanie hat .

Should anybody recognise the male in the CCTV image, or have any information, they are asked to contact PC Phil Hanlon, Chichester CID on 0845 60 70 999 or Crimestoppers 0800 555 111, quote Crime Ref WA3/2340/07


 
click image for full sizeThis old Sussex police badge recently went on sale in Chichester. 2010
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NEWSFLASH
newsflash

Police Stations in the Rother Valley area.

Bepton Road
Midhurst
GU29 9NB

Grove Street
Petworth
GU28 0BU

Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 10am-8pm - Sat 10am-6pm
Bank Holidays 10am-6pm
Closed Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
and New Years Day
phone 0845 60 70 999 and state station required.

NEW NUMBER
FOR NON EMERGENCIES

From 01 November 2011
101

The introduction of 101 provides a common, easily remembered number that is not only simpler for residents of Sussex, but will also reduce confusion for visitors...more



Two banned from driving for Midhurst car surfing stunt
Date Added - 19 January 2011
Incident - Midhurst, North Street Car Park - 05 Sep 2010

 
click for cctv images

A 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man have been banned from driving after taking part in the dangerous activity of car surfing.
The two males were caught on police CCTV driving in circles while someone else was laying on the roof around the car park in North Street in Midhurst on 5 September last year.
 
Kieron Burgess, 21, of Common View, Stedham, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving on 6 December and was sentenced on the same day at Chichester Magistrates' Court. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, ordered to take a re-test and given a 120-hour community order.
 
A 17-year-old boy from Haslemere, Surrey, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving on 7 January and was sentenced on the same day at Chichester Magistrates' Court. He was disqualified from driving for a year and ordered to take an extended re-test. He was also given a 12-week curfew order.
 
Inspector Phil Nicholas, of West Downs Road Policing Unit, said- "Thankfully no-one was injured during this stupid behaviour, but it could have ended very differently.
A few minutes of dangerous behaviour has ended with driving bans for these two males. The boy had only passed his driving test two months earlier.
 
I would urge anyone who may be pressured by friends to take part in car surfing to think about the consequences. You could end up in jail or with serious injuries - or worse." - Police ref - 34008
click for cctv images
 



Cannabis factory seized in Midhurst raid
15 Dec. 2010
 

Police uncovered a large cannabis factory at a property in Southdown Close, Midhurst on Wednesday, 15 December shortly after 12.30am. Officers acting on local intelligence executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act and discovered approximately 200 plants with an estimated street value of around £15,000.
Detective Sergeant, Jason Vickers said "This was a well constructed and professional set up. The three bedroom terrace house had been completely converted into a cannabis factory, with special lighting, watering and timing systems."
Anyone with information is asked to call Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999
 


STOLEN FROM LURGASHALL
Between 18 and 22 June 2010
David Swanson with his caravan

Thieves have stolen a Romany style caravan that was parked on private land near woodland in West Sussex. Owner David Swanson said the vehicle was taken from land on the edge of Windfall Wood in Lurgashall at some point between 18 and 22 June 2010. The wagon, which is known as a reading ledge, is painted emerald green with yellow window frames and wheels.
Sussex Police have appealed for anyone who has seen the distinctive vehicle to contact them.


 
Petworth Police 1880
Petworth Police 1880 - click to enlarge
 
PC64
Midhurst Policeman c.1890s - click to enlarge
 
1954
Petworth Police 1954 - click to enlarge & details
 
Point duty
Point Duty c.1913 - click to enlarge
 
THE THIN BLUE LINE
Site dedicated to the men of the Sussex and Surrey Police Forces who fought in World War 1.
 
POLICE ROLL of HONOUR
In remembrance of those police officers of Britain
who have been killed in the line of duty since 1900
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Solomon Dixon WANTED
by Sussex police

Date- 26 October 2011
Police want to speak to 22-year-old Solomon Dixon in connection with their investigation into a number of burglaries in West Sussex in March this year. He is also wanted for questioning in connection with offences in Nottingham and Southampton. It is believed that he is back in the Sussex area. Anyone who sees him or has information about his whereabouts is asked to call 0845 60 70 999 quoting serial 170 of 02-03.
 


Simon Wilson WANTED
by Yorkshire police

Date- 3 May 2011
Police searching for a wanted man believe that he may be in the West Sussex area of the country. Simon Wilson, aged 27, of Alga Terrace, Scarborough is wanted for recall to prison after breaching the terms of his release licence. Officers looking for Wilson have discovered that he made a £70 card transaction at the Arun View Inn, Littlehampton, on 16 April 2011.
click for more information
 


WANTED - £500 REWARD

CHRISTOPHER BROWN
09 August 2010 - click image for info

Steven Woodstock WANTED
£500 REWARD

Date- 3 March 2011
Sussex Police are offering a £500 reward for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of Steven Woodstock, 22, from Southwick, who is wanted on suspicion of a burglary in Shoreham. Police are anxious to trace him after he failed to attend a recent bail appointment. He is also wanted for failing to appear at East Berkshire Magistrates' Court where he was due to be sentenced for a separate offence in Slough in January. Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is asked to contact Sussex Police on 0845 60 70 999, quoting serial 381 of 3 March 2011
 


 
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Ops team, wait on Bury Hill, 25 Aug.2007
 
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Car thief caught by PC he ran down just moments before. [SkyNews]
 
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