A MOTORIST who masqueraded as his dead father so he and his wife could fraudulently use his disabled blue badge has been handed a community penalty. Kenneth Hinton sent a string of letters and emails claiming his late father was still alive and even resorted to forging the dead man’s […]
Help neighbourhood watch understand the impact of cybercrime and be in with a chance to win £50 worth of M&S vouchers Neighbourhood Watch has today launched a landmark new survey to understand the impact of cybercrime on communities across England and Wales. Traditionally Neighbourhood Watch has been focused on […]
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has received intelligence to suggest that fraudsters are contacting social media influencers, based in the UK and abroad, offering them the opportunity to market a bogus product, service or investment opportunity. Fraudsters will present professional and credible pitches to the social media influencers and try […]
Action Fraud has received 63 reports about a scam in which fraudsters target people with offers of “low cost” loans or “free” government grants. What the victims aren’t told is that the money they’ll receive is actually an advance payment for Universal Credit. The criminals use the personal information they’ve […]
The new cons came to light during Scams Awareness 2019 when officers spoke to residents at events across the county.Details of the latest methods of tricking residents out of their hard-earned cash will be shared by the Trading Standards officers as they raise awareness among those vulnerable to scams.Cllr Bill […]
RESIDENTS are being urged to be on their guard against cold callers charging hundreds of pounds for basic gardening services. East Sussex Trading Standards has received a number of reports of cold callers in the Lewes and Seaford areas offering gardening and tree surgery. Some residents have been charged between […]
Council teams collecting waste and recycling in Saltdean, Peacehaven and Newhaven, had a lucky escape recently after car drivers performed illegal and highly dangerous manoeuvres to get round the refuse trucks. Three different drivers at various points in the collection round mounted the verge, narrowly missing the council staff as […]
Action Fraud have received an increase in reports and intelligence where elderly victims are being targeted by individuals purporting to be police officers or traffic wardens. The victims are being approached whilst parked in a car park and are told by the suspect that they have parked illegally or broken […]
Police are half-way through their summer crackdown on drink and drug-drivers. However, that doesn’t mean they have forgotten about those who ruined Christmas… A drug-driver who entered a village store in possession of a knife on New Year’s Eve has been convicted in court. Police were called about 8.30pm on […]
SUSSEX Police are leading the way when it comes to dealing with the ‘hidden crime’ of stalking and harassment but there remains ‘a lot of work to be done’, a scrutiny panel has heard. A meeting of the Sussex Police and Crime Panel reviewed the results of an inspection commissioned […]
On average nationally, police recorded 22 cyber-related sex crimes against children a day in 2018/19 Sussex Police recorded a 53% rise in cyber-related sex crimes from 2017/18 to 2018/19 NSPCC calls on the next Prime Minister to prioritise online safety by delivering statutory regulation to protect children from the risks of abuse Children are increasingly being targeted on the web by […]
Following recent reports of bike thefts from teenagers at the new Pumptrack in Newhaven, Lewes Prevention have continued their patrols to the area, and are working with NeighbourHood First to tackle the issue. UPDATE: Lewes Prevention Officers and staff will be at the Newhaven Pumptrack next month from 1pm – […]
Following recent reports of break ins to sheds and outbuildings across rural areas of Sussex; whereby suspects are targeting tools and electrical machinery, Prevention Officers and Staff have been out raising awareness and offering valuable crime prevention advice and tools, to help keep your property safe. Improve the security of your […]
Thieves who removed a life ring have been branded ‘selfish idiots’ by the Leader of Lewes District Council. Councillor Isabelle Linington was commenting following an inspection by council officers of lifesaving equipment on the River Ouse. Councillor Linington said: “It is difficult to comprehend what would possess anyone to endanger […]
Sussex Police are reminding older people and their families and carers, that it is important to stay on the alert for attempts to defraud them – whether through couriers, doorstep callers, computers and telephones, investment offers, on dating sites, by someone close to them or through bogus inheritance claims. World […]
Get Safe Online – Safe Tickets Campaign George and Georgina are very unhappy because they’ve fallen victim to ticket fraud. They responded to an ad on social media, paid by bank transfer and waited for the tickets to arrive, but none did, and the seller disappeared. They’d lost their money […]
Local Policing Inspector Ed Ripley said: “I fully understand why the community feels upset and angry about this spate of crime, but be assured that police are focused on addressing this and are the right resource to do so. “Police activity in the past nine months has led to the […]
Following recent reports of bike thefts from teenagers at the new Pumptrack in Newhaven, Lewes Prevention have upped their patrols to the area, and are working with NeighbourHood First to tackle the issue. The new Skatepark has been a very welcomed facility for residents of Newhaven, regrettably we have received […]
Police have arrested six people after a man suffered a minor stab wound in a Newhaven assault. A man in his 30s was walking along Fort Road around 8.55pm on Sunday (June 2) when he was approached and assaulted by a group of people. The victim was punched in […]
AN online trader caught with almost £40,000 worth of counterfeit motor parts for sale has been handed a suspended prison sentence. East Sussex Trading Standards officers discovered the haul, which included spark plugs and fuel injector parts, in the living room of Istvan Lorincz’s home in George Street, Hailsham. The […]
Sussex Police is encouraging victims of romance fraud to report the ‘fraudster’ who has targeted them, anonymously, via an online form. The force has linked up with Scamalytics who have produced a form which, once completed free of charge, will be sent to genuine dating services for them to check […]
Police want to identify two men who visited an elderly couple at their home in Peacehaven at around noon on Saturday 13 April, claiming they were there to complete garden work, despite no such work having been requested. The pair then entered the couple’s home to seek payment. While one […]
Sussex remains a safe place to live and work, the Police and Crime Commissioner told a scrutiny panel today. In light of growing concerns about the increase in incidents of knife crime nationally, Katy Bourne presented a report to the Sussex Police and Crime Panel about her role in ensuring […]
An increase in weather temperatures unfortunately generally sees in an increase in ASB and youth ASB around Bank Holiday weekends. This weekend Officers joined forces with Wealden (Uckfield) teams to work together to prevent, and disrupt youth ASB around Uckfield and local train stations. Officers started early afternoon in Lewes […]
Do you recognise these two females? Police are investigating a series of distraction thefts in supermarkets in Uckfield and believe these two people could be connected. This CCTV was captured on February 13 and shows two people working together to steal a woman’s purse from her handbag. The 85-year-old victim […]
Police Forces across England & Wales are using a new system called Single Online Home (SOH). This is a policing portal which allows the public to easily report crimes, incidents and information online. The police non-emergency phone number 101 remains available if personal contact is required. However, using SOH significantly […]
Friday 5th April started around 1800 hours, with Officers focusing patrols to being in and around the Lewes and Seaford areas, owing to ongoing youth issues, cars being broken into or damaged and the fun fair being in town in Seaford. First port of call was the Malling field and […]
£500 reward issued for wanted man Tre John Bunby Police are offering a £500 reward for information leading to the arrest of Tre John Bunby, who is wanted for breaching his bail conditions in relation to a domestic incident. The 25-year-old has been charged with breaching a non-molestation order in […]
Statistics show that one in six women and one in 12 men will experience stalking, but this is believed to be grossly underestimated. And when they become victims, they do not tend to report to the police until the 100th incident. Stalking victim Amanda Playle, from Bexhill, is urging people […]
Lewes man Charles Pleasance wanted for recall to prison A thief who was jailed for 10 months in May last year and released on licence in January this year is wanted for recall to prison after breaching the terms of that licence. Charles Donald Pleasance, 30, of no fixed address […]
Fraudsters send fake Virgin Media emails threatening “automatic disconnection” Action Fraud has received over 100 reports about fake emails that purport to be from Virgin Media. The emails threaten the recipient with “automatic disconnection” due to “invalid billing information”. The links in the emails lead to genuine-looking phishing websites that […]
A convenience store on Leicester Road, Lewes reported a break in the small hours of last weekend, whereby suspects have used tools to prize open doors and gain entry to the store. Fortunately nothing was taken, although damage has been caused to the store front. A property on The Course […]
Lewes Op Blitz last weekend (Friday and Saturday) was conducted by PCSOs Turvey and Willson – The team started in Lewes and worked their way through our rural villages, and down onto the coast. Friday evening started with a call on the Op Blitz mobile to a large group of […]
Local Prevention officers attended local supermarkets this week, alongside Natwest Bank speaking to shoppers, and local people about recent scams and frauds; not only County wide but local scams too. We have seen an increase in scams where suspects are reporting to be from the National Crime Agency (NCA) or […]
THE county’s Youth Cabinet has given its backing to a Sussex Police campaign to tackle the growing issue of knife crime. With a vote among young people in East Sussex putting ‘tackling knife crime’ as their highest priority, East Sussex Youth Cabinet member Holly Bobbett attended the launch of Operation […]
A ‘suspected arson’ attack left smoke billowing from a Seaford shop in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Forest Row and Newhaven were called to a fire at the Central shop in Alfriston Road at 1.23am today (Thursday, October 26). Sussex police said: “The cause (of the […]
A FORMER cocaine addict with a £400-a-day habit who conned pensioners in a roofing scam has been ordered to pay back a large chunk of his ill-gotten gains. William Jones was jailed for 16 months in December following a prosecution by East Sussex County Council after he tricked elderly residents […]
