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A fraudster who conned people out of more than £80,000 has been jailed.
Jonathan Richman was arrested at Gatwick while trying to escape to Morocco in August last year.
Richman used fraudulent credit cards and accounts while posing as a travel agent dealing in last-minute holidays between 2011 and 2015.
A Crawley man faces firearms charges after being extradited from the Netherlands.
31-year-old Andrew Charles Billings was detained in Vinkeveen under a European Arrest Warrant in July.
He’s due at Lewis Crown Court in November accused of 4 offences.
Blue Badge holders who wish to park in Ellice Road in Oxted can register one vehicle to give them ticketless access to the car park. Ticketless parking will be introduced to Ellice Road car park next month. Once registered the Automated Number Plate Recognition system will allow the driver to exit the car park with no need to visit a pay station.
Blue Badge holders need to provide Tandridge District Council with copies of both sides of the Blue Badge, and the number plate of the vehicle. These can be brought to the Council offices to register or you can email a copy of the documents to customerservices@tandridge.gov.uk.
A first half goal from Billy Clifford direct from a corner earned Crawley Town a 1-0 win against Morecombe at the Globe Arena on Saturday. The win brings Harry Kewell’s side up to 18th place in League 2.
In the Bostik Premier Division Merstham lost 2-1 at home to Dorking Wanderers.
Horley Town enjoyed 10 wins on the bounce in the Combined Counties Premier Division, winning 3-2 at home to North Greenford United. Horley is now second in the table. Redhill FC drew 1-1 at home to Bedfont Sports.
Some of our local teams were battling it out in the FA Trophy preliminary round on Saturday. East Grinstead are out of the Trophy after losing 4-2 at home to Lewes. Horsham lost 8-0 away to Cray Wanderers. South Park hold Brentwood Town to a replay after their 3-3 draw. The replay is tomorrow at South Park’s ground in Whitehall Lane in Reigate. Kick off is at 7.45.
Sussex Police has warned that fraudsters purporting to be police officers, other officials or tradesmen are currently active in the Crawley area.
This follows a recent incident where a 66 year old Crawley man was conned out of £19,000. Sussex Police is keen to alert other elderly or vulnerable people and their relatives to the scam. Previously, both phone calls and personal contact have been used to dupe victims. Banks in Crawley have also been put on their guard to watch out for cash transactions which appear suspicious.
Anyone who believes they may have fallen victim to fraudsters or has other information should call 101 quoting Operation Signature.