Customers are taking advantage of more food hygiene information following a campaign by Crawley Borough Council.

The council’s taken part in a project to encourage Crawley food businesses to display Food Standard Agency stickers showing their hygiene rating.

The project focused on takeaways, restaurants and shops around the borough which had a rating of three, four or five but were known not to be displaying their sticker.

Officers then visited with these businesses, explaining the importance of displaying their score and the benefits of doing so.

As a result of these visits, many of the “non-displaying” businesses agreed to display their score.

Food Standards Agency research has found that around half of businesses displaying their rating have found it’s having a positive impact on their business.

Currently, the display of the food hygiene rating score is voluntary. For more information visit www.crawley.gov.uk/foodsafety and www.food.gov.uk

Surrey Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed a car being driven in an aggressive manner through Reigate as part of their burglary investigation.

On Thursday 19th February, a dark coloured hatchback, was pulling out of Doods Road and turning right on to Croydon Road. It’s thought the car forced a white vehicle to brake hard and officers would like to trace the driver of this vehicle.

Police believe the car being driven aggressively was connected to recent burglaries at properties in the Doods Road area.

Four burglaries and a criminal damage offence occurred in this area around the time the car was seen.

Anyone who can assist officers with their investigation is urged to contact Surrey Police quoting reference 45150014184. Information can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A man and a woman were arrested in Crawley last Thursday morning (26th Feb) on suspicion of drugs money laundering.
Both people are currently in Police Custody.

The arrests took place following a search of properties in Cotton Walk and Burdock Close.

Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit working alongside Sussex Police, executed the warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act and the Theft Act as part of the continued push to tackle drugs in Crawley.

If you have any information please contact the non-emergency Police Enquiry Centre on 101.
If you don’t want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.   No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.

http://www.serocu.org.uk/32/section.aspx/30/two_arrested_in_warrants_targeting_money_laundering_in_crawley

A woman has been bailed to appear at South East Surrey Magistrates Court in Redhill in connection with a fraud offence.

The 46 year old has been charged with six counts of fraud by false representation.

It follows an incident where an 83 year-old victim received a call purporting to be a bank official, requesting confidential information.

A courier was sent to the victim’s property to collect her bank card and almost £3000 was taken from the account over the following days.