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Police report · 6 Jul 2026, 10:19

Created: 6 Jul 2026, 10:19 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 10:19

National, Sussex National Police Chiefs Council

Specialist police unit takes down criminal gangs behind retail crime

19 May 2026 National intelligence unit sees 257 arrests for organised retail crime in first two years of operation Hundreds of arrests have been made and a series of criminal gangs disrupted by policing’s national inte

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:19

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:19 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:44

Cambridgeshire, Metropolitan London, Sussex Cambridgeshire Constabulary

Man Jailed for Boxing Day Assault in Cambridge

Somtochukwu Igboayaka has been sentenced to nearly three years for a violent Boxing Day assault in Cambridge, involving multiple injuries and a knife attack. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:09

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:09 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:38

Sussex Sussex Police

Two Men Arrested Following A23 Ambulance Collision at Pease Pottage

Police have arrested two men following a collision involving a private ambulance and a Mercedes on the A23 at Pease Pottage. Witnesses and dashcam footage are sought. Read the full police update, source details and.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:09

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:09 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:38

Sussex Sussex Police

Two Arrested in Worthing Over Vehicle Damage Scam Targeting Elderly

Police in Worthing have arrested two individuals linked to a vehicle damage scam targeting elderly victims with false repair quotes and cash demands. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:08

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:08 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:38

Sussex Sussex Police

Man Arrested Following Discovery of Two Deaths in St Leonards

A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two individuals found dead at a Seven Acre Close address in St Leonards on 30 June. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:08

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:08 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:38

Sussex Sussex Police

Police Investigate £1600 Theft at Boots Store in Bexhill

Police are investigating a £1600 theft at Boots in Bexhill and seek help to identify four women involved in the incident on 19 June. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:08

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:08 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:38

Sussex Sussex Police

Burglar Jailed for Break-In at Brighton Sausage Roll Shop

Ricky Jones was sentenced to 14 months in prison after breaking into Nine Rolls in Brighton, causing damage for a till containing just £20. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:08

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:08 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:37

Sussex Sussex Police

Man Charged with Murder in St Leonards Fatal Incident

A 58-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder following the deaths of a man and woman in St Leonards on 30 June. Investigations continue. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal.

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Police report · 5 Jul 2026, 23:08

Created: 5 Jul 2026, 23:08 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:37

Metropolitan London, Sussex Sussex Police

Driver Jailed for Fatal High-Speed Crash Near Warninglid

Arafath Ahmed was sentenced to over nine years in prison after a high-speed crash on the A23 near Warninglid resulted in the death of passenger Mohammed Morshed. Read the full police update, source details and public.

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Police report · 16 Jun 2026, 11:20

Created: 16 Jun 2026, 11:20 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 01:44

Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, National, Sussex, Wiltshire Avon and Somerset Police

Movement of stolen machinery targeted in rural crime crackdown | Avon and Somerset Police

Posted on 16 June 2026, at 11:20 in Campaigns Police forces from across the region conducted a day of action targeting rural crime in Somerset. Officers from Avon and Somerset Police joined forces with colleagues from De

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Police report · 9 Jun 2026, 15:29

Created: 9 Jun 2026, 15:29 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 00:52

National, Sussex National Crime Agency

Five Men Charged in £34m Cocaine Smuggling Attempt at Sea

Five men have been charged in relation to an at-sea cocaine smuggling attempt, following a National Crime Agency investigation. Read the full police update, source details and public appeal context.

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Police report · 27 May 2026, 09:29

Created: 27 May 2026, 09:29 Last updated: 6 Jul 2026, 01:46

Avon and Somerset, Sussex Avon and Somerset Police

Arrest in Wellington rape investigation | Avon and Somerset Police

Posted on 23 May 2026, at 12:31 in Arrests Officers investigating the rape and assault of a woman in Wellington in the early hours of Friday 22 May have arrested a man overnight in Sussex and have seized a car. A man in

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