Seyed Iman Tabarhosseini is wanted in connection with a murder after the discovery of a man’s body at a property in Magdalen Road, St Leonards on Thursday morning. Detective Chief Inspector Emma Vickers, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: “This is a tragic incident. We believe Tabarhosseini has vital information to our […]
As lockdown restrictions are eased, police are urging people to enjoy the Easter weekend sensibly to help keep themselves and others safe. From Monday groups of six or two households have been able to meet outdoors, including in private gardens and outdoor sports facilities have reopened. The ‘stay at home’ rule has ended but with […]
Readers were outraged earlier in the week when we reported on the case of the 88-year-old man robbed in board daylight in St Leonards. Today Sussex Police has announced it will pilot a national initiative aimed at protecting communities from serious violence and tackling knife crime. Sussex is one of four police forces in the […]
Sussex Police is to receive £514,500 as part of an extra funding package to tackle serious violence – it’s one of the 18 areas across England and Wales selected for targeted police action. The total £130.5 million funding package announced by the government includes £30 million to support the police to take targeted action in […]
Since February 2020, Assistant Chief Constable Dave Miller has been leading Operation Apollo, Sussex Police’s Covid-19 response. He is also Chair of the Sussex Resilience Forum; a multi-agency partnership including local authorities, emergency services, the NHS, volunteers and other key agencies which prepares, responds to and recovers from emergencies and major incidents. In this open […]
Hastings based Detective Constable Damien Cotgreave would have been dismissed from the force following multiple breaches of professional standards if he had still been a serving officer. The 45-year-old former DC who was based in Hastings, appeared at a misconduct hearing at Sussex Police headquarters in Lewes on Monday. The panel, headed by an independent, […]
Have you seen Kesley Searle? The 26-year-old is wanted by police in East Sussex, for recall to prison having broken the terms of his release licence and a reward of £500 has now been offered for information leading to his arrest. He had been released from prison on licence in November, part way through a […]
A Christmas crackdown on drink and drug-drivers has led to 212 arrests across Sussex in just four weeks. The campaign, run twice a year, in addition to routine roads policing is aimed at protecting the public from drink and drug drivers by educating motorists and targeting offenders. A total of 212 arrests were made by […]
Decisions you make today could help save lives – that’s the blunt message this morning from Sussex Police as they urge local people to stick to the Tier 4 regulations this New Year’s Eve. The force says it knows that 2020 has been an difficult year and accepts that many will want to celebrate but […]
