• Arundel rioters face crown court

  By poppy_smith at 09:18 on 01/08/11

  

  The seven men charged in connection with a riot at Arundel's Ford Open Prison have had their case committed to Lewes Crown Court. In the mutiny by inmates at the prison on New Year's Day buildings were set on fire after a crackdown by guards on contraband alcohol. It has been reported that guards found about 40 empty alcohol bottles in their search which sparked the riot. Rioters set light to buildings during the early hours of...

• Arundel youngsters can get grants to help tackle crime

  By eddiemorganz at 00:10 on 26/09/10

  

  Young people in Arundel who have come up with ideas to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhood could be awarded a grant of up to £1,000.  Grants are available from the West Sussex Safer Place Awards, which are organised by the West Sussex Strategic Community Partnership. In the past, Safer Place Awards cash was given to initiatives that had captured the attention of judges at an annual event designed...

• Community policing takes first hit as cuts start

  By poppy_smith at 09:31 on 18/09/10

  

  Community policing in towns like Arundel takes the first hit as police start to make cuts. Following the announcement by Sussex Police that budget cuts could affect more than 1,000 posts, job applications by new PCSO recruits are being withdrawn. Chief Constable Martin Richards said: "PCSOs are highly valued and are an integral part of our organisation. They deliver public-facing policing and, alongside other neighbourhood...

• Have you seen the 'bed and breakfast conman' in Arundel?

  By poppy_smith at 09:27 on 18/09/10

  

  Have you seen the bed and breakfast conman in Arundel? Sussex Police are appealing to the public to help locate Allan Goodin, who is wanted for 16 separate offences of theft and deception committed across the South East of England. The conman's modas operandi is to book into a bed and breakfast posing as a paying guest. He then stays for a number of nights before stealing from the premises, often from the guest house owner themselves...

• Crime could shoot up as 1,000 police jobs are axed

  By poppy_smith at 09:19 on 18/09/10

  

  Crime in Arundel and the surrounding towns and villages could shoot up because more than 1,000 Sussex police officers and staff could lose their jobs because of spending cuts.  The jobs are expected to be culled over the next five years and 500 of them are expected to be police officers. Sussex Police Chief Constable Martin Richards says that he will provide the best possible service despite the spending cuts.  The precise...

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