Mark Grindon, of Mannings Heath near Horsham, has been jailed for five years and four months after being found guilty of multiple breaches of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and making indecent images of children at Hove Crown Court.

Two 19-year-old men have been charged with sexual offences, including rape and human trafficking, after two girls were sexually assaulted in a car park in Parkside, Crawley.

Three people have been charged after a firearm was discharged into a pub on Montgomery Street, Hove. Carlos Cassidy and Memis Kalmis have been remanded in custody, with a third person, Sade Ward, released on bail.

Sussex Police has concluded its investigation into the deaths of sisters Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, found in the sea off Brighton beach in May, confirming no evidence of criminality. The full inquest resumes today, 8 October.

Two men have been charged after Sussex Police stopped a car believed to be involved in drug dealing in the Regency area of Brighton and seized Class A drugs and cash. Both are due at Lewes Crown Court on 11 September.

Sergio Lemori has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a second time after being convicted again of murdering Andrew O’Connell in Brighton in 2018.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 49-year-old man suffered facial injuries during an assault near The Rotunda Café in Preston Park, Brighton.

Sussex Police are investigating a report of burglary at an address in Frederick Street, Brighton, and want to speak with a man shown in released images.

Sussex Police are investigating a report that a teenage girl was sexually touched over clothing on Brighton beach near the bottom of West Street.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed between Kingsway and Western Road in Brighton on 15 August.

Patrick Kargbo, 23, has been jailed for seven and a half years after running the ‘Ash’ drugs line in Brighton and sending over 950 bulk messages.