Appeal After Woman Attacked In Street

Police in Sussex are appealing for information after a woman was attacked in a street.

The woman, 26, was walking east along De La Warr Road between 12.30am and 1am on Tuesday (31 March) when someone grabbed her shoulder and hip. The incident happened at the junction of Clifton Rise in Bexhill.

The victim was able to escape and ran to the nearby Tesco where she reported the incident. Her leggings were ripped but she was not hurt in the attack.

The attacker has been described as being between 5' 6" and 5' 10" and was possibly wearing black woollen gloves.

Anyone who has information or who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Andy Murray Secures 500th Career Win

Andy Murray has landed his 500th career win.

The former Wimbledon champion defeated Kevin Anderson to earn a place in the final eight of the Miami Open on Tuesday night.

Murray, 27, is the 46th man to reach the landmark number of wins and comes 10 years after he made his professional debut.

Man Jailed Following Theft

A man has been jailed for dangerous driving and handling stolen goods, North Yorkshire Police have said.

Anthony Stephen Copeland, 27, of Farnworth, Bolton, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods, two counts of dangerous driving and possessing a class B drug at Manchester Crown Court.

He was sentenced to 15 and 8 months' imprisonment for the driving offences, and 15 months' for the handling offence, to run concurrently.

In the early hours of 17 November 2014, traffic officers on routine patrol tried to stop Copeland's car in Harrogate. However, the car crashed into bollards and the driver made off on foot. Inside the car, officers found three bikes, worth around £2,750, which had been reported stolen from Harrogate the previous day. The bikes were later returned to their rightful owner.

Following an appeal, Copeland was arrested in Manchester in January 2015, again having failed to stop and crashing his vehicle.

DC Quita Passmore, of Harrogate CID, said: "I am pleased that Copeland has been handed a significant prison sentence that reflects the serious nature of his offending.

"This case highlights our commitment to tracking down and bringing offenders to justice, and residents can be reassured that we will relentlessly pursue criminals who travel to North Yorkshire intent on committing crime."

(JP)