Boy aged 15 arrested in connection with burglary, assault, and attempted kidnap in Crawley

Wednesday, 5 February 2020 15:48

A teenager has been arrested following the assault of an elderly couple in Crawley last Thursday (January, 30). The 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary after an individual forced their way into the home of a couple in their 70s in Fulham Close. Police said the local teenager was also detained on suspicion of attempted kidnap, in connection with reports of two women being grabbed last month. One woman was reportedly grabbed in the underpass which leads from The Acorn under Creasy’s Drive and up to Carmen Walk on December 21. Officers received reports of a second woman being grabbed along the path between Pelham Place and Trefoil Crescent on December 23. Both women were able to run away unharmed. The suspect remains in custody at this time. Chief Inspector Shane Baker said: “We have been conducting a number of lines of enquiry for each of the three incidents, which have included covert and overt police activity. “We have had a number of dedicated patrols and an increase of policing presence in the Broadfield area while the investigation has been progressing. “We believe these ongoing investigations may be linked and would ask anyone with information to come forward to us.” Anyone with information is asked to contact 101 quoting Operation Hubble.

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