One of south east’s most wanted burglary suspects arrested

One of the most wanted burglary suspects across the south east has been arrested and charged with a series of offences including burglaries which took place in Chichester, Barnham and Burgess Hill, Sussex Police has said.
NewsNews
News

Simon Knights, of no fixed address, was arrested in Great Yarmouth on Friday June 26 after an investigation involving officers from Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, Essex and the Metropolitan Police.

The 39-year-old has been charged with 13 burglaries and one attempted burglary and has been remanded in custody to appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court today (Monday June 29).

The burglaries were committed at:

- Park Road, Burgess Hill, on June 19 2014

- Downview Road, Barnham, on June 16 2014

- Oving Road, Chichester, on June 12 2014

- Downview Road, Barnham, on June 16 2014

- Elm Grove, Barnham, on June 16 2014

- Ancton Lane, Bognor Regis, on June 25 2014

- Watling Road, Southwick, on June 18 2014

- Barnham Road, Eastergate, on June 16 2014

- Woodruff Avenue, Guildford, Surrey, on April 8 2015

- Townscourt Crescent, Orpington, Kent, on November 26 2014

- Hayes Barton, Southend, Essex, on July 23 2014

- Westbrook Avenue, Margate, Kent, on July 15 2014

- Tilmore Road, Petersfield, Hampshire, on July 3 2014

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The attempted burglary was in Barnham Road, Barnham, on June 16.

Sussex Police launched Operation Magpie to tackle burglary across the county.

If you have any information about burglaries or shops selling stolen goods, call 101 or email [email protected]. For crime prevention advice visit www.sussex.police.uk.

If you see or hear a burglary taking place call 999 immediately.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Residents are also being encouraged to register their items on the world’s largest property database so that if they are stolen, they can be reunited with the owners - and so the offenders can be prosecuted.

You can register your property in just a few minutes by visiting www.immobilise.com.

To watch a video about Immobilise and how it works, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XZ66WEER_c.

Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on.

1) Make our website your homepage

2) Like our Facebook page

3) Follow us on Twitter

4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here.

And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out!

Always the first with your local news.

Be part of it.