Boozy vandal’s scuffle with police

At 11.45pm last Thursday (December 2) a group of four men were seen walking up the High Street, when one of them lashed out and punched a window at Nationwide, causing it to crack.

Witnesses reported the man to police and officers confronted him in Market Road. The man, who had damaged his hand punching the window, tried to resist arrest and police were forced to use captor spray to subdue him.

He was arrested and later questioned.

The man, aged 20 and from the Pevensey area, has been released on police bail until January.

Sgt Dan Russell, of Sussex Police, said: “We are grateful to the witnesses for coming to the police station and informing us and identifying him to us.”