Here we take a look at some of the criminals locked up during the first third of the year.
All of the information below comes from either Sussex Police or our reporters attending court in person.
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Irfan Khondaker, 27, was found guilty found guilty of assisting an offender by helping his brother, Iftekhar, escape the scene of a crime. The Khondakers got into an argument with 20-year-old Suel Delgado and his friends in Brighton in on December 1 during a night out, before going their separate ways. The Khondaker brothers got into their BMW SUV and Iftekhar deliberately drove the car into the group in Marine Parade near the pier. Suel was killed and two of his friends, Zakir and Azaan Khan, suffered life-changing injuries. The whole attack was captured on CCTV. The Khondaker brothers dumped the vehicle in Middle Street in the town centre and called a taxi home. Irfan, of Caithness Road in Mitcham, was jailed for three years on February 4, after being found guilty on January 25.
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After being challenged by a member of Marks and Spencer staff in Chichester's East Street store on December 15, Jonathan Turner smashed a £2.50 jar of truffle mayonnaise on the floor which he subsequently slipped in. Turner, who was asked to leave for being drunk, then hit a male member of staff in the face and left. He was arrested shortly after and charged with criminal damage and assault. Turner, of Duncan Road in Chichester, pleaded guilty to both offences and was ordered to pay £2.50 compensation to M&S and £75 compensation to the staff member. While at court, a separate issue of Turner burgling One Stop in Chichester in August was dealt with. He was sentenced to 12 weeks after pleading guilty but, as he had breached an ongoing 12-week sentence, he was jailed for 24 weeks.
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Jack Heslip, 20, of Woodlands Road in East Grinstead, was jailed for 40 months after pleading guilty to six counts of burglary, one charge of attempted burglary and two counts of possession of cannabis. At Lewes Crown Court on January 6, the court heard Heslip burgled homes of elderly, vulnerable residents in Sandy Lane, Holtye Road, Quarry Rise, Copse Close, Lewes Road in the town last August and September. On most occasions, the residents were at either at home or in their gardens when he broke in. Sometimes he was disturbed by the occupants. He stole cash and food and drink.
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Kirsten Hocking, 29, of Lyndhurst Road in Worthing, was given a Criminal Behaviour Order in July that stopped her from entering many shops in the town and visiting some areas. But on January 12, she threatened staff at Boots in Montague Street by saying she was infected with Covid-19 and that she 'had a needle' and 'would use it'. She also stole items such as perfume, alcohol and pet food from shops in Worthing between November and January. On January 13, Hocking pleaded guilty to five counts of theft, five counts of breaching her CBO, two counts of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress and one count of attempted theft. She was jailed for 26 weeks. Her shoplifting was estimated to have caused a loss of £326.29.