Man charged with arson after ‘deliberate’ fire outside Crawley Police Station

By Matt Pole
Published 5th Oct 2022, 15:40 BST
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A man has been charged with arson after a ‘deliberate’ fire outside Crawley Police Station, Sussex Police has reported.

Police said emergency services responded to reports of a fire on Northgate Avenue around 8.10pm on Saturday (October 1). The fire was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported, Sussex Police added.

It was established the fire was deliberate and police carried out an extensive area search for the suspect, but with no trace, Sussex Police said.

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On Monday (October 3), officers arrested Julian Byrne, 30, a roundsman, of Shepherd Close, Crawley on suspicion of arson and using threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour to cause harassment / alarm / distress, police added.

He was subsequently charged and appeared before Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (October 4), where he was remanded in custody until the next hearing on November 1.