Sussex Chief Constable Martin Richards investigated by IPCC - ITN

Sussex Chief Constable Martin Richards investigated by IPCC - ITN

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating allegations of misconduct against Sussex Chief Constable Martin Richards.

Sussex Police Authority voluntarily referred the allegation to the IPCC last month.

Details of the incident have not been released by Sussex Police, but according to the Brighton Argus newspaper it is believed Mr Richards is being investigated over allegations that he used "undue influence" on a force operation.

A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said that given the seniority of the office of Chief Constable, Sussex Police wants to ensure any allegations against him are subject to the independent scrutiny of the IPCC, in order to maintain the public's confidence in the outcome of any investigation.

"We cannot disclose the nature of the allegations at this time, however, due to the risk of an impact on an on-going operational matter.

We will provide more details when there is no longer a potential impact on operational matters or when the IPCC concludes their investigation," she said.

Source: www.itn.co.uk

Sussex Post 213 shuts out Sugarloaf - New Jersey Herald

WANTAGE — Matt Valente's three-run triple highlighted a five-run fourth inning that helped Sussex Post 213's legion baseball team to a 10-0 win over Sugarloaf on Tuesday at High Point High School.

After taking a 5-0 lead through three innings, Sussex started the fourth with a walk by Ryan Schulok, followed by consecutive singles by Ryan Conklin and Luke Loughery to go up by six runs. Then after an RBI walk by Kevin Pettenger, Valente blasted a 2-1 pitch to the fence in left field to clear the bases.

Conklin, Loughery, and Nick Aroune each had two hits for Sussex.

Loughery was stellar on the mound for Sussex, pitching five shutout innings for his fourth win of the year. The Moravian-bound hurler scattered only four hits while striking out nine.

S 000 00 — 0 4 2

SP 041 5x — 10 10 0

3B: S — Matt Valente

WP: Luke Loughery (4-0)

Team record: Sussex Post 213 10-5

Source: www.njherald.com