This afternoon, a sizable fire has started in Gravesend (June 26). A serious incident in Jubilee Crescent has prompted nine fire engines to respond...
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The National Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales has responded to the Government announcement that social gatherings of more than six people will be banned in England from Monday. John Apter said: “With the increase in confirmed...
Major changes come into force from Monday social gatherings in England will be reduced from 30 to six people after a rise in Covid-19 cases.
Here’s how to protect yourself: A new ‘crash code’ is circulating on chat app WhatsApp, according to several user reports. The code causes the app to completely crash, giving the user no way to reopen the app, without fully deleting and reinstalling...
Officers are appealing for information following a number of thefts from cars in Hawkinge and Densole. Handbags, purses and other valuables were taken in the incidents. • Between 1 and 2 September 2020 a wallet, bank cards and earphones were stolen...
Farmers in west Kent are urged to be vigilant following a spate of satellite navigation thefts from tractors. Five vehicles were targeted on farms in the Sevenoaks district, between the evening of Monday 7 September 2020 and the early hours of...
Investigators are appealing for dashcam footage after a collision between a car and a trailer near Biddenden. Officers were called to Tenterden Road at 11.20am on Monday 7 September 2020 after a Jaguar collided with the trailer near the junction...
An arrest has been made after criminal damage was caused to windows of nine businesses in Gravesend town centre. At around 2.50am on Tuesday 8 September 2020 Kent Police received a report that a man had thrown a brick at a shop window in New Road...
Two men charged after robbery at shopping centre in Greenhithe Two men have been charged with a robbery at a shopping centre. Effiong Nsa and James Adodo have each been charged after a person reported having a designer coat stolen from them by two...
Officers from Dover and Folkestone’s Community Policing Teams carried out the intelligence-led warrant at a property in East Cliff on the morning of Wednesday 2 September 2020. Kalle Andersen, of Timberley Drive, Grimsby, has since been...
Did the earth move for you..? Many people in an around Southern England have reported feeling the earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale as it sent shockwaves through southern England. Locals in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire and even parts...
If your child has TIKTOK, you will need to remove it for 72 hours as there is a shocking video being shared of a suicide. The livestream took place over Facebook and has been uploaded showing a man using a gun to take his life. The footage has not...
If your child has TIKTOK, you will need to remove it for 72 hours as there is a shocking video being shared of a suicide. The livestream took place over Facebook and has been uploaded showing a man using a gun to take his life. The footage has not...
Police have shut a section of the A20 in Sidcup in both directions after being informed a man had fallen from a bridge. An eastbound closure is in place at Critalls Corner after the man has fall. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police...
47-year-old Aydimire Tahir is wanted for failing to appear in court in connection with an allegation of rape. He is also known to use the name “Ayken”. Police say he has links to Beckenham and Croydon and ask people to call 999 if he is seen, and...
Police have shut a section of the A20 in Sidcup route in both directions after being informed a man had fallen from a bridge. An eastbound closure is in place at Critalls Corner after the man has fall. The Met Police have been approached...
Two men have been arrested after two imitation hand grenades were found in a property at Westgate Bay Ave in Margate. It follows an incident on Sunday morning. Residents were evacuated and a bomb disposal team was called out after...
A trespass incident between Battle and Tunbridge Wells has resulting in all lines being blocked. Trains between Hastings and Tonbridge may be cancelled, delayed or revised. #Stonegate
Police are concerned for the welfare of missing teenager Daniel Gjinaj. Daniel, 17, was last seen on the afternoon of Thursday 20 August leaving an address in Worthing. He is known to have travelled by train to Brighton, and is thought to still be...
A man who threw a cup of coffee over a police officer after being arrested for drink-driving has been convicted in court. Around 1pm on 12 July, police on patrol in Grand Parade, Brighton, became aware of an argument involving a man and a woman in a...
A new scam has been uncovered which is attempting to trick users that pay for the BBC’s TV licence into handing over personal details. Here’s what to watch out for and how to avoid this latest threat. Households with a BBC TV Licence should be...
Dungeness RNLI chairman of management committee honoured for fifty years service It was with immense pride the Management Committee Chairman Peter Thomas received a medal for volunteering with the RNLI for fifty years. From the age of seventeen...
Six men have been charged following protests relating to migration in Dover. On Saturday 5 September 2020 Kent Police had an increased presence in the town to minimise disruption to the local communities whilst protests took place in the town...
Two animal shelters have been reported stolen near Maidstone. The wooden shelters, along with two gates and a trough were taken from a field on Forstal Road between 6pm on Sunday 30 August and 6pm on Tuesday 1 September 2020. Inspector Oliver...
Over £8,000 was seized from offenders involved in county lines drug dealing throughout August 2020. Officers from Kent Police’s County Line and Gangs Team continued with their proactive approach and made 29 arrests and...
“Cuckooing” is where a drug dealer befriends someone vulnerable and turns their home into a drug den. If you’re being ‘cuckooed’ or think you know someone who is, you can contact Crimestoppers 100% anonymously. Remember, if it’s an emergency, you...
Information is sought after two cars, two bicycles and a skateboard were stolen during a burglary in Folkestone. The burglary is believed to have taken place between 10pm and 10.30pm on Sunday 30 August 2020 at a property in The Esplanade...
Greggs is recalling its frozen two-pack steak bakes, which are sold in Iceland stores, because they may contain small pieces of plastic. The presence of plastic in the affected products, which have the best before dates of 20, 22 and 23 December...
More than £1m has been recovered from two lorries trying to leave the UK. The money was concealed in the refrigerated motor housing of both vehicles on Friday morning at Dover’s Eastern Docks. At 2.45am Border Force officers stopped the first lorry...
Police have thrown up a crime scene on the Broadway in Bexleyheath in Greater London after four people have been stabbed. It is currently unclear how those involved suffered stab or slash injuries. One person is believed to have been arrested...
Police have thrown up a crime scene on the Broadway in Bexleyheath in Greater London after four people have been stabbed. It is currently unclear how those involved suffered stab or slash injuries. One person is believed to have been arrested...
A man in his 70’s has been rushed to hospital after he was found on a bus suffering from stab wounds in South London this morning (September 5). Police and Paramedic were called to the number 78 at around 5.40am following reports of an...
Twenty people have been reported for consideration of £10,000 Fixed Penalty Notices following demonstrations in London. These individuals have today, Saturday, 5 September, been reported for consideration of a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) for £10,000...
Kent Police officers made 10 arrests as they worked to minimise the disruption caused by protests in Dover. Two separate protests relating to migration were held in the town on Saturday 5 September 2020. Working with partner agencies...
drug dealer found with a samurai sword in Chatham has been jailed. Zaqiel Gardnar of Highbrook Road, London, was sentenced to two years and four months in jail after admitting drug and driving offences. The 19-year-old was jailed at Maidstone...
A 12-month joint operation to disrupt violence in the south east of London has led to 145 arrests and 56 weapons seized. The Met joined forces with British Transport Police (BTP) and Kent Police from August 2019, forming ‘Operation...
Have you seen missing Louisa Medland from Portsmouth? The 37-year-old was last seen at Queen Alexandra Hospital today, 4 September, at around 9.40am. Her family are understandably concerned for her welfare. Louisa is described as being white, 5ft...
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are dealing with a fire in a derelict property in Gladstone Road, Whitstable, after the alarm was raised by a member of the public. Crews are using a combination of high pressure hoses from local hydrant...
A major search in underway involving Police Paramedics and a water rescue search teams from the London fire Brigade after a young child was seen entering the water. Police have cordoned off the wood area and a scene and search area has been...
Police say they located a male wanted by officers in Lewisham on Thursday afternoon, and after chasing him on foot, the man climbed up a tree in Folkestone Road in Dover to try to avoid being arrested. After negotiations, he eventually came down...
A sustained campaign of harassment against a woman has led to a Gravesend man being jailed for 21 months. Nigel Bundock sent over 250 unwanted messages to the victim and threatened to harm her, and himself, in an attempt to manipulate a response...
Firefighters remain at the scene of an industrial unit fire on Vicarage Lane in Hoo, near Rochester. Five fire engines and a bulk water carrier are in attendance, and crews have been using main jets and ground monitors to tackle the blaze and reduce...
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is at the scene of an industrial building fire on Vicarage Lane in Hoo, near Rochester. Ten fire engines and a height vehicle are in attendance, and crews are working to tackle the blaze. Firefighters are advising the...
Five feral yobs in masks and hoods have carried out an unprovoked attack against three men and a woman late on Thursday evening. The mindless attack took place on St Martins Fields in New Romney. The hooded yobs used a knife and a plank during...
The A260 Canterbury Road is closed between Selsted and Denton due to a crash around 3pm this afternoon.
A man allegedly wanted by police has climbed a tree in Folkestone Road near the BP filling station and has been refusing to come down.
A stalker who terrified his victim to the point she had to hide in the bathroom on one occasion when he walked around her home near Sevenoaks has been jailed. Maris Subbotins, 44, entered the woman’s home on Saturday 25 April 2020 after she refused...
Five charges have been handed to a man following an attempted robbery in Gravesend. Patrick Toop of Princes Street, Gravesend, has been charged with four counts of attempted robbery and one charge of possession of a knife in a public place. The...
Two robbers who broke into the home of an elderly couple in Chatham have been jailed. Mark Bishop, 41, of Bostall Hill, London, and Darren Donnelly, 44, of Abbotts Close, Thamesmead, were sentenced after they were both charged with robbery and...
