On Monday 25 January 2021, Jason Campbell was travelling over 60 miles-per-hour, twice the speed limit on Broad Oak Road, which meant he couldn’t...
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A CCTV image has been released by officers investigating a reported distraction burglary in Folkestone. The victim, a man in his seventies, reported that an unknown man had called at his address in Foord Road between 9am and midday on Thursday...
It is reported the woman, aged in her 20s, was approached by a vehicle during an incident which took place on the A226 Rochester Road, at around 11pm on Monday 24 May 2021. The victim had been walking close to a roundabout and an MOT and service...
At around 4.05pm on Sunday 6 June 2021, patrols were called to a disturbance in the vicinity of Marine Parade, Sheerness. It is reported that as a suspect was being detained, he violently headbutted an officer in the face causing him to fall to...
A man from Hampshire known as the Bearded Explorer has found an abandoned grade 1 listed manor house, after finding a way in he shows the amazing beauty of the abandoned manor house in all its glory. The amazing countryside views are seen from the...
Officers from Kent Police and the Metropolitan Police Service joined forces on Friday 4 June 2021 as part of a pre-planned operation to target criminal activity and outstanding offenders in the town. As part of the day Andrew Nash, 50, of...
The fire destroyed the black 4 Series model, which had been left outside a pub in Furnace Lane during the evening of Monday 10 May 2021. It is believed that prior to the arson, the BMW may have collided with another vehicle in the Lamberhurst...
A domestic abuser who assaulted his former partner in Gillingham has been jailed. Lewis Sutton subjected the woman to repeated abuse, which included headbutting her, pouring beer over her and telling her to delete her social media accounts. ...
Kent Police was called at 5.45pm on Friday 28 May 2021 following a report of a collision between a pedestrian and a car in North Street. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and the pedestrian, a child, was...
Police Constable Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping Sarah Everard. He also admits responsibility for killing her but is yet to be arraigned on the charge of murder
A sadistic online blackmailer is facing years behind bars after targeting nearly 2,000 people globally to commit some of the most sickening sexual offending the National Crime Agency has ever investigated. He: blackmailed worldwide victims to...
An investigation has been launched after a badly decomposed body was found in the detached property after Police broke down the door early this evening in the village of Burnham on the outskirts of Rochester. Officers were called to Brisley’...
On 11 May 2021, a large number of fragrances were reported stolen from a Boots store in King Street. The suspects are believed to have concealed the fragrances in their clothing. Images have now been released of women who may have important...
The incident happened at around 4pm on Sunday 30 May 2021, at the mid-point of Fremlin Walk in Maidstone It is alleged a man approached the pair, who were walking together, and following a short conversation, he suddenly assaulted them both...
At around 9.15pm on 25 April 2021, a woman went into the Co-op on Buckingham Drive where it is reported she stole three bottles of spirits. Officers are now able to release an image of a person they believe could help with their enquiries. ...
Kent Police received a report of sheep-worrying in the Wittersham area on Sunday 30 May 2021. At least one lamb was badly injured. Officers from the Rural Task Force are investigating and a witness has described seeing three men with two dogs...
An adult male was taken to the hospital around 8.15pm while the 15-year-old was admitted around 11.40pm. Both remain in a serious but stable condition at this time. They are both believed to have been in the Godalming area at the time they were...
Police were called at 3.10pm on Saturday, 5 June to concerns for the welfare of a woman at a residential property in Barton Close, Bexleyheath. Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service. An 89-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the...
Crews used high-pressure hoses to put out the flames and a fan to drive smoke and fumes from the property. One person has been treated by paramedics for the effects of breathing in smoke. The cause of the fire has not been established.
CCTV appeal following attempted theft at Maidstone store Investigators have released CCTV images following an attempted theft in a Maidstone shop. This incident happened at around 6.30pm on 26 May 2021 at Tesco in Grovewood Drive North, Weavering...
Matthew Kesbey was last seen in the South Road area of Faversham at around 11.45am on Saturday 5 June 2021. The 48-year-old is described as white, approximately five feet eleven inches tall, medium build and with short grey hair. He was last seen...
A man in his 30’s has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent. He remains in custody while enquiries continue. Kent Police was called at 1.16pm on 5 June 2021 to reports of an assault inside a business premise in Hythe High...
Kent Police was called at 1.16pm on 5 June 2021 to reports of an assault inside a business premise in Hythe High Street. The incident is believed to involve two people known to each other and is being treated as isolated. The victim is...
Kent Police was called at 1.10am on 5 June 2021 to a report of a collision on the A2042 Ave Jacques Faucheux, which involved a silver Suzuki Alto and a black Mercedes E220D. Following the collision a man in his 30’s who was driving the Suzuki, was...
Two brothers have been charged after officers seized stolen items belonging to more than 20 people inside a house in Dartford. Kent Police searched the house in Priory Road on 3 June 2021 and inside they found more than 50 bank and membership cards...
It’s following investigations surrounding a serious assault in Brenchley Gardens and has been remanded for a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court on 2nd July 2021.
Violet Parker was last seen in the Northumberland Avenue area of Shepway in an agitated state, before she left an address on foot. The 56-year-old is described as being white, five feet tall, of slim build and with long blonde...
At around 7.20pm on Sunday 30 May 2021, Kent Police was called to a report of a man being assaulted by another in Brenchley Gardens, near Station Road. The victim, aged in his 30s, sustained injuries and was taken to a London hospital where he...
Kent Police has been investigating linked reports related to cold callers attending addresses in Sittingbourne, Faversham, New Romney, Gravesend and Chatham. It is alleged victims were told they required urgent roof and chimney repairs and that...
A suspect is to appear in court charged in connection with an assault in Folkestone. Kent Police was called to a report of a disturbance involving two groups of people taking place at around 8.10pm on Wednesday 2 June 2021 in Dover Road near the...
An attempted robbery charge has been authorised against a man who is alleged to have threatened a woman with a surgical needle in Rochester. David Bignall is alleged to have threatened the victim, while demanding cash, inside a property in the...
Kent Police was called at 7.35pm on Thursday 3 June 2021 to Marine Terrace following reports that two groups of people had become involved in a disturbance. A 17-year-old boy was assaulted and received an injury to his face. He was taken to a...
It is alleged the officers were assaulted during the space of a few hours on Thursday 27 May 2021. At around 6.55pm, a man was initially arrested in relation to an assault on a woman in Brunswick Street, Maidstone. It is reported that as he was...
Kent Police received a report that items including a pearl necklace, crystal decanters and a GoPro camera were taken during a burglary at a property in the Sandgate area on the evening of Sunday 23 May 2021. Dean Lacey, 61, of no fixed abode...
The incident happened at around 12.20pm on Monday 17 May 2021, when a car was involved in a collision with a pedestrian who was crossing at traffic lights in Hawley Road, near the junction with Oakfield Lane. The pedestrian, a 17-year-old boy...
Despite being made the subject of a 10-year restraining order in 2018, Raymond Austin repeatedly sent a series of abusive and threatening messages to the victim. The 41-year-old, of Meads Avenue, Sittingbourne, admitted five counts of...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Broadstairs. The incident happened at around 5pm on Thursday 3 June 2021 on the beach in Viking Bay. It is reported that during a disturbance involving a group of people, a man was assaulted...
The incident happened at around 10pm on Tuesday 1 June 2021 as the victim was driving along Lidsing Road towards Hempstead. The woman stopped her car prior to the junction with Yelsted Lane after she thought she saw something in the road, and...
Firefighters tackled a fire on the seventh floor of the eleven-storey building. Part of a three-roomed flat was damaged by the fire. There were no injuries reported. The Brigade was called at 4.03pmand the fire was under control by 4.36pm...
Fourteen offenders, who caused considerable distress, were imprisoned following successful investigations by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad – a team of uniformed officers and detectives who primarily investigate burglary and robbery offences...
Officers were called during the evening on Wednesday 2 June 2021 to a report of a disturbance involving a number of people in Dover Road near the junction with Harbour Way. It was reported that an altercation arose in the street at around 8...
John Bley and Azroy Dawes-Clarke were both jailed at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday 2 June 2021 following a trial in which they both denied the charge of aggravated burglary and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place...
Five drug dealers were jailed for more than 18 years in May 2021, following investigations carried out by a single Kent Police team. Each of the offenders were involved in supplying class A substances at various towns across the county and...
Kent Police received calls from members of the public at around 8pm, reporting the group to be acting anti-socially, breaking glass bottles and being verbally abusive. Patrols attended the Old Bridge Road area of the town, where, together with...
Police was called after an illegal block party and tensions between rival gangs has resulted in multiple shootings. London Ambulance Service was called at 21:37hrs on Wednesday, 2 June to reports of an injured man on Moorland Road, SW9. “Officers...
Three charges have been authorised against a Gravesend man following a report a girl was raped in Chatham. Kurt Baker was arrested on suspicion of the offences on the afternoon of Tuesday 1 June 2021 following a previous appeal for information. The...
Kent Police was called to the rear garden of a pub in Crabble Avenue in River following a report a man had been assaulted by another during an altercation at around 7.40pm on Sunday 30 May 2021. The victim, a man in his 30s, suffered a head injury...
Gurdarshan Singh Bal, aged 56, is last known to have been in the town centre at around 8.30am on Wednesday 2 June 2021. He is described as being five feet and eleven inches tall, of slim build and with short black hair. When Gurdarshan was last seen...
Officers investigating the theft of two machines, worth a total of around £120k, are today appealing for further information. The machines were being used for works along an embankment near Four Oaks Lane in Faversham on Friday 21 May 2021. When...
