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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A major search operation has been sparked in the early hours of Monday morning after an armed response vehicle belonging to Kent police was rammed was trying to stop the vehicle making off from crime. Ten police vehicles including two ARV...
Firefighters from Kent Fire and Rescue and the London Fire Brigade are tackling a fire at a warehouse, which contains a number of business units. Crews have removed gas cylinders from the building and cooled them down, as some cylinders can...
Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a fire at a warehouse on Viking Way in Bexley. Firefighters are tackling a fire at a warehouse, which contains a number of business units. Crews have removed gas cylinders from the...
Kent Police was called shortly after 11.20pm on Saturday 19 June 2021 following a reported altercation in Central Parade, near the junction with William Street. Two men had suffered injuries and were taken to a London hospital by South East Coast...
Kent Police received a report that items were removed from the crash site of the B-17 plane in Sandwich Bay at some point between 28 and 29 May 2021. It is alleged that excavating equipment was used to remove part of the infrastructure of the...
Kent Police’s Chief Constable’s Crime Squad investigated after a man in his 70s reported that his wallet had been stolen from him in George Lane on Tuesday 15 June 2021. Shane Myles, of Walton Road, Folkestone, has since been charged...
On 20 March 2021, it is alleged the occupants of three addresses in Alexandra Road, Victoria Street and Queensway were the victims of separate robberies. As a result of enquiries into the reports by the Chef Constable’s Crime Squad, James...
A jail term has been imposed on a man who caused fatal injuries to his victim following a petty row at the building where they lived. David Harris, 62, grabbed, punched and headbutted 77-year-old Sidney Collier in the doorway of the hotel...
Patrols in the town continue to clampdown on issues including ongoing concerns over noise, criminal damage, alcohol misuse, and complaints around threatening behaviour and harassment. Breaches of the warnings can lead to arrest and prosecution and...
Officers would like to talk to a man seen jogging along Percy Avenue on Friday 11 June 2021 and can now provide a description of the man. The pedestrian is described as having dark brown/grey hair. He was not wearing a top but was wearing long blue...
At around 11.30am on Tuesday 15 June 2021, officers in plain clothes saw three men acting suspiciously near Terrace Road. One of the men was stopped and searched, and some cash and a mobile phone were seized. He was arrested and, when a flat...
18 June 2021 Two people have been arrested after a search warrant led to the seizure of around two kilograms of suspected cocaine from a property near Maidstone. The drugs were recovered from a location in Stockett Lane, East Farleigh after...
At around 8.20pm on Friday 4 June 2021, a motorist reported a group of teenagers had thrown eggs at his windscreen as he drove near the roundabout with Vauxhall Road. At around 7pm on Wednesday 16 June 2021, two teenagers reportedly threw...
Vulnerable people have been safeguarded, and neighbourhood pride bolstered, thanks to work carried out by the Medway Task Force – a team which brings together Kent Police, Medway Council, and other key partners, including Kent Fire and...
Detectives are investigating a burglary, during which three vehicles were stolen from outside a property in Deal. On Friday 18 June 2021, Kent Police was called to report that the owners of the property in the Sholden area woke early to find that...
Armed Officers along with the London Ambulance services have been scrambled to an address in Orpington in Kent this evening. Elite ARV officers from the Met Police were called to the Forest Road in the town following reports of a man with a firearm...
Detectives investigating the shooting of Sasha Johnson have charged two more men, bringing the total number of people charged so far to four. Prince Dixon, 25 of Gravesend, Kent has been charged with conspiracy to murder. Troy Reid, 19 of Southwark...
Maurice Clayton was arrested in the car park of a supermarket last year, having travelled 30 miles to meet a woman he believed would allow him access to her daughter. Clayton, aged 60, initially contacted a user on a pornographic website during...
At the height of the fire, five fire engines, a height vehicle and a bulk water carrier were at the scene, and crews used hose reel jets and compressed air foam to bring the fire under control. Two fire engines and a crew from the Technical Rescue...
. Julie Wingfield was last seen in the Attlee Drive area of the town at around 8.30pm on Wednesday 16 June 2021. The 55-year-old is described as white, around five feet, three inches tall, with shoulder-length, straight brown hair and brown eyes...
The incident happened on Sunday 30 May 2021 in Week Street between its junctions with St Faith’s Street and Brewer Street. Between 2.45pm and 3.05pm, a man wearing dark clothing and a baseball cap is alleged to have approached a woman, who was...
A dispersal order is being enforced in Greenhithe to target groups of people who have been engaging in anti-social behaviour in and around a lake. The order, which covers Castleridge Drive, Havelock Drive and the nearby lake, will remain in place...
The victim was asleep in the tent near Toddlers’ Cove park at around 11pm on Sunday 13 June 2021 when the incident happened. It is reported that an unknown suspect poured an accelerant on the tent before setting it alight. The victim, who is...
A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in the earlier hours of Wednesday, 16 June at a residential address in Kent. He has been taken to a police station where he remain in custody. Sasha was shot on Consort Road...
Kent Police was called at 12.47pm on Tuesday 15 June 2021 to a report a teenage boy had been assaulted by another person in Milton Road, Gravesend.Officers attended alongside South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance...
The incident happened at around 4.40pm on Monday 14 June 2021 in Lower Stone Street, near its junction with Mote Road. It is alleged the victim, a man in his 20s, was assaulted by another man and fell to the ground. He was taken to a local hospital...
The Met Police are attempting to speak to the man after he climbed roughly 200 metres to the top of the crane between Battersea Power Station and the Sky Pool at just before 4am this morning (Tuesday, June 15). The crane is based at One Nine...
The Met Police are attempting to speak to the man after he climbed roughly 200 metres to the top of the crane between Battersea Power Station and the Sky Pool at just before 4am this morning (Tuesday, June 15). The crane is based at One Nine...
Kent Police was called at around 12.25pm on Sunday 13 June 2021 following concern for a man. Officers attended a property in the Quantock Drive area of Ashford where the body of a man in his 40s was found. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the...
Both properties were targeted during the afternoon of Sunday 13 June 2021 and included an incident in Bow Road, Wateringbury where a handbag was stolen after an elderly victim was distracted. This happened at around 2.15pm, when a man approached the...
Enhanced #flood risk later in the week due to showers more prolonged rain. and thunder storms. The current weather warning for thunderstorms has been extended into the weekend With Significant impacts The @EnvAgencyNW are starting to prepare for the...
Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets and compressed air foam to tackle the fire in both the cab and trailer of the lorry. The Technical Rescue team also attended the incident and used a telehandler to remove the load from the...
Dean Metcalfe, 39, of Blake Close, Welling, is accused of child cruelty offences that are alleged to have taken place in or before October 2019. Detective Constable Junior Adams, of the South East Basic Command Unit, said: “We have carried out...
Jaden McGibbon – 19 of Warltersville Road, N19 was charged on Sunday, 13 June with the murder of 19-year-old Taylor Cox. McGibbon will appear in custody at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 14 June. Enquiries into the circumstances...
At 1.27am on Sunday, 13 June, officers were called to a disturbance and reports of shots fired in Ridgway Road, SW9. Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service (LAS) colleagues and found a 32-year-old man suffering stab...
Police officers would like to talk to a man seen jogging along Percy Avenue on Friday 11 June 2021. The pedestrian is believed to have alerted neighbours who called the emergency services at 3.09pm. The victim, a woman in her 80’s, was involved in a...
He is described as slim, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with light brown hair and blue coloured eyes. Thomas is believed to be wearing black ‘McKenzie’ trousers with blue stripes going down the legs, a grey ‘Under Armour’ hooded top, and black and white...
A 17-year-old male from the Croydon area will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 12 June. Umar Salami – 18 (16.10.02) of Addiscombe Grove, Croydon will appear in custody at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 12...
Kent Police was called to a property in Newcastle Hill shortly after 2am on Wednesday 9 June 2021 where a man in his 40s was found with serious injuries to his head and body and taken to hospital. Later the same day, detectives charged 42-year-old...
Around 100 wraps of suspected heroin and crack cocaine were seized by Kent Police officers after a package was allegedly thrown from a car window. Officers from the Tactical Operations Command were responding to information relating to the supply of...
A motorist who is reported to have failed to stop for Kent Police officers in Dover has been arrested thanks to the help of PD Yankee. On Thursday 10 June 2021, at around 11.45pm, Yankee and his handler were called to assist in locating a man who...
A teenage boy and girl were sitting on a bench in Woodlands Park on 30 May 2021 when at around 7.30pm they were approached by two men. One of the men is alleged to have stolen the boy’s mobile phone and then smashed the girl’s phone on the floor...
An 18-year-jail sentence has been handed to a Rochester man who violently assaulted a number of people during several incidents across Medway. Ryan Miskin of Wickham Street was sentenced on 10 June 2021 after admitting 11 offences at Maidstone Crown...
It was reported that at around 6.35pm on Sunday 30 May 2021, a man in his 30s was assaulted by another after speaking to him in the front courtyard of a pub in Beach Street. Officers and paramedics were called to the scene, and the victim was taken...
A woman who is married to Couzens and was arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of Sarah Everard faces no further action, the Met Police have said. Sarah body was found in woodland in Ashford,Kent seven days after she was last seen...
Shortly before 6pm on Tuesday 1 June 2021 it was reported that the victims, a group of six teenagers, were socialising by the River Stour when a larger group of around 15 people approached them asking for cigarettes. It was reported that the...
Two fire engines were in attendance, and crews arrived to a smouldering fire in the kitchen area of the property. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze. No casualties were reported and the cause is...
Kent Police was called at around 1pm on Wednesday 9 June 2021 due to concern for a person in East Hoath Wood, Gillingham. Police cordoned off all the entrances to the wooded area and stopped members of the public from entering. Cordon tape can be...
