Ashford alleyway robber picked out vulnerable victims
A man who robbed vulnerable victims in alleyways in Ashford has been jailed for six years. Donte Charles-Lauder, 25, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday 2 December 2022…
More victims of stalking protected with launch of 100th Stalking Protection Order
Library image: Pexels… Kent Police has obtained 100 Stalking Protection Orders (SPO) since the powers came into force in January 2020. The orders are designed to better safeguard victims of…
Hundreds of illegal vapes seized from shops in Canterbury
Library image A Trading Standards crackdown, supported by Kent Police and Canterbury City Council saw six retailers in the Canterbury area visited to check the compliance of disposable e-cigarette devices…
Up and down like the tides in Thanet
Margate … Although Defra in their Bathing Water Report for 2022 have classified eight of Thanet’s bathing beaches as ‘Excellent’ and five classified as ‘Good’, it’s not all plain sailing…
Police and waste disposal enforcement teams pounce seizing truck and making arrests
Two men have been arrested in a stolen van by officers working with local authority enforcement teams in north Kent. On Tuesday 29 November 2022, Kent Police’s Rural Taskforce together…
Indecent exposure in Canterbury – CCTV appeal
Borough in Canterbury Image: Google… A CCTV image has been released by police investigating a report of indecent exposure in Canterbury. Shortly before 8pm on Saturday 26 November 2022, a…
Police launch Christmas crack down on drink and drug driving
As the festive party season gets under way, officers from Kent Police are once again reminding people not to drink or drug drive. Throughout December officers from the Roads Policing…
Advent Calendars re-open for Christmas in Folkestone
The Fortunettes entertain in the foyer of F51 skate park Photo: Ray Duff… Words and Pictures by Ray Duff… Hundreds of people gathered at the launch of two of Folkestone’s…
Teenage woman dies in Canterbury roundabout crash – Man arrested
At around 4.20am on Saturday 3 December 2022, a red Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision at The Old Gate Inn roundabout on the A2050 New Dover Road. No…
Man arrested at Channel Tunnel trying to leave UK with cash and false documents
A jail term has been imposed on a man who was arrested while trying to leave the country with a large amount of cash and false documents. Dorjan Stafa, 36,…