Kent roads chaos feared as Dover Port hit by French industrial action
Due to national industrial action in France, services to and from Calais will be suspended from 7am UTC on Thursday 19th January. The Port will still be open, with services…
Man knocked unconscious by teenage footballers say reports
Witnesses are sought after a man was seriously assaulted in Dartford. The victim approached three teenagers who were playing football near Calvert Drive, when they are reported to have assaulted…
Gang member jailed over ‘terror’ robbery in Rochester
A violent gang member is joining his accomplices in prison after targeting a man in his Rochester home. During the evening of 4 February 2021, David Akande along with Mahei…
Man charged in connection with serious assault on New Year’s Day in Thanet
Officers investigating a serious assault in a Thanet pub have charged a man. It was reported that a woman sustained head injuries following the assault on New Year’s Day at…
Man arrested after windows smashed in Gillingham High Street businesses
Library image – Kent Police received a report that a person had been seen at 12pm on Sunday 15 January 2022 using a metal pole and a brick to target…
Vehicle check in Margate results in shoplifting charges
A vehicle check by officers in Thanet has resulted in the charge of a suspected shoplifter. During the early hours of Wednesday 11 January 2023, local officers were on patrol…
Organiser of west Kent cocaine gang ordered to repay £48,000
The main organiser of a cocaine supply network targeting users in west Kent has been ordered to pay back nearly £50,000. Nelson Aliaj was jailed for 15 years in June…
Prolific Sevenoaks shoplifter jailed within a week of arrest
A prolific Sevenoaks shoplifter is starting a prison sentence just four days after his arrest in London. Between 29 August and 29 December 2022, James Purnell visited Waitrose in the…
100-year-old Ruby taken aback by Deal police visit
Ruby Chapman during her policing days Officers in Deal have visited a former police officer who is living in a Kingsdown care home. Ruby Chapman, who is aged 100, is…
Shock survey reveals 1 in 6 children face unwanted sexual harassment in public from age 10
A major new survey and report, commissioned by the charity Crimestoppers, has shed light on general attitudes to sexual harassment and the age at which victims are targeted. Of those…