Kent Police Drone Deployments Reach Record High in 2025
Kent Police’s drone unit recorded its most active year to date in 2025, with specialized pilots responding to more than 1,100 calls for service—the highest volume in the force’s history.…
Urgent Fire Safety Warning After Kitchen Blaze Rips Through Folkestone Home
A quiet Tuesday evening was shattered yesterday when a kitchen fire broke out in a residential property on Wear Bay Road, prompting a major emergency response and a stark reminder…
Gravesend Police Arrest Suspected Drug Dealer Following E-Bike Pursuit
A suspected drug dealer on an e-bike failed to outsmart Kent Police drone pilots when he tried to evade arrest. On Saturday 3 January 2026, officers were in Gravesend town…
Fugitive Jailed for Eight Years Following Violent Chatham Home Invasion
A 33-year-old man who fled to Morocco to evade prosecution for a violent armed burglary has been sentenced to eight years and four months in prison. Zouhair Etteay, of Chatham,…
SHUT IT! Council slams door on Tenterden ‘Flat from Hell’
A Tenterden “house of horrors” has been padlocked after months of drug-fuelled misery left neighbours living in fear. Ashford Borough Council secured a three-month Closure Order on the flat at…
Missing Rochester Woman Safely Located
Kent Police has confirmed a 48 year old woman reported missing from Wainscott on Tuesday 6 January 2026 has been safely located. Officers would like to thank all those who…