Kent Police working with hotels to keep children safe
Library image Kent Police have been visiting hotels in the Maidstone area to check staff remain alert for signs of child exploitation. On Friday 31 January, they visited nine businesses…
Kent Police take action on scores of commercial vehicles in two-week road safety blitz
Library image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay Kent Police is targeting insecure and overweight loads, along with a range of other offences, in a two-week road safety initiative aimed at…
E-scooters and booze seized in high profile Police enforcement operation
Library image Neighbourhood Police officers together with colleagues from Medway Council’s Community Safety and Street Scene Team, have been tackling antisocial behaviour during another day of high profile enforcement on…
Kent Police backing national firearms amnesty
Kent Police are urging owners of a specific type of illegal firearm to hand them in to Kent Police during a month-long amnesty. Top-venting blank-firing (TVBF) weapons are legal to…
Closure of Deal leisure centre referred back to Cabinet
It’s been reported by the Conservative Group on Dover District Council that in a significant development on Monday 27th January, the Dover District Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee unanimously voted…
Skedaddle! Sittingbourne troublemakers ordered out!
Police instructed nine people to leave areas of Sittingbourne at the weekend during a dispersal order to tackle anti social behaviour. Heightened patrols targeted several areas in and near the…
Tunbridge Wells shoplifters facing 60 charges in cops’ crackdown
A month-long crackdown on shoplifting in Tunbridge Wells has resulted in nearly 60 charges against suspects. Between December 1st and January 8th, officers solved 50 out of 80 reported thefts…
Numerous arrests in one day Christmas crackdown on suspected thieves in north Kent
In a day of enforcement before Christmas, investigators from north Kent, Medway and Swale have detained shoplifting suspects for multiple offences. The arrests by proactive patrols took place on Saturday…
More than 124 arrests and 68 charges in 16 days of action targeting domestic abuse against women and girls!
Library image: Canterbury Crown Court Between 25 November and 10 December 2024 police from across the force worked together to arrest and charge those most intent on causing harm with…