No seatbelt driver leads cops to drugs during road safety operation
A driver who was stopped in Dartford for not wearing his seatbelt was arrested after officers found drugs and a police-style baton in his vehicle. Patrols from the Road Safety…
Kent pensioner’s stolen bank card used more than 90 times across country
Library image Police are looking to identify a man, pictured below, in connection with the theft of a bank card from a pensioner in Tunbridge Wells. It is alleged the…
Patrols detain suspected catalytic converter thieves
Kent Police Patrols have arrested two men after responding to a report they had stolen catalytic converters in Maidstone. Kent Police was called at around 2pm on Monday 4 July…
Jailed Medway drug dealer stung with bill for £58,000 over ill-gotten gains
A convicted drug dealer has been ordered to pay back more than £58,000 of unlawful earnings under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Paul Adams was arrested in October 2020 after…
Warning of ‘sextortion’ blackmail attempts in east Kent
Social media users are being warned to remain vigilant to potential ‘sextortion’ blackmail attempts. Detectives in east Kent have received a number of reports in recent weeks following threats to…
Kent Police teamwork sees East Kent drug dealers jailed
Two drug dealers who brought heroin and cocaine into east Kent were among those jailed following work by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team in June. Ben Wilders, formerly…
Folkestone drug driver who hit pedestrian in Dover and left him to die in a skip is jailed
A drug driver who hit a pedestrian in Dover and left him to die in a skip has been jailed. Donna Grant was driving under the influence of cannabis when…
Whitstable stalker who assaulted and threatened woman in east Kent is jailed
A jail term has been imposed on a stalker who assaulted and threatened a woman in east Kent. Nicholas Bergin broke into the woman’s home and followed her in his…
Suspected drug dealer arrested in Canterbury
A suspected drug dealer has been arrested by Kent Police officers in Canterbury. The arrest was made during the afternoon of Monday 4 July 2022 while patrols from the County…
Criminal gang motor into Medway from West Midlands to rob Strood shopkeeper
A violent robber from Middlesborough who targeted a Strood shopkeeper is starting a prison sentence. On 8 March 2021, Dedawan Kakel travelled from the West Midlands in a BMW with…