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.…
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…
Police Dog Sniffs Out Drugs in Hawkinge – Suspects Arrested
A police dog has assisted with the recovery of drugs in Hawkinge near Folkestone where two suspected dealers were arrested. At around 2pm on Tuesday 30 December 2025, patrols in…
Upstreet Woman Charged With 16 Counts of Supermarket Theft!
A 37-year-old woman has been charged with 16 counts of theft following a series of shoplifting incidents at supermarkets across Canterbury. The charges follow an investigation into reports that a…
Police Seal Off Swale Town Centres Using Dispersal Orders
Police have moved to “lock down” town centres across Swale this New Year’s Eve, granting officers sweeping extra powers to banish troublemakers and seize vehicles in a major anti-crime blitz.…
Seriously Injured Burglar Checks Out of Hospital to Continue Burglary Spree!
A career criminal who checked himself out of a hospital against medical advice to resume a burglary spree has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison. George…
Arsonist Locked Neighbours in Burning Building After Stashing Gear At The Gym
A Tunbridge Wells man who treated a life-threatening fire like a planned exit strategy has been locked up. Ryan James, 41, didn’t just set fire to his bedroom and living…
Chatham Man Charged After Hospital Attack Leaves Staff Member with Serious Facial Injury
A 21-year-old man from Chatham has been remanded in custody following a violent disturbance at Medway Maritime Hospital on Saturday morning. The incident resulted in a hospital staff member sustaining…
Kent Dealer Jailed as Police Smash ‘Fruit Crate Plot’
Plans to conceal drugs within crates of fruit were found on phones linked to a Dubai based drug dealer who coordinated the importation of cocaine into the UK. Ben Sullivan…