Maidstone Crown Court A criminal gang, responsible for the large-scale importation of class A drugs within bananas has been jailed for more than 90 years between them. Between March and…
A convicted romance fraudster has been ordered to pay back more than £30,000 to his victim. Kye Hughes, 35, from Rochester, defrauded a woman he met online after impressing her…
Library image A prolific criminal who targeted properties and vehicles in west and north Kent has been jailed for eight years. Shortly after midnight on 3 April 2024, an Audi…
Library image CCTV ::: In the early hours of Tuesday, October 1st, Folkestone town centre was thrown into chaos as a man allegedly went on a rampage, smashing shop windows…
Library image A drug dealer from Hawkinge near Folkestone has been ordered to repay nearly £200,000 earned from illegal activities. The man, aged 35, was found with cannabis, a knuckleduster,…
Detectives are warning house purchasers to beware of fraudsters after a victim was conned into transferring more than £70,000 to a criminal gang using a Gravesend bank account. On 15…
In a dramatic crackdown on illegal tobacco, Kent Trading Standards, alongside Kent Police, HMRC, and their trusty detection dogs Griff, Bran, and Maggie, executed one of the largest operations ever…
A violent and persistent shoplifter in Thanet and Canterbury who tried to gouge out the eyes of a police officer during his arrest has been jailed. On the morning of…
A rapist has been jailed for life following a violent attack on a victim in Chatham. On 27 March 2021, Thomas Mulroy was at his home address with a woman…
Library image ::: Tunbridge Wells is experiencing a welcome drop in antisocial behaviour, thanks to targeted patrols in key areas! Over the past five months, incidents of violence associated with…
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