Police sting traps sex offender who planned abuse of child in Medway
A sex offender who made arrangements to meet and abuse a young child in Strood has been jailed. Maurice Clayton was arrested in the car park of a supermarket last…
Girl arrested after cars and bus pelted with eggs and bricks in Canterbury
Officers in Canterbury are appealing for information after rocks and other objects were thrown at vehicles in Sturry Road. At around 8.20pm on Friday 4 June 2021, a motorist reported…
Suspect in camouflage baseball cap sought following Broadstairs break-in
Library image A suspected burglar wearing a camouflage baseball cap and seen running from a property in Broadstairs is being sought by police. On Monday 14 June 2021, at around…
Photo printers alert to indecent images of children leads to Dover man jailed for 12 years
Phillip Bassett Kent Police custody image A man from Dover has been jailed for sexually assaulting child after concerns raised by printers Staff at a photo printing company who raised…
Rogue trader defrauded retired Teynham man of over £100,000
Custody image of Abey Smith Kent Police A rogue trader has been sent to prison after tricking a man into spending more than £100,000 on unnecessary repairs to his house.…
Tent in Canterbury park set alight as man slept inside
Toddlers’ Cove park Image: Google Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a tent in which a man was sleeping was reportedly set alight in Canterbury. The victim was…
Appeal to find female victim of Maidstone assault
Investigators are appealing for the victim of a reported Maidstone assault to contact them. The incident happened on Sunday 30 May 2021 in Week Street between its junctions with St…
Payroll fraud ringleader from Kent told repay £1.7m or face another 4 years in jail
David Michael Hughes Photo: HMRC A globe-trotting tax consultant who stole £6.9 million from construction workers’ pay packets has been ordered to repay £1.7 million or face a further four…
Ten burglary charges after shops targeted across Kent
Image: Google Ten burglary charges have been authorised against a man who is said to have targeted shops across Kent. On Wednesday 17 June 2021, a 40-year-old from Ilford, London…
Man behind anti-social behaviour in Canterbury banned from entering areas of city centre
Canterbury city centre A Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) has been imposed on a man who repeatedly committed anti-social behaviour in Canterbury. David Tench, 33, is forbidden by the court order…