Jail term imposed on man who groomed child online
A jail term has been imposed on a man who travelled to Kent to have sexual activity with a child after grooming her online. Simon Price, 40, travelled from Norfolk…
Latest News from Kent County Council Public Protection – COVID-19 grant
Residents in Kent are being targeted by a text scam claiming you are eligible for a COVID-19 grant. Is this email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. 5 February…
Police fight back over catalytic converter thefts in Ashford
PCSO Laura Langridge with a typical catalytic converter Police in Ashford are taking steps to support vehicle owners at risk of catalytic converter theft. Ashford Community Safety Unit has supplied…
Shameful 1,000 people fined for breaching Coronavirus regulations in January
A number of men who were involved in an unofficial football match for more than 20 people were amongst 146 fined for breaching Coronavirus regulations in Kent at the weekend.…
Suspect arrested and drugs seized from cultivation in Dover
A suspected drug dealer was arrested after officers uncovered a cannabis cultivation while on duty in Dover. Kent Police officers were carrying out enquiries in the London Road area of…
Kent Police seize firearm and more than £10,000 in cash in county line arrests
Weapons, drugs and more than £10,000 in cash have been seized as part of an investigation into a suspected county line operating from London and into parts of Kent. Two…
Violent robber jailed after befriending victim in Maidstone
A violent robber who befriended a victim in Maidstone before stealing his watch has been jailed. At around 8.20pm on 2 June 2020, Allen Mulcahy and Jack O’Reilly approached a…
CCTV issued after substance tossed over gate of barracks in Folkestone
A CCTV image of two people, shown above, has been released by officers investigating a report of criminal damage in Folkestone. Shortly after 8am on Thursday 28 January 2021, a…
Margate man charged with murder of woman
Kent Police was called to a property in Godwin Road, Cliftonville, shortly before 11am on Thursday 28 January 2021, where a woman was found fatally injured. Following an investigation by…
Suspect charged with burglaries in Ashford and Westgate-on-Sea
A suspect will appear in court charged in connection with burglaries in Ashford and Thanet. Following an investigation by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad, a man from Loughton, Essex was…