100 arrests clocked up for Maidstone Task Force
The Maidstone Task Force has made 100 arrests over just seven months as work to enhance community safety in the Shepway area of Maidstone continues. The task force was launched…
Police work to find owners of Giant, Claud Butler and Marin bikes recovered in Thanet
Information is sought to help find the owners of bicycles recovered by police in Thanet. The bikes, which were are believed to have been stolen, were found abandoned in the…
Gucci designer bag stolen in Gwyn Road Ramsgate robbery
Information is being sought after a teenager had his bag stolen during a robbery in Ramsgate. The victim was walking along Gwyn Road at around 2.50pm on Wednesday 26 May…
Boy arrested over ‘stabbing’ of man in his 20s in Queen Street Deal
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with a serious assault in Queen Street, Deal at around 3.10am on Sunday 30 May 2021. The victim, a man in his…
Ashford robber and fraudster begins three-year sentence
A robber and thief who carried out a series of offences around Ashford has been jailed for three years. Grant Ray admitted 12 offences, including robbery, fraud and taking a…
Jail for violent man guilty of manslaughter after unprovoked and violent assault in Maidstone
A man who caused the death of a Maidstone resident following an unprovoked and violent assault has been jailed for manslaughter. Lance Colston was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court to…
Robber launched brutal attack on sleeping pensioner in Sheppey home
A robber who entered a Sheppey home and assaulted a sleeping pensioner has been jailed. Dressed from head to toe in black, Andrew McNair climbed through a bedroom window before…
Cash, drugs and weapons seized and over 100 arrests in fight against county lines
Over a hundred arrests and cash, drugs and weapons seized across region in fight against county lines Significant amounts of drugs and cash were seized, and over 100 arrests made…
Three men jailed for 19½ years over brutal stabbing and beating of victim in Folkestone
Three men who were behind a serious assault on a man in Folkestone have been jailed for a total of more than 19 years. Matthew Sales, Thomas Pearson and Jed…
Police County Lines and Gangs team arrest 11 and make numerous drug seizures across Kent
Targeted action taken against suspected drug dealers led to six people being remanded in custody. Between Monday 17 and Sunday 23 May, officers in Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs…