Man from Folkestone hit with £1,300 fines and costs following Canterbury graffiti attacks
Tag on Nasons’ empty building in the city centre Image: Canterbury City Council A Folkestone man has been ordered to pay over £1,300 in fines and costs after admitting to…
Driver jailed for fatal 117mph crash in Canterbury
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for causing the death of a teenage girl in a high-speed crash. Jack Cracknell, of Ospringe, Faversham, was driving…
Dropping cigarette butts costs litterers more than £5,000 in fines in Medway
Library image Magistrates have fined nine people more than £5,000 for littering in Medway after they failed to pay fixed penalty charges. In total, nine people were ordered to pay…
Faversham power tools returned: Suspect charged
Stolen power tools have been returned to their owner in Faversham following a swift police response. The tools were allegedly taken from a van parked on Arden Road around 4pm…
Members of Thanet based cocaine network jailed for more than 18-years
Canterbury Crown Court On Thursday 30 January 2025 five members of a cocaine network based in Thanet were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to a total of more than 18-years…
Margate shops targeted in illegal tobacco crackdown
Police in Margate have seized £2,000 worth of illicit tobacco from local shops. Seventeen premises were inspected on January 29th, 2025, in a joint operation with Trading Standards. Contraband cigarettes,…
Faversham shoplifter’s £2,000 summer crime spree lands him in jail
A prolific shoplifter has been sentenced to jail after a series of thefts from Faversham town centre businesses. Gareth Owen targeted multiple stores between July 25th and August 11th, 2024,…
Convicted Kent drug dealer ordered to repay more than £8 million
A convicted drug dealer from Kent has been ordered to repay the money he made illegally or a face longer term behind bars. Michael Orishadare, 32, was jailed for 24…
Four face charges in Kent car theft spree
Four people have been charged following an investigation into a series of vehicle thefts across Kent. The cars were stolen overnight from homes in Medway, Swale, Maidstone, and Ashford between…