Shoplifter with Kent-wide shop ban jailed
A shoplifter banned from entering every Co-op store in Kent has been jailed after repeatedly targeting a branch in Dartford. Jamie Hopkins, 40, was subject to a three-year court order…
£21,000 cash and drugs seized in West Malling investigation
Kent Police report a significant amount of cocaine and a substantial sum of cash were seized following a police stop near Maidstone on Monday evening, January 20th, when officers stopped…
Kent: Spot the signs of domestic abuse!
Library image Crimestoppers is reminding people in Kent there are signs to spot that domestic abuse could be happening to someone close to them, in a new campaign launched this…
Man hurls bricks at parked cars in Gravesend
A 65-year-old man who caused damage to five vehicles in Gravesend. including one which was parked at North Kent Police Station, has been jailed. At 10pm on Tuesday 21 January…
Dispersal Order issued as Sittingbourne grapples with surge of antisocial behaviour
A dispersal order will be in place at the weekend as part of the latest enforcement action to tackle antisocial behaviour in Sittingbourne. The town centre order will operate between…
Medway cannabis bust: £200,000 farm dismantled
Library image Continued efforts by Kent Police to disrupt the activity of criminal networks have resulted in a 500 cannabis plant cultivation being dismantled and plants destroyed in Medway. Officers…
Cops seize thousands in cash and cigarettes in Canterbury bust
In a dramatic late-night operation, officers from the east Kent policing team seized a significant amount of cash, a stash of cigarettes, plus a baseball bat following a suspicious vehicle…
Shutter Shock! Kent rogue tradesman jailed after gambling away customers’ cash
A window shutter installer who gambled away his customers’ money has been sent to prison. Lewis Blake, 43, from Whitstable, pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to 18 months…
Teenage boys charged over serious assault in Sittingbourne
Kent Police responded to a report of an assault at an address in Murston shortly before 9:00 PM on 16 January 2025 in which a 16-year-old boy was found with…