CCTV appeal over assault which left Dartford victim’s teeth damaged
A CCTV image has been issued by officers investigating a report of an assault at the Dartford Sports Bar in Spital Street, around 1.20am on Sunday 10 November 2024. Investigators…
Sittingbourne sex offender jailed for breaching court restrictions
A registered sex offender from Sittingbourne has been jailed for accessing indecent images of children and breaching court conditions that were imposed to restrict his conduct. Steven Smith was convicted…
Folkestone people smugglers tried to use rundown boats for cross Channel migrant journeys, say NCA
Three people smugglers who made several failed attempts to transport migrants across the Channel have been convicted following a National Crime Agency investigation. The NCA reported that their officers observed…
London gang jailed after Folkestone cannabis farm raid
Library image – Cannabis Four men who broke into a Folkestone house used to grow cannabis have been jailed after police responded to a disturbance report at a Pavilion Road…
South Darenth man in 70s jailed for 26 years over sex offences against children
A man from South Darenth has been jailed after a jury unanimously found him guilty of sexually assaulting two children over more than three decades. Steven Franklin was convicted at…
Appeal after lewd and sexually explicit suggestions made to people in Dartford and Swanley
Library image Detectives investigating a report of indecent behaviour in Dartford and Swanley have released a CCTV image. Kent Police received several reports that a man had made lewd and…
Horrific accident at Dungeness Nuclear Power Station sees firms fined more than £630,000
EDF and Trillium Flow Services Ltd have been fined a combined total of £633,333after a scaffolder was seriously injured by a falling two-tonne counterweight at Dungeness B power station. Both…