Repeat sex offender behind bars again for sending explicit messages to a child
A former East Malling resident who used social media apps to befriend a young boy and make repeated attempts to meet the victim on his own is back in jail.…
Seven charged over cocaine supply operation after simultaneous searches in Medway
A number of people are facing charges related to cocaine supply offences following the execution of eight simultaneous search warrants in the Medway area. The searches were carried out by…
Costly court case brought against unlicensed Ashford dog breeder
Pomeranian-pups “Buyers beware” warns RSPCA In the first case of its kind for a number of years brought by Ashford Borough Council, a local resident has been successfully prosecuted on…
Teenager jailed for nearly 7-years following vicious fight in Ramsgate
A six-year and nine-month sentence has been handed down to a teenager who seriously injured two people following a late-night row and subsequent fight in Ramsgate. Jesse Connor was part…
Men who attempted to smuggle 39 migrants, OUT of UK through Dover jailed for 12-years
Two men who attempted to smuggle 39 migrants, including a 6-year-old boy and a teenage girl, out of the UK in the back of a refrigerated lorry have been jailed…
Jail for thieves who decide ‘payment for items from shops is optional!’
Kent Police is continuing the crackdown on retail crime with immediate prison sentences on the same day, for two persistent thieves from Swale and Medway. William Harris, 54, targeted shops…
West Kent drugs supply chain broken by proactive cops
Proactive police patrols in Tonbridge have dismantled a drugs supply chain to hundreds of users across the west of the county. Cocaine and a burner phone used to send bulk…
Cranbrook sexual predator who targeted teenage girls in Tenterden is jailed
A sex offender from Cranbrook has been jailed after targeting teenagers in Tenterden in November 2023. On Friday 3 November and Monday 6 November 2023, Joseph Kemp, 33, approached teenage…
‘Knife’ suspect arrested after foot chase by PCSO in Maidstone village
A teenage knife suspect has been arrested and charged following a foot chase in Marden by a police community support officer. Patrols, assisted by the PCSO, arrived at the village…