Driver gets three years in prison for killing passenger in crash
A man who was driving too fast and lost control of his car, resulting in the death of his passenger, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Shane Howland…
Police warn off-road bikers – Stay off private land in Hawkinge
Library image Folkestone police are warning off-road motorcyclists to respect private land or face losing their bikes and being prosecuted. Officers have issued formal warnings to ten riders, aged between…
Flat tyre lands Thanet suspects in trouble with £113,000 of cocaine and cannabis
A routine traffic stop in Margate led to the discovery of a large stash of cocaine and cannabis worth up to £113,000 in Thanet. Kent Police officers pulled over a…
Police seize cars and catapults in anti-social behaviour crackdown in Cranbrook
Library image A recent spate of anti-social behaviour and nuisance vehicles in the rural areas of Tunbridge Wells has prompted a swift response from the local police. Officers from the…
Shocking number of drivers and passengers in Kent don’t wear seatbelts!
A two-week road safety campaign in Kent has resulted in 353 people being fined for not wearing seatbelts in their vehicles. The campaign, which ran from 12 to 25 June…
BMW stopped and seized following anti-social driving near Sandwich
A red BMW car has been seized and a driver reported following work by police near Sandwich. Officers from the Dover district Local Policing Team were on patrol on the…
Sittingbourne couple sentenced after motorcyclist killed in Kemsley crash
A couple from Sittingbourne have been sentenced after they claimed their car had been stolen before it was involved in a fatal collision with a motorcyclist. Stuart Powell was behind…
Continue riding your E-scooter and risk it being seized warn Thanet Police
Neighbourhood officers in Thanet have been urging people to think twice before riding e-scooters in public. As part of a week-long operation tackling anti-social behaviour in the district, officers on…
Dispersal order back in place to tackle nuisance vehicles in Medway
To deal with the problem of nuisance vehicles in Medway, Kent Police have issued dispersal orders for the second consecutive weekend. The orders will affect several areas in Chatham, Chattenden,…
Driver’s ‘total disregard to other road users’ will see BMW destroyed
Police are reminding those involved in the anti-social use of vehicles their actions will not be tolerated after a court ordered a vehicle to be forfeited and destroyed. The order…