You can safely dispose of knives outside Medway Police Station without worrying about facing legal consequences. Medway’s Community Safety Unit will be placing a new knife surrender bin outside Medway…
The ongoing campaign to protect businesses in Swale from crime has continued with multiple charges for a suspected shoplifter. Kent Police was notified that on 21 August 2023, a man…
A Margate house linked to drug-dealing and anti-social behaviour has been closed down through work by Kent Police. A three-month closure order for the property in Westfield Road was granted…
The former White Lion Pub The owner of a former public house has been ordered to make improvements to a building which has become a blight on the local area.…
Library image Suspected shoplifters have been charged following proactive work by officers to protect businesses in Canterbury district. Plain clothes and uniformed officers from the city’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams carried…
The charges relate to an investigation by local officers into a suspected bulk shoplifting incident at the Ashford designer outlet in which people reportedly carried goods between businesses and a…
Nearly a thousand wraps of heroin and crack cocaine have been seized during the latest clampdown on drug supply networks into Kent. Weapons including knives, baseball bats and firearms were…
Arrests, interventions and stop and searches have all been carried out by officers as part of a summer operation to ensure women and girls remained safe while they enjoyed a…
The city council is seeking feedback from the public on its proposals to renew the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for dog control in the district for another three years.…
A number of dispersal orders will be in place to tackle nuisance vehicles in Chatham, Chattenden, Hempstead, and Hoo. They will operate from 6pm on Friday 8 September until 6pm…
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