Dog owner’s choice – Pick up your pet’s poo or a £100 fine
Urgh! As the days get darker, each year November brings a spike in dog fouling offences which leave public spaces filthy and our shoes a smelly, sticky mess. Enjoying the…
Task Force and Tactical Operations cops crackdown on violence in Maidstone town centre
The Maidstone Town Centre Task Force and officers from Kent Police’s Tactical Operations Department have been using a knife bar and working with passive drug dogs as part of an…
Dozens reported for traffic offences during Canterbury road safety operation
Twenty-four people were reported for driving offences during a road safety operation in Canterbury. Officers from the Kent Special Constabulary carried out a series of traffic checks on Saturday 15…
Arrests made and drink-spiking prevention kits handed out during Police operation
Drink-spiking prevention kits have been given to revellers in Medway during a special operation which also saw officers make two arrests. Between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 October 2022 police…
Speeding motorists in Kent targeted in national campaign
Motorists who put themselves and other road-users at risk by breaking the speed limit will be targeted during a national campaign supported by Kent Police. Forces across the country are…
Kent and Met Police crime operation recovers and seizes 31 vehicles in two days
A two-day operation saw 17 stolen vehicles recovered and 14 arrests made as more than 60 officers came together to tackle a rise in motor vehicle crime causing concern to…
Cocaine, cash and suspected ecstasy pills seized by police during Dartford pub visit
A seizure of cocaine, cash and suspected ecstasy pills have led to a man being arrested during a police operation in north Kent. Officers made the arrest on Saturday 1…
65 dogs removed from Romney Marsh smallholding
An investigation into allegations of unlicensed breeding and selling of dogs has involved a warrant being carried out at a Romney Marsh smallholding. Sixty-five dogs were discovered living in poor…
£2,500 fines for littering Folkestone and Hythe as new campaign is launched
‘Don’t Mess it Up’ is a brand new campaign encouraging visitors and residents not to litter and spoil the Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh district. Highlighting beauty spots around the…
Maidstone police pounce on rural criminals
Officers The Maidstone Task Force, together with partner agencies, has recently been clamping down on rural crime. Officers were joined by colleagues from Kent Police’s Rural Task Force, plus Maidstone…