Heartless Rochester Romeo swindles woman on dating app out of over £175K
A fraudster who conned a woman he met on a dating app out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed. Kye Hughes, 34, from Rochester met the woman…
Trial begins of three accused of conspiracy to launder £180,000 from fraud victims
A court hearing has been held into an alleged conspiracy to launder nearly £180,000 from victims of fraud. Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate launched an investigation…
Elderly victim dies before seeing callous Ramsgate fraudster brought to justice
A Ramsgate fraudster has been jailed after charging an elderly victim £50,000 for routine building and gardening work. Mark Riley cold-called at a property in Ramsgate on 8 July 2020,…
Callous fraudster who duped victims in north Kent is locked up
A fraudster who stole vehicles and attempted to sell them on has been jailed. Bradley Dobson posed as a buyer and agreed to purchase a white Ford Transit van from…
Suspected Sittingbourne fraudster targeted elderly victims
A man has been charged with defrauding and stealing from elderly victims who had employed him to carry out gardening work. On 7 September, it was reported that a quantity…
‘Great result!’-Suspected stolen goods recovered after Folkestone car stop
A car stopped by officers has resulted in the arrests of three people and the recovery of suspected stolen goods. During the afternoon of Tuesday 22 August 2023, Kent Police…
Illegal tobacco worth £18,000 seized from Maidstone shops
Seized cigarettes and tobacco Kent Trading Standards and Kent Police have seized 40,000 cigarettes and 50 kilos of rolling tobacco from two shops in Maidstone, following a joint operation on…
Fraud charge following Canterbury investigation
Suspect remanded in custody to appear at Canterbury Crown Court A suspect has been charged with fraud and going equipped to steal following an investigation by police in Canterbury. The…
Beware of ATM fraud in Larkfield
Library image If you live in Larkfield, be careful when using a cash machine. Someone has been messing with an ATM in London Road, on Saturday 8 July 2023. A…