A prolific burglar is starting a prison sentence following a Medway crime spree. Over a fortnight, Paul Freeman targeted victims, often overnight, in Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham. Just before midnight…
Library image A woman has been arrested following a report a pensioner had a quantity of cash stolen while using an ATM in Maidstone. On 31 January 2023, the victim…
A bogus charity collector who violently robbed a pensioner in Strood has been jailed for more than six years. Paul Stone assaulted the 80-year-old woman on her doorstep before fleeing…
Two suspected thieves have been charged with multiple offences after items were stolen from gyms in the Ashford area. Ashford’s Local Policing Team and the Kent Crime Squad investigated the…
Thief and fraudster, Valter Pimentel from Folkestone has been given a 15-month sentence at Canterbury Crown Court on 21 February 2023 for charges including burglary, fraud and theft. It follows…
On Sunday 12 February 2023, a motorist parked his Ford Fiesta in Stuart Road and, on his return, found a side window had been damaged and his wallet was missing…
Victims strive for the perfect relationship – Library image Kent victims searching for love lost more than £2 million pounds last year after being manipulated by con artists. A total…
In response to reports that people in Kent were being targeted, with two individuals thought to have lost around £30,000 each, a multi-force investigation was launched across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northumbria,…
A woman who posing as a police officer and housing warden to defraud vulnerable pensioners has been sentenced to more than 2 years’ imprisonment. Emma Fuggles was arrested and charged…
A warning has been issued after scammers posing as police officers targeted East Kent pensioners to obtain financial information, bank card details, and online money transfers. On Thursday 26 January…
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