A care worker from Maidstone who sexually abused a severely disabled person has been jailed. Naguib Lootfun, 69, abused a vulnerable patient while working at an assisted living facility. Suspicions…
Richard Howes, a registered sex offender from Medway who was serving a suspended sentence, has been jailed for flouting court restrictions imposed in 2021. Howes was issued with a sexual…
A violent man who armed himself with a knife and then fatally stabbed a victim near Faversham has been convicted of murder. On Wednesday 13 March 2024, William Cosier went…
A suspected thief is due to appear in court after businesses in a Greenhithe shopping centre were targeted on a number of occasions during August. Between 6 August and 27…
Library image Cannabis – Unsplash Drugs including suspected heroin and crack cocaine have been seized after two men were arrested near to Ashford town centre. Police were in the Jemmet…
Police investigators are appealing for witnesses to a report of a serious assault in a Gillingham public house. The incident happened at the Fleur de Lis in Gillingham Road at…
Daniel Morrison, 33, of no fixed address, was swiftly sentenced to 22 weeks in prison after being caught breaking into vehicles in Folkestone. Kent Police arrested Morrison within 15 minutes…
Library image Kent Police detectives investigating a reported rape at a Sheerness supermarket have spoken to a number of witnesses and are now able to conclude their enquiries. On the…
Library image A prolific shoplifter has been swiftly sent back to prison after stealing from a Medway shop he had targeted before. On the evening of Wednesday, 3 October 2024,…
CCTV Unsplash image CCTV images have been released by officers investigating the theft of metal and tools in Ramsgate. Between the evening of Saturday, 7 September 2024, and the following…
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