Outbreak of thefts from cars and garages in Maidstone area
Residents in Maidstone are reminded to be vigilant following a recent spate of thefts from motor vehicles. Since the beginning of this month, a number of cars in and around…
Kent Police Crime Squad on a roll with nearly 50 charges in July
Close to 50 charges have been issued by a single Kent Police team in the space of a month. The Chief Constable’s Crime Squad, which consists of detectives and uniformed…
Kent rural police officers make 9 arrests and seize dozens of vehicles in just 4 days
Arrests for theft, handling stolen goods and driving offences were made by officers from the Rural Task Force in July. In total nine people were arrested by the specialist officers…
Shop burglar jailed after stealing goods worth £75,000 from John Lewis in Ashford and Tunbridge Wells
Maidstone Crown Court A shop burglar has been jailed after stealing thousands of pounds of electrical goods from John Lewis stores in Tunbridge Wells and Ashford. Laptops, speakers and smart…
Two Margate women charged with medication thefts in east Kent
Two suspects have been charged in connection with a number of distraction burglaries across east Kent. The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge of conspiracy to commit burglary with…
Man in seventies injured as burglars force their way into Park Road home in Ramsgate
Detectives investigating a burglary at a residential property in Ramsgate are appealing for witnesses. Kent Police was called at around 9.10pm on Friday 30 July 2021 to a report of…
Maidstone suspect charged over 10 shoplifting offences
A suspect has been charged with ten shoplifting offences after two shops were targeted in Maidstone. Between Friday 9 July and Tuesday 27 July 2021, the Co-op in Northumberland Road,…
Violent e-scooter theft in Gillingham as three men waylay victim in Lower Lines Park
Witnesses are sought after two people were assaulted, and an e-scooter stolen, in Gillingham. At 7.30am on Saturday 24 July 2021 three white men are alleged to have approached the…
Thanet shoplifter jailed for 16 months
A prolific shoplifter from Thanet has been jailed for 16 months. Lena Brown stole from shops in Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Margate during the course of a few weeks in March…