Boys aged between 11 and 14 arrested over attempted robbery in Hythe
Hythe High Street Library image ::: Police were called to the High Street in Hythe just before 5pm on Thursday 20 June 2024, after it was alleged that teenage boys…
Man behind shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in Whitstable sent back to jail after knife incident
After a brief spell of freedom a man behind shoplifting and anti-social behaviour in Whitstable town centre has been sent back to prison after being found with a knife in…
Two jailed over ‘terrifying physical ordeal’ of baseball bat victim in Canterbury
Two men are beginning prison sentences after carrying out a serious assault in Canterbury in which their victim was attacked with a baseball bat. On 11 December 2023, officers were…
One, two, three – suspect charged with shoplifting, possession of knife and drugs in Folkestone
On Tuesday 21 May, Kent Police was called to a report of shoplifting at a business in Bouverie Road West. Officers from Folkestone’s Community Safety Unit attended and a man…
23-year-old man charged with attempted murder and possession of knife in Dover
Kent Police was called at 12.30am on Monday 20 May 2024 to a report that a man had been assaulted outside a property in Biggin Street, Dover, and had sustained…
Special police teams raise student awareness to dangers of knife crime
School children across Medway have benefited from a visit from Kent Police’s specialist teams as part of the national knife crime enforcement and awareness campaign. Officers visited several primary and…
Suspected gunman arrested – Shots reported in Margate
Police say that shortly after 8.50am on Tuesday 21 May 2024, it was reported a man had fired an air rifle into the air in Appledore Close, Margate. Police were…
Canterbury man found with blade is banned from city centre
A man arrested after he was stopped with a blade in Canterbury has been banned from entering the city centre. He was stopped and searched by officers from the Community…
Two Kent and London men jailed over firearms and ammunition seizures
The National Crime Agency has reported that two men involved in the handover of a firearm, which was recovered from a minicab in south east London, have been jailed. Officers…