Victim’s detective work helps recover stolen tools following Sittingbourne theft
A suspected burglar has been arrested after a victim of crime provided key information to police soon after a theft in Sittingbourne. Kent Police was called at 12.30pm on Tuesday…
Folkestone & Hythe MP reports excitement over Pie and Mash Shop
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 14 January 2022. Energy price rises This winter I know that many people are…
Dog on lead attacks runner on jog near Canterbury
An appeal for witnesses has been issued after a woman was reportedly bitten by a dog in Bridge, near Canterbury. The victim was jogging with a child on a bicycle…
‘Worthless’ scratchcards stolen in Herne Bay
Businesses are being asked to report any suspicious activity after scratchcards were stolen in Herne Bay. At around 1am on 26 December 2021, a burglary took place at a petrol…
Councillor joins Folkestone Channel Rotary Sleep Out with Porchlight
On Friday 11 March Folkestone and Hythe LibDem Councillor Tim Prater will be joining local business people and community leaders at a Folkestone sleep out to raise vital funds for…
CCTV released following ‘New Year’s Brawl’ in Sittingbourne High Street
Officers investigating a report of disorder in Sittingbourne have released images of four men they would like to talk to. The incident happened outside a nightclub in the High Street,…
Seriously injured man discovered sitting in parked car with ‘stab wounds’ in Dymchurch
Officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was ‘stabbed’ in Dymchurch. Kent Police was called by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to the High Street near the junction…
Thieves jailed for stealing ‘end of life care drugs’ from East Kent patients’ homes
Two burglars who stole medication from terminally ill residents in east Kent have been jailed. Ruth Lambert, 33, and 29-year-old Jessica Silvester preyed on patients receiving end-of-life care packages, posing…
Two arrested at suspected brothel in Fairmeadow Maidstone
Two people have been charged and cash seized as part of an investigation into a suspected brothel in Maidstone. On Thursday 6 January 2022, officers from the town’s community policing…
Folkestone family’s Xmas lights raises hospital cash after staff save daughter’s life
Family’s lights display thanks NHS staff Photo: EKHT A family has raised hundreds of pounds as a way of thanking the NHS staff who saved their daughter’s life after she…