Drugs seized following Folkestone arrests
Cannabis, cash and suspected cocaine have been seized and two people arrested in Folkestone. Officers from Kent Police’s County Line Team noticed suspicious activity in the Shorncliffe Road area of…
Thanet prepares for summer season to start three months early
Thanet District Council has updated its Beach Management Plan, with preparations in place three months earlier than normal ready for the Easter weekend. Every year in Thanet, plans are made…
‘Wrong man’ dragged off Strood street – forced into car by 3 men – and released in Rochester
Witnesses are sought after a man reported being forced into a car in Strood. The victim was walking in Frindsbury Road, Strood at around 11.00am on Wednesday 31 March 2021…
DNA nails Tunbridge Wells drug dealer
A drug dealer is starting a prison sentence of more than three years after his DNA was detected on cocaine supplies seized by police from a car in Tunbridge Wells.…
Drug charges after suspicious car stopped on M20 near Ashford
Drug charges have been authorised after Kent Police brought a car travelling on the M20 to a controlled stop. At around 7.15pm on Friday 26 March 2021, officers became suspicious…
‘Harry Potter car’ thief formerly from Folkestone jailed but keeps schtum over its whereabouts
The stolen car A burglar has been jailed for one year and ten months for stealing a customised classic car from Deal but refuses to disclose its whereabouts. The pale…
Pedestrian treated for serious injuries in London hospital after A21 collision with DAF lorry
Police investigators are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision on the A21 near Lamberhurst. At 12.09pm on Monday 29 March 2021, a blue DAF lorry was travelling south along…
Covid double-whammy in Dover after regatta and Christmas ice rink are scuppered
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the decision has been taken that no large-scale public events will take place on the port estate in 2021. The events scuppered include the…
Ashford’s Mr MOT drives off into to sunset
Alan Crawford is pictured with Matthew Pestridge and Lorraine Fuller A Christmas Eve job offer in 1992 began a long and happy new role for Alan Crawford, who has retired…
Woman with children suffers racial abuse queuing at drive-through McDonald’s in Maidstone
Witnesses are sought by officers investigating allegations a woman and her children were racially abused in Maidstone. It is reported a man used abusive language during a row at a…