Telephone fraudsters at large in Maidstone
Concerns have been raised after conmen posing as police officers called Maidstone residents to persuade them to transfer cash from their accounts. On Friday 26 February 2021, a woman living…
Woman sought over Kent Tesco fraud
CCTV images, shown above, have been issued by officers investigating a reported fraud at a West Malling store. On Wednesday 17 February 2021, it is alleged a woman went to…
Two arrested after theft from van in St Margaret’s at Cliffe Dover
Van owners are being warned to make sure their vehicles are secure following two arrests near Dover. Kent Police was called to St Margaret’s at Cliffe shortly after 11.30pm on…
Detectives link theft of ATM from Thanet Way service station with Dymchurch raid
Detectives are appealing for information following the theft of a cash machine from a service station on the A299 Thanet Way. The incident at the Shell Lychgate garage near Dargate…
Respite for neighbours as closure order* is placed on house in Ramsgate
A house used for drug dealing and anti-social behaviour has been closed down following action by Kent Police. Thanet Community Safety Unit applied for the closure order at the property…
Thieves with massive digger attempt to steal cash machine from Tesco in Dymchurch – Photos
Photo: Susan Scott Kent Police was called to a report that a digger had been used in an attempt to remove an ATM from the wall of the Tesco Express…
Ferrets targeted by thieves in Ashford
Six ferrets have been reported stolen from properties in Ashford over the last fortnight. On the morning of Thursday 25 February 2021 the owner of four ferrets discovered them missing…
Numerous charges after shop worker threatened in Dover
A man has been charged with multiple offences following aggressive behaviour towards a shop worker in Dover. Kent Police was called on Friday 15 January 2021 after a suspected shoplifter…
Violent Rochester robber who stole gold rings from elderly woman’s finger jailed
A callous and violent robber who snatched two rings from an elderly woman’s finger has been jailed for six years. West Higgins had previously made an unsolicited offer to do…
Life sentences for pair who murdered a man in Dover
Justin Burnett and Claire Lunn killed Piotr Lacheta, who was found dead in the town’s Cowgate Cemetery on the morning of Tuesday 1 October 2019. Burnett, 38, and Lunn, 48,…