Medway cannabis bust: £200,000 farm dismantled
Library image Continued efforts by Kent Police to disrupt the activity of criminal networks have resulted in a 500 cannabis plant cultivation being dismantled and plants destroyed in Medway. Officers…
Cops seize thousands in cash and cigarettes in Canterbury bust
In a dramatic late-night operation, officers from the east Kent policing team seized a significant amount of cash, a stash of cigarettes, plus a baseball bat following a suspicious vehicle…
Shutter Shock! Kent rogue tradesman jailed after gambling away customers’ cash
A window shutter installer who gambled away his customers’ money has been sent to prison. Lewis Blake, 43, from Whitstable, pleaded guilty to fraud and was sentenced to 18 months…
Teenage boys charged over serious assault in Sittingbourne
Kent Police responded to a report of an assault at an address in Murston shortly before 9:00 PM on 16 January 2025 in which a 16-year-old boy was found with…
Hare coursing suspect to appear in Folkestone court
Library image A man has been charged in connection with an alleged hare coursing incident in Birchington. Kent Police responded to reports of suspected poaching at Plum Pudding Island on…
Kent people smuggling gang jailed for risky Channel crossings
Library image: Canterbury Crown Court A criminal gang that attempted to smuggle Vietnamese migrants across the English Channel in dangerously unseaworthy boats has been sentenced. Led by 57-year-old Freddy Lawrence…
Woman charged with attempted murder after reported knife assault in Dover
Kent Police report a woman has been charged with attempted murder following an alleged knife assault in Dover on Friday 17 January 2025. It is reported the victim, a woman…
Man arrested after spate of thefts from cars across Folkestone
Officers investigating reports of thefts from cars in Folkestone have arrested a man. Police were in the Hill Road area of the town, following reports that items had been stolen…