Keep your wheels turning: Safety tips for Medway riders
Want to keep your ride safe from those pesky thieves? Friendly local cops and the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) were hanging out at the Dockside Outlet Shopping Centre in Chatham…
Sixth suspect charged in east Kent drugs investigation
Margate Magistrates’ Court A sixth person has been charged as part of a Kent Police investigation into a drugs network thought to have been operating in the east of the…
Teenagers charged after violence erupts in Deal town centre
Library image Four teenagers face charges following an altercation in Deal town centre on 9 April 2024. Officers responded to reports of a group of teenagers and adults involved in…
Persistent Maidstone beggar warned he faces jail
Library image A persistent beggar in Maidstone, who has repeatedly asked for money despite having accessible accommodation, has been issued a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). On 3 October, the…
Fatal stabbing in Canterbury – Four men arrested
Library image Kent Police have arrested four people after a man in his 20s was fatally stabbed in Canterbury’s High Street at 11.31pm on Thursday 10 October 2024. Emergency services…
Dangerous Maidstone care worker jailed over sex abuse of vulnerable patient in assisted living facility
A care worker from Maidstone who sexually abused a severely disabled person has been jailed. Naguib Lootfun, 69, abused a vulnerable patient while working at an assisted living facility. Suspicions…
Medway sex offender jailed for flouting court-imposed restrictions
Richard Howes, a registered sex offender from Medway who was serving a suspended sentence, has been jailed for flouting court restrictions imposed in 2021. Howes was issued with a sexual…
Suspected thief charged with multiple summer thefts at Greenhithe shopping centre
A suspected thief is due to appear in court after businesses in a Greenhithe shopping centre were targeted on a number of occasions during August. Between 6 August and 27…
Folkestone thief caught with folding lock knife jailed next day
Daniel Morrison, 33, of no fixed address, was swiftly sentenced to 22 weeks in prison after being caught breaking into vehicles in Folkestone. Kent Police arrested Morrison within 15 minutes…