Jury finds Chatham child sex offender guilty
A sex offender from Chatham has been jailed after a jury found him guilty. Clinton Woodcock, 50, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on 14 March 2024. Woodcock had previously…
Knives and drugs seized during three-day crime crackdown in Gravesend
A crime crackdown spanning three days, saw law enforcement authorities in Gravesend confiscate two knives and significant quantities of illicit drugs. The operation, aimed at curbing criminal activity, has sent…
12-year-old boy charged with attempted murder in Sittingbourne after assault on teenage girl
A 12-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons relating to his age, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon by officers investigating an…
Tonbridge suspect faces 14 charges linked to series of shop thefts across west Kent
More than 14 charges have been secured against a suspect linked to a series of shop thefts across west Kent. The man is alleged to have targeted six stores between…
More than 120,000 untaxed ciggies seized in Gravesend and Dartford
Officers have seized approximately 120,000 illicit cigarettes across Dartford and Gravesham in a multi-agency operation last week, Friday 8 March 2024. Officers from the Community Safety Units in Dartford and…
Appeal over indecent exposure report in Chestfield area of Whitstable
Library image Officers investigating a report of indecent exposure in the Chestfield area have arrested a suspect. It was reported that, at around 11am on Saturday 2 March, a man…
Sittingbourne man ordered to repay almost £58,000 to fraud victims
Sittingbourne man, Luke Barling, 50 was jailed for two years and nine months in June 2023 after accepting multiple payments from mostly elderly and retired people. The victims had been…