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…
Lorry driver stopped in Dover with cocaine worth £160k in overhead locker
A lorry driver has been jailed for five years after attempting to smuggle two kilos of cocaine into the UK. The National Crime Agency investigated when Grzegorz Waclaw Lasota, 47,…
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,…
Man and woman hospitalised after assault by pair wearing balaclavas in Thanet
Information is being sought after two people were assaulted in Westgate-on-Sea. Kent Police was called at 1.50am today, Friday 26 February 2021 following a report that a man and a…
Woman ‘mugged’ by man with craft knife in Lydd High Street
A suspect has appeared in court charged with a robbery in Lydd town centre. Kent Police was called at 4.50pm on Sunday 14 February 2021 and it was reported that…
Sunday speed checks catch dozens of drivers in Ashford and Romney Marsh
More than 25 speeding vehicles as well as a suspected drug driver were stopped by police in Ashford and Romney Marsh. Officers from Kent Police’s Roads Safety Unit, supported by…
Two women charged with drugs offences after Dover pursuit
Two women suspects have been charged with drugs offences following arrests in Dover. On Sunday evening, 21 February 2021, a vehicle in Clarendon Road failed to stop for officers when…
Police Dog Yankee sniffs out suspected thief after catalytic converters are stolen in Ramsgate
On Monday 22 February 2021 at around 9pm an elderly resident in Coniston Avenue reported hearing noise on his driveway. He looked and saw a group of around four men…
Covid ‘clown’ couple fined after Motorway bridge social media ‘prank’
A couple who sparked an emergency police response and the closure of a main road because they were holding a photoshoot for their social media page were among over 80…