Members of Thanet based cocaine network jailed for more than 18-years
Canterbury Crown Court On Thursday 30 January 2025 five members of a cocaine network based in Thanet were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to a total of more than 18-years…
Kent Police backing national firearms amnesty
Kent Police are urging owners of a specific type of illegal firearm to hand them in to Kent Police during a month-long amnesty. Top-venting blank-firing (TVBF) weapons are legal to…
Margate shops targeted in illegal tobacco crackdown
Police in Margate have seized £2,000 worth of illicit tobacco from local shops. Seventeen premises were inspected on January 29th, 2025, in a joint operation with Trading Standards. Contraband cigarettes,…
Man charged with attempted murder after serious A2 assault
Library image A man has been charged following a serious assault on the A2 near Canterbury on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Emergency services responded to the incident on the London-bound…
Police seek witnesses after man injured in early morning fracas in Gillingham
Library image Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Brompton High Street, Medway, on Friday, December 20, 2024, at approximately 7:00 am. A man in his 30s, walking…
Faversham shoplifter’s £2,000 summer crime spree lands him in jail
A prolific shoplifter has been sentenced to jail after a series of thefts from Faversham town centre businesses. Gareth Owen targeted multiple stores between July 25th and August 11th, 2024,…
Police investigating distraction theft in Folkestone town centre release CCTV of third person
Officers investigating a distraction theft in Folkestone have issued an image of a third person they would like to speak to. It was reported that a woman was approached twice…
Suspects charged after victim on mobility scooter robbed in Medway
Three suspected robbers have been charged after a vulnerable man was reportedly targeted in Gillingham. Kent Police was made aware of the incident in the High Street near its junction…
Cops conclude investigation into rape of man on Margate promenade
Detectives investigating a reported rape in Margate have spoken to a number of witnesses and are now able to conclude their enquiries. On the evening of Tuesday 21 January 2025,…
Convicted Kent drug dealer ordered to repay more than £8 million
A convicted drug dealer from Kent has been ordered to repay the money he made illegally or a face longer term behind bars. Michael Orishadare, 32, was jailed for 24…