Teen duo face charges over string of ‘threatening’ phone thefts in Kent
The Kent Crime Squad has charged two 17-year-old boys with a string of phone thefts across the county. The pair, who cannot be identified because of their age, are accused…
Violent robber smashed into pensioners’ home and kicked man in 80s in the head
A robber has been jailed for eight years after he targeted two elderly people at a Maidstone property. During the evening of 8 April 2023, the pensioners were at home…
Wallet snatched from seriously injured man after brutal attack
A manhunt is underway after a horrific assault in Chatham that left a man with a severe head injury and robbed of his wallet. The attack took place in the…
Detectives seek witnesses after Canterbury robbery
CCTV images released Kent Crime Squad detectives are appealing for witnesses to a robbery that took place in Canterbury in the early hours of Friday 19 May 2023. According to…
Gunman holds his hands up to robbery at Whitstable pharmacy
An armed robber who held staff at gunpoint before stealing from a chemist in Whitstable has been jailed for 12 years. Simon Wightman walked into the business in Faversham Road,…
Volunteer Kent Constable stops car in Essex after attempted robbery in Rochester
The Kent Police Special Constable spotted a car leaving Gravesend on Monday 5 June 2023 at around 8.40pm, just 40 minutes after that same car was believed to have been…
Dartford robbers jailed for 70 years after death of victim in ‘brazen attack’
Four men have received more than 70 years’ imprisonment following the death of a victim during a Dartford robbery. In 2022, Emmanuel Nkrumah-Buansi, Jacob Afolabi and Habib Kanu planned to…
Vulnerable pensioner has bag snatched in cowardly Margate robbery
At around 6pm on Saturday 27 May 2023, a woman in her 70s was walking towards the front door of a house in Northdown Park Road, when it was reported…
Suspected robber arrested minutes after snatching elderly woman’s handbag in Gillingham
A man suspected of robbing an elderly woman was arrested within minutes of the incident being reported. Kent Police was called at 7.39am on Tuesday 23 May 2023 after a…