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…
Gang attempt to steal ‘saw’ in Paddock Wood street robbery
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted robbery in Paddock Wood. At around 5.50pm on Saturday 20 May 2023, two men were in Maidstone Road at its junction with…
Attempted murder and robbery charges following serious assault in Gillingham
A man and a teenage boy have been charged following a report of a serious assault in Gillingham. At 5.05pm on Monday 15 May 2023, Kent Police was called to…
Probe into stabbing and robbery of teenage boy in Medway
Witnesses are being sought following a violent robbery in Mill Road, Gillingham. Emergency services were called at 5.05pm on Monday 15 May 2023 after a teenage boy sustained injuries consistent…
£10,000 violin, guitars and golf clubs stolen from parked cars in Sevenoaks
A valuable antique violin has been recovered and two suspects have been charged following a series of thefts from vehicles parked in and around Sevenoaks. It is alleged that between…