A significant increase in police patrols this summer in the coastal towns of Herne Bay and Whitstable has led to a dramatic rise in arrests and a focused clampdown on…
A prolific shoplifter has been jailed after brazenly breaching a court order not to enter shops across the county. Lewis O’Brien, of New Road, Chatham, had previously been made the…
Two men are facing charges after quick-acting police patrols recovered construction machinery worth nearly £100,000 just an hour after it was reported stolen from Swanley Park. The drama took place…
Kent Police is warning that romance fraud is on the rise, and it’s costing victims – not just financially, but emotionally too. Victims of romance fraud often suffer not just…
A sophisticated gang of thieves who stole more than £2 million in jewels from a travelling salesman have been sentenced to prison. The trio, identified as Edgar Ardila-Ruiz, Monica Diaz,…
Kent Police are searching for information and CCTV footage after two baby pygmy goats were reported stolen from a field near Rainham. Officers were called on Thursday evening, September 11,…
A Gillingham man has been charged with 10 counts of theft following a series of shoplifting incidents at supermarkets in Medway. The alleged thefts, which took place between July 22…
An off-duty police officer and his retired police dog heroically intervened to apprehend a suspected shoplifter in Swanscombe. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, September 14, 2025, began when an…
A routine investigation into a stolen motorcycle in Tunbridge Wells led police to an unexpected discovery of a substantial amount of cocaine and cash. During the search for the stolen…
Ashford Police Station – Library image – An investigation is underway after 23 high-value pedigree rams were stolen from a farm in Mersham, near Ashford. The brazen theft, which police…
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