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5th December 2019CHARGED: Two men remain in custody over multiple car key burglaries in Maidstone
TWOmen have been arrested and charged on suspicion ofcarrying out multiple car key burglaries in Maidstone. Between November 21 2019 and December 2 2019 Kent Police received reports of ...
5th December 2019M20: Police stop traffic to conduct migrant search in Maidstone
THERE were major delays on the M20 last night as police searched lorries for migrants. Traffic was stopped between Junction 9 Ashford and Junction 7 Maidstone from around 8pm on December 4. The ...
ARRESTED: Police officer run over following 'mail theft' in Maidstone
A DRIVER remains in custody after he ran over a police officer’s foot in Maidstone. The incident happened on November 30 after the officer approached a suspicious vehicle in Hermitage Lane ...
THEFT: 14 boilers stolen from two Maidstone building sites - can you help?
THIEVES stole 14 boilersfrom two Maidstone building sites last week. Flats and houses under construction were burgled in Blunden Lane, Yalding between midnight onNovember 23and ...
Car thief stole from a driveway in Maidstone - jail term
A SERIAL burglar who stole vehicles from driveways in Maidstone has been sent to a young offenders' prison. In 2018, Kyle Ainsley (20)committed a string of offences, targeting homes in ...
ELECTION: Helen Grant targeted in 'Tories kill the poor' vandalism slur
A CONSERVATIVE general election hoarding has been vandalised with a crude message scibbled in dripping red spray paint. The site near Staplehurst, in support of the Maidstone ...
SURVEY: SHOULD MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL SUSPEND ITS HOUSE-BUILDING PROGRAMME?
THE number of votes cast in our poll to gauge public feeling about Maidstone Borough Council's house-building programme is approaching 1,000. Local people are becoming increasingly worried ...
999 APPEAL: Woman, 80, 'seriously injured' following collision near Maidstone
INVESTIGATORS are appealing for information after a serious collision inLangley, Maidstone. On Monday, November 25 at 4.45pm a beige Skoda Octavia travelling from the direction ofHeath ...
JAILED: Maidstone cocaine dealer Edi Dalopai, 22, sent to prison - court
A COCAINE dealer has been jailed for more than two years after he was arrested by officers in plain clothes in Maidstone. Edi Dalopai, 22, was spotted by the undercover policeman on September 2 ...
BREAKING: Distressed woman in Maidstone sparks 999 rescue dash - details
THREE police cars were called to Maidstone town centre this morning amid concerns for a distressed woman. Police officers were seen in Mill Street, near the Archbishop's Palace,after ...