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4th March 2021LITTER MENACE: Council launches pilot camera scheme to catch offenders
A PILOT scheme to bring to book “thousands” of litter louts who hurl mess from cars will be launched next month. “LitterCam” camera devices are to be installed to nail the ...
3rd March 2021CUSTODY: Maidstone men arrested following dog attack
TWO Maidstone men remain in custody after a man was reportedly seriously injured by a dog. Omar Minsende and Daphne Yeo,both of Queen Anne Road, were detained after police were called to the ...
HUNTED: Grey-haired flasher who exposed himself to kids in park - police appeal
A GREY-HAIRED man exposed himself to two young children at Leybourne Lakes Country Park, police have said. The two children were walking a dog at the park at around 2.45pm on March 1 when a ...
Police reveal why a helicopter circled Maidstone's skies last night
THE reason why a police helicopter was circling overMaidstone late last night has been revealed. Residents in the local area reported hearingthe loud noise of a helicopter circling ...
FINED: More than 100 fines issued to lockdown flouters in one weekend
A TOTAL of 107people were fined over the weekend for breaching Coronavirus regulations. Two people, who had travelled down from London to go for a walk, had to be rescued by emergency ...
LATEST: Warning over scam calls from fake police officers to Maidstone homes
CONMEN posing as police officers told a Maidstone woman to transfer money from her account to pay for legal advice. The victim, living in Tonbridge Road, was called by somebody on February 26 who ...
CCTV APPEAL: Women 'fraudulently obtained cash and gift card' at store
A CCTV image of a woman has been released by officers investigatinga reported fraud at a West Malling store. It is alleged a woman went to Tesco in the High Street on February 17 where ...
Fly-tipping in Maidstone borough rockets by 31% - Government figures
THE scourge of fly-tipping has worsened considerably in the borough, according to Government figures. Defra has revealed that in Maidstone the rise is more than 31% in a single year to 2019/2020, ...
URGENT APPEAL: Thieves steal £7,500 worth of equipment from West Malling charity
CALLOUSthievesstole more than £7,500 worth of equipment from a farming charity in West Malling. Spadework, based inTeston Road, was targeted by thieves at around 7.07pm ...
CUSTODY: Heroin, scales and two mobile phones seized in police raid
A SUSPECTED Maidstone drug dealer is to appear in court following his arrest in London. Heroin, electronic scales and two mobile phones were seized after a search at an address in Southwark on ...