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2nd December 2020CCTV APPEAL: Car with false number plates linked to Maidstone fuel theft
A CCTV appeal has been isued by officers after a motorist reportedly travelled on false number plates to pay for fuel in Maidstone. The alleged theft happened at around 8.30pm onNovember 15 ...
2nd December 2020CUSTODY: Man charged following knifepoint robbery in Maidstone
A MAN has been charged and remains in custody following a knifepoint robbery in Maidstone. Jason Barnes (47) of no fixed address, allegedly approached a man in his 20s with the weapon in Lynley ...
BAILED: Woman 'spilt noxious substance' on shop worker in Maidstone
A WOMAN allegedly spilt a 'noxious substance' on a member of staff at Tesco Express in Maidstone. The suspect, a local woman in her 40s, entered the Tonbridge Road store at around 4.40pm ...
THEFTS: Police want to reunite owner with stolen bike
A PHOTGRAPH of a suspected stolen bike has been released following a spate of thefts in Maidstone and Aylesford. A 22-year-old man and 19-year-old woman, both from Maidstone, have been arrested ...
CCTV APPEAL: Police hunt suspect over safe theft in Maidstone
A MAN allegedly stole a safe from Costcutter in Maidstone. The safe contained a quantity of cash and is reported to have been stolen after a man entered Costcutter in Snowdon Parade, Snowdon ...
JAILED: Violent bully's horrific campaign of abuse against girlfriend
A VIOLENT bully who subjected his girlfriend to a horrific campaign of mental and physical abuse has been jailed. Richard Robson (35) of Lunsford Lane, Larkfield, poured beer over his victim ...
PARCEL THEFT: Two men charge with stealing packages from Maidstone warehouse
TWO men have been charged with the theft of a large quantity of parcels and a van from a warehouse in Maidstone. Staff at the premises reported a burglary on November 26. Later that day, David ...
JAMIE SIMMONS MURDER: Kieron Nicholson NOT GUILTY - breaking news
EAST Farleigh man Kieron Nicholson has been found not guilty of murdering devoted father of three Jamie Simmons. The jury took just three hours to reach its verdict at Maidstone Crown Court today to ...
SEIZED: Leon Wilson, 36, charged with heroin and crack cocaine supply
A SUSPECTED drug dealer has been charged after heroin and crack cocainewere seized at a Maidstone address. Officers from Kent Police’s County Line and Gang Team also seized two phones ...
CHARGED: Aylesford resident 'stabbed man in Maidstone car park'
AN AYLESFORD teenager has been charged following a stabbing in Maidstone. David Abraham, of Ingram Close, Aylesford, is accused of seriously assaultinga man in his 30s in Mill Lanenear ...