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23rd September 2021BREAKING: Vehicle hits bridge near Maidstone - all train lines blocked
A VEHICLE has striked a bridge near East Malling. All lines are currently blocked and all trainsbetween Otford and Ashford via Maidstone East may be delayed or altered. Network Rail ...
22nd September 2021JAILED: Text pest Tim Mumford faked his death to harass woman PC - court
A FORMER Liberal Democrat election candidate has been jailed for a year-long harassment campaign against a female police constable – which included faking his own death. Tim Mumford, 33, of ...
CCTV APPEAL: Ramp for disabled visitors stolen from dental practice
TWO men allegedly stole a metal access ramp for diabled visitors at a dental practice in Staplehurst. A flatbed truck parked at the premises in the High Street at around 11.45am on June 12. It ...
COURT: Katy Sue Lafferty to stand trial for drink driving
MAIDSTONE woman Katy Sue Lafferty has elected to stand trial on a charge of drink driving. Miss Lafferty (20) was listed to appear before Maidstone magistrates court on September 20. The ...
'DRINK DRIVE': Katy Sue Lafferty up in court on Monday on booze charges
A 20-year-old Maidstone woman is due due in courtnext week to face a charge of drink driving. Katy Sue Lafferty, of Moncktons Avenue, allegedly drove a Vauxhall Corsa in Hermitage Lane while ...
POLICE FIGURES: More than 10% of Kent's sex offenders live in Maidstone
OVER 2,500 registered sex offenders are currently being monitored in Kent - and more than a tenth of them in Maidstone, writes Katie May Nelson. Kent Police figures have revealed the areas in the ...
CUSTODY: Woman, 31, uses pram to 'steal items from various stores' in Maidstone
A MAIDSTONE woman has been arrested after allegedly concealing stolen items in a pram. Headphones, speakers, clothing and a variety of food were seized after officers became suspicious of the ...
TEXT PEST: Tim Mumford faces sentencing delay - court
A BUDDING politician who faked his own death in a year-long bid to harass a female police officer will not be sentenced until the end of September. Tim Mumford, 33, pleaded guilty to a single ...
URGENT APPEAL: Man 'stole cash, jewellery and watches' in Marden robbery
POLICE are investigatinga robbery at a home in Marden. An unknown man is reported to have entered a home in Thorn Road at around 4am on Sunday, September 5. He then threatened a man and a ...
CCTV APPEAL: Man 'exposed himself in front garden' in Snodland
POLICE are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself in a front garden in Snodland. A man is reportedto have repeatedly committed indecent acts outside a ground floor window of a ...