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22nd April 2021COURT: Woman, 60s, left restrained for TWO DAYS by cash thief
A SUSPECTis due to appear in court today charged with an aggravated burglary near Staplehurst. The offence took place at around 6pm onApril 4 where a woman was left restrained ...
22nd April 2021ATTEMPTED MURDER: Maidstone man charged in connection with police knife attack
A GRAVESEND man has been charged with attempting to murder a Kent Police officer. Kuran Gill allegedly assaulted a Kent Police officer with a knife at around 6am on April 21. The officer was ...
FINED: Maidstone driver was NINE times legal limit
A DRUG driver found almost nine times over the limit has been banned from the roads for more than three years. Mark Pays, 33, of St Heliers Close, Maidstone, was sentenced on April 6 at Maidstone ...
POLICE ELECTION: Who will you vote for to be Kent's commissioner?
JUST three candidates have put themselves forward for the role of Kent Police and Crime Commissioner on May 6, the same day as the local council elections. Current PCCMatthew Scott will be ...
JAILED: Snodland man planned to meet 12-year-old for sex
A SNODLAND man who arranged to meet a child for sex has been jailed. Reece Cano repeatedly sought indecent images of a girl he believed was only 12 years old and then arranged to meet her in ...
Kent Police rapped after officer preyed on 'vulnerable' women victims on patrol
A MAIDSTONE KentPolice employee, who had inappropriate relationships with vulnerable women victims of crime he met on patrol, has been dismissed for the force. His sacking without notice ...
CUSTODY: Headcorn man, 29, arrested over violent Staplehurst burglary
A MAN has been arrested following a violent burglary near Staplehurst. A victim, in her 60s, was assaulted during an ordeal in Staplehurst Road, Frittenden, after a man showed up at her home ...
CCTV APPEAL: Maidstone shop worker racially abused over face mask request
A MAIDSTONE shop worker was threatened and racially abused after asking a customer to wear a face mask. The incident happened at Greggs in The Mall at around 9.10am on April 2. Th suspect ...
CRIME: Police seize three catapults from 'lads' in Maidstone town centre
THREE catapults were seized by police from a group of youths in Maidstone town centre. Kent Police tweeted to say they had stopped three 'lads' after being called about antisocial ...
WITNESS APPEAL: Youth shelter and picnic table 'burnt and vandalised'
A YOUTH shelter and picnic table opposite a school was vandalised and burnt in Leybourne. The shelter at the multi-use games area in Oxley Shaw Lane, adjacent to the school, was vandalised ...