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19th April 2021BREAKING: Car fire 'started deliberately' in Maidstone
A CAR fire near Barming is believed to have been started deliberately. Two fire engines attended the scene off Hermitage Lane in the early hours of this morning. Crews wearing breathing ...
15th April 2021CCTV APPEAL: Three girls 'stole sweets' from Lenham store
A CCTV image has been released following a theft from a shop inLenham. Three females reportedly stole multiple confectionary items from a store in Favesham Road at around10am on March ...
URGENT APPEAL: Suspect image released following aggravated burglary
A COMPUTER-generated image of a man has been issued following an aggravated burglary near Staplehurst. A woman in her 60s was assaulted during an ordeal inStaplehurst Road, Frittenden, by a ...
URGENT APPEAL: Dangerous dog 'attacked beagle puppy' in Maidstone
A DANGEROUS dog attacked a beagle puppy in Maidstone. Police were called at around 5.45pm on April 6 in Tonbridge Road near Bower Place. The dog, described as being a brown-grey mastiff, was ...
HIT AND RUN DEATH: East Malling's Gary Haffenden jailed for killing father
AN EAST Malling man has been jailed for three years for two hit-and-run incidents in which one man was killed and another seriously injured. Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, Gary ...
DUMPED: 19 mice abandoned at notorious fly-tipping hotspot
ANIMAL welfare charity, the RSPCA, is asking for help after 19 mice were found dumped in a box near Maidstone. The rodents were discovered by a dog walker at a notorious fly-tipping hotspot at the ...
UPDATE: Canoeist 'in serious condition' after falling into water in Maidstone
A CANOEIST has been airlifted to hospital after falling into the river near Whatman Park. Paramedics were called shortly after 8am this morning to reports of a person in need of medical attention ...
BREAKING: Air ambulance lands in Whatman Park
AN air ambulance has landed in Whatman Park. An eyewitness at the scene, known locally as Millennium Park, says the gym car park and bridge has been sealedoff. Police officers are ...
INQUEST: How did youngest son of Fred and Rose West die?
THE inquest into the death of the youngest son of notorious serial killers Fred and Rose West begins this morning in Maidstone. Barry West (40)was found dead at a hostel in Barming on ...
CCTV APPEAL: Two men 'stole gas bottles' from shop near Maidstone
TWO men allegedly stole gas bottles from a Sutton Valence shop. CCTV images have been issued after two men entered the premises in Staplehurst Road where they reportedly stole the items while ...