Lifeboats and coastguard search teams scrambled after reports of three red flares spotted in St Mary’s Bay
The RNLI Dungeness lifeboat the Littlestone lifeboat from New Romney and a coastguard search and rescue have all been scrambled to reports of a red flare being spotted by a member of the public in the St Mary’s Bay area of the town. The sighting was first reported just before 9 pm on Thursday evening. […]
Plain clothes officers have arrested a man and seized almost 30 wraps of heroin after they observed suspicious behaviour at Tonbridge tra…
At around 12.35pm on Tuesday 15 February 2022, two constables from the Tonbridge Community Policing Team were on foot patrol when they noticed a person enter one of the platforms on a bicycle. The bike had no saddle, leading them to suspect it may have been stolen. Officers followed the man as he […]
Plain clothes officers have arrested a man and seized almost 30 wraps of heroin after they observed suspicious behaviour at Tonbridge train station
At around 12.35pm on Tuesday 15 February 2022, two constables from the Tonbridge Community Policing Team were on foot patrol when they noticed a person enter one of the platforms on a bicycle. The bike had no saddle, leading them to suspect it may have been stolen. Officers followed the man as he […]
Patrols are targeting speeding drivers travelling into Maidstone in response to concerns raised by residents
On Wednesday 16 February 2022, officers from the Maidstone Community Policing Team completed speed checks in Ashford Road and Sittingbourne Road. Speeding Five vehicles were stopped by the constables and the motorists were reported for driving in excess of the 30mph limit. Inspector Steve Kent, of the Maidstone Community Safety Unit, said, ‘Local officers have noted concerns raised […]
Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone
Officers are appealing for information following a fire in Folkestone. Kent Police was called to assist Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) in Shorncliffe Road at 10.30am on Thursday 17 February 2022 following a fire at a property opposite the junction with Christ Church Road. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance […]
Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone
Officers are appealing for information following a fire in Folkestone. Kent Police was called to assist Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) in Shorncliffe Road at 10.30am on Thursday 17 February 2022 following a fire at a property opposite the junction with Christ Church Road. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance […]
Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone – (ID 520865)
Officers are appealing for information following a fire in Folkestone. Kent Police was called to assist Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) in Shorncliffe Road at 10.30am on Thursday 17 February 2022 following a fire at a property opposite the junction with Christ Church Road. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance […]
Officers are appealing for information following a fatal fire in Folkestone
Officers are appealing for information following a fire in Folkestone. Kent Police was called to assist Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) in Shorncliffe Road at 10.30am on Thursday 17 February 2022 following a fire at a property opposite the junction with Christ Church Road. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance […]
Information is sought to help locate a man reported missing from Ramsgate
Tony White was reported missing from the Plains of Waterloo area of the town shortly before 4pm on Tuesday 15 February 2022. The 35-year-old is described as around five feet, eight inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. Officers are concerned for his welfare and urge anyone who has seen […]
Fraudsters who stole more than £400,000 from six victims have been jailed for a combined total of nine years – (ID 520861)
Sonny Maughan and Emmanuel Scarrott used a variety of deceptive techniques to coerce their victims into handing over money, including posing as a police officer and charging extortionate fees for sub-standard building work. They specifically targeted individuals identified as being elderly, and vulnerable, with homes in Chatham, Herne Bay and Longfield among those […]