Kent Police officers recovered drugs and knives as part of the force’s ongoing efforts to combat crime in Medway this summer
Officers from Medway’s Community Safety Unit arrested 58 people for various offences in one month. In addition to these arrests, police were able to recover seven knives, carry out search warrants at eight different addresses, and make eight drug seizures, including suspected cocaine and heroin. Officers arrested Ahmed Moborat, 18, after responding to a report […]
Tunbridge Wells police arrest a suspected county line dealer
Plain clothes officers seized cash and class A drugs during a proactive arrest in Tunbridge Wells. On Thursday, July 28, 2022, officers from the town’s community policing team were on patrol when they noticed a man acting suspiciously near an alleyway in Grosvenor Road. They approached him and detained him to conduct a drug […]
The Chief Fire Officer of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service announced his retirement
Rod Hammerton has been the Chief Fire Officer for SFRS for seven years and has now announced that he will retire in January 2023 after more than thirty years in the fire service. “Following our glowing HMICFRS report, I am confident The Service has a really positive culture, a capable management team, we are on […]
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a house fire in Canterbury Road, Sturry, Canterbury
Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets and covering jets to extinguish the fire and stop the flames from spreading before dampening down any remaining hot spots. Four fire engines and a height vehicle were dispatched to the scene, and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets and covering jets to extinguish […]
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a van on fire on the A2 near the Darenth Interchange and Bean, Dartford
Three fire engines were dispatched to the scene, and crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze while wearing breathing apparatus. There were no reported injuries, and the cause is unknown.
Wayne Couzens LOSES bid to reduce his whole-life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard
Wayne Couzens, a former police officer, has lost his appeal to have his life sentence reduced for the rape and murder of Sarah Everard, 33. It was the first time the sentence had been imposed for a single adult murder that had not been committed as part of a terror attack. Couzens’ lawyers argued in […]