A call handler and despatcher in Kent Police’s Force Control Room (FCR) has been recognised for her professionalism when dealing with a violent incident
Sarah Steer, who has been taking 999 calls in the FCR for five years, was on duty when she received a call from an elderly man who stated his adult son had armed himself with a carving knife and was threatening to cause harm. It became apparent the armed man was suffering a severe mental […]
A call handler and despatcher in Kent Police’s Force Control Room (FCR) has been recognised for her professionalism when dealing with a v…
Sarah Steer, who has been taking 999 calls in the FCR for five years, was on duty when she received a call from an elderly man who stated his adult son had armed himself with a carving knife and was threatening to cause harm. It became apparent the armed man was suffering a severe mental […]
The man killed in an explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital has been named as 32-year-old Emad Al Swealmeen
He was a passenger in the taxi when a homemade bomb exploded shortly before 11:00 GMT on Remembrance Sunday in what appears to be a suicide attack.
Information is sought to help locate a woman who was last seen in Deal
Denise Clark was last seen walking in London Road, towards the town centre, at around 1.45pm on Monday 15 November 2021. The 66-year-old is described as being around 5ft 7ins tall with brown up that is worn up. She was last seen wearing a grey hooded jumper which is lined with a purple, fleece-like material. […]
THREAT LEVEL INCREASES FROM “SUBSTANTIAL” TO “SEVERE”
Today (Monday, 15 November), the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) confirmed that the threat level from terrorism has been raised from “substantial”, to “severe”. “The threat level moving to severe means it is ‘highly likely’ that a terrorist attack could happen in the UK. But I want to make clear that the change is a […]
Kent Police is investigating a report of a defibrillator theft from a village near Ashford
Kent Police is investigating a report of a defibrillator theft from a village near Ashford. It was reported that the emergency equipment was stolen from its location outside the Hub in Front Road, Woodchurch between 4pm on Saturday 13 November and 10.15am the following day. The accompanying paddles were found nearby. Anyone with information regarding […]
Police recover body of man reported missing in Faversham
Officers investigating a man reported missing from the Faversham area at around 10.40pm on Sunday 14 November 2021 have recovered a body of a man. As part of the investigation, specialist search teams assisted Kent Police on Monday 15 November and searched a lake in Harty Ferry Road, Faversham. While formal identification has yet to […]
Man found guilty of rape following attack on Swindon sex worker
Mustafa Naro Ali, 30, of no fixed address, was found guilty of rape and sexual assault by penetration on Friday (12/11/21) following a unanimous jury verdict at Swindon Crown Court. The trial lasted for five days.Det Sgt Louise Kuklinski, of Swindon CID, who was the officer in the case, said: “This verdict is testament to […]
Canterbury Cash Machine Raider remanded
A suspect has appeared in court charged in relation to the attempted theft of a cash machine in Canterbury. Kent Police attended following a report that a digger had been driven into the front of a building in St Martin’s Hill at 2.36am on Friday 12 November 2021. A white Range […]
Three fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a ceiling collapse at a school in Thurlow Park Road in Dulwich this morning
A ceiling collapsed on the second floor of the Rosemead Prep School 15- 20 people were treated on the scene for minor injuries and a number of children were taken to hospital by London Ambulance crews. All other children and staff were safely evacuated from the building. Firefighters carried out a systematic search of the […]