A shoplifter who stole from a supermarket in Ramsgate has been banned from stores around Thanet

Jason Cousins took various items from Tesco on Manston Road on three occasions between 29 April and 7 May 2024. A local officer recognised him in CCTV footage from the scene and he was later charged with three counts of theft. The 46-year-old, of Manston Road, pleaded guilty to all three offences before Thanet Magistrates’ […]
Officers investigating reports of shoplifting in the Swale and Canterbury districts have issued images of two people they would like to i…

Kent Police is looking into five reports of theft where a large quantity of medication was stolen from stores. Two shops in Sittingbourne reported thefts during the afternoon of 22 June 2024, in Gadby Road and Eurolink Way. A further three thefts were reported to have taken place on 25 June; from two stores in […]
Officers investigating reports of shoplifting in the Swale and Canterbury districts have issued images of two people they would like to identify

Kent Police is looking into five reports of theft where a large quantity of medication was stolen from stores. Two shops in Sittingbourne reported thefts during the afternoon of 22 June 2024, in Gadby Road and Eurolink Way. A further three thefts were reported to have taken place on 25 June; from two stores in […]
Officers investigating reports of shoplifting in the Swale and Canterbury districts have issued images of two people they would like to i…

Kent Police is looking into five reports of theft where a large quantity of medication was stolen from stores. Two shops in Sittingbourne reported thefts during the afternoon of 22 June 2024, in Gadby Road and Eurolink Way. A further three thefts were reported to have taken place on 25 June; from two stores in […]
A Met officer will appear at court charged with controlling and coercive behaviour and actual bodily harm

A Metropolitan Police officer, currently suspended from duty, has been charged with actual bodily harm and coercive and controlling behaviour. Detective Constable Lindsay Blackman, who is attached to the Specialist Crime Command, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, July 18. DC Blackman was charged in June following an investigation by the Met’s Directorate […]
Small Building Fire in Margate Quickly Extinguished

The Kent Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a small fire in a building near Dane Hill, Margate this evening. The call came in at 5:24 PM, prompting the dispatch of two fire engines to the scene. Firefighters, equipped with breathing apparatus, swiftly tackled the flames using hose reel jets. Support equipment, including […]
Two Arrested Following Knifepoint Robbery in Liden, Swindon

Two individuals have been arrested following a knifepoint robbery that occurred in Liden, Swindon. The incident took place around 8 PM on the evening of July 16, outside Tesco Express in Liden. A 20-year-old man was threatened with a knife and assaulted by three males, who subsequently stole his black Sur-Ron motorbike, which has a […]
Bloodstain leads to prison sentence after huge cannabis discovery

A bloodstain discovered amongst a shipment of nearly half a tonne of cannabis led officers to one of the criminals involved. On Thursday 16 May 2024 Kent Police was notified that packages of the class B drug had been found inside a storage container at a location in Formby Road, Halling. Upon closer inspection officers […]
Car Fire on A2 Temporarily Closes Road

A car fire on the A2 coastbound near Singlewell prompted a swift response from the Kent Fire and Rescue Service today. The incident, reported at 5:15 PM, saw two fire engines dispatched to the scene. Firefighters, equipped with breathing apparatus, extinguished the blaze using a high-pressure hose reel jet and compressed air foam system (CAFs). […]
A man has been jailed after raping a woman while she slept at a hotel in north London

Ian Foster, 41, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment at Wood Green Crown Court on Tuesday, 16 July. He was also given a restraining order preventing him from directly or indirectly contacting the victim. He was unanimously found guilty of rape on Friday, 26 April following a trial supported by extensive […]