Eleven people charged in connection with violent disorder at London Luton Airport

Eleven people have been charged in connection with a violent disorder that took place at London Luton Airport yesterday morning (14 May). We were made aware of the incident at around 8am and 17 people were subsequently arrested. The following men have been charged with violent disorder and have been released on bail until a […]

Two teens charged with Putney murder

Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of Abdirizak Hassan in Putney. An investigation was launched after police were called at approximately 11:05hrs on Thursday, 6 May following reports of a man found deceased at a residential address in Dowdeswell Close, SW15. The man was later identified as 24-year-old Abdirizak Hassan. Abdirizak’s family are being […]

Man charged in connection with the death of Philip Ogden in Stalybridge

A man’s been charged in connection with the death of Philip Ogden in Stalybridge. David Chorlton, 26, of no fixed abode has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving whilst disqualified, causing death by driving while unlicensed or uninsured, driving whilst disqualified, using a motor vehicle on a road or […]

Police close down Margate house linked to drug dealing

A house in Margate suspected to be linked to county lines drug dealing has been closed down by Kent Police. Officers from the Thanet Community Safety Unit applied to Margate Magistrates’ Court for a closure order for the property in Invicta Road, which was approved on Wednesday 5 May 2021. The order, made under Section […]

Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of Abdirizak Hassan in Putney

  An investigation was launched after police were called at approximately 11.05am on Thursday, 6 May following reports of a man found deceased at a residential address in Dowdeswell Close, SW15. The man was later identified as 24-year-old Abdirizak Hassan. Abdirizak’s family are being supported by specialist officers. A 15-year-old male arrested on Thursday, 13 […]

Officers from Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit will be supporting a national week promoting safe driving on low speed roads

  The Global Road Safety Week runs from Monday 17 May 2021 until Sunday 23 May 2021 and advocates lower speed limits in cities worldwide in places where people mix with traffic. Statistics show that pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and other powered two-wheeler users are consistently overrepresented in all killed and seriously injured categories where collisions […]