A Maidstone thief who burgled the home of a woman he knew and then sold her possessions at a local jewellery store has been jailed
Paul Bruce targeted the victim’s property after he spotted her at a barbeque last year and realised no one would be in. Bruce had previously been in relationship with a family member connected to the woman, and this had led to him being in possession of keys which would allow him to enter the address […]
More than 70 weapons including knives, a knuckle duster and a hammer have been seized by officers across the county during the latest clampdown on knife crime
Operation Sceptre, a national campaign to focus even greater on enforcement and raise awareness of knife crime, was supported by Kent Police and ran from Monday 26 April to Sunday 2 May 2021. Throughout the week, uniformed and plain clothed patrols throughout Kent arrested 54 people in connection with possible knife offences and carried out […]
A registered sex offender from Maidstone who used a neighbour’s Wi-Fi signal to download illegal images of children has been jailed
Terence Standage secretly accessed thousands of indecent images and videos during a period stretching more than six years. Police investigating suspicious internet activity initially attended an address in Charlton Lane, Maidstone on 16 January 2019. The occupier revealed Standage had been known to piggyback onto their Wi-Fi, prompting officers to then visit his property where […]
Police have charged man with murder of PCSO Julia James
Detectives investigating the death of Police Community Support Officer Julia James have charged Callum Wheeler, 21, from Aylesham with her murder. Julia, 53 was found deceased next to Akholt Wood in Snowdown just before 4pm on Tuesday 27 April 2021. Officers from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate arrested the 21-year-old on […]
Prolific burglar sentenced to four years and six months in prison for spate of thefts in and around Portsmouth
A man has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for robbery and conspiracy to burgle in a number of incidents across Portsmouth, Fareham and Waterlooville. Luke MacDonald, 19, of High Down Lane, Surrey, was sentenced on Friday (7 May) for one count of conspiracy to burgle in connection with eight incidents […]
UPDATED: Skilled stunt pilot killed in Headcorn aerodrome air crash is a great loss to aviation
Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called along with other emergency services on Sunday afternoon in response to reports that a light aircraft had crashed and the pilot had died. The stunt pilot who has been named locally as Angus Buchanan crashed in a field near Headcorn Aerodrome whilst carrying out a stunt involving […]
Skilled stunt pilot killed in Headcorn aerodrome air crash
Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called along with other emergency services on Sunday afternoon in response to reports that a light aircraft had crashed and the pilot had died. The stunt pilot who has been named locally as Angus Buchanan crashed in a field near Headcorn Aerodrome whilst carrying out a stunt involving […]
Clubber who punched man unconscious outside nightclub jailed
A clubber who with one punch left another partygoer unconscious, with a fractured skull and a bleed on his brain, has been jailed for six and a half years. Bertrand Sisk, 28, attacked his victim outside Pure nightclub in Bexleyheath on 1 December 2019. The pair had met only hours before at a pre-drinks party […]
Three charged after officer injured in Camden vehicle stop
Three men have been charged following an incident where an officer was injured during a vehicle stop in Camden. [A] Jordell Menzies – 24 (09.09.96) of Brunswick Close, Pinner was charged with dangerous driving, assault of an emergency services worker, driving with no insurance and obstruction. [C] Navone McKenzie – 33 (23.05.87) of Clement Close, […]
Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences in France released with no further action
No further police action is being taken against a man arrested at a French port on suspicion of terrorism offences last week. A 37-year-old British national was arrested on 28 April within the British control zone in Coquelles, France, as part of a pre-planned operation by officers from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command. He was […]
