Police say a man acting suspiciously resulted in armed police being sent to Folkestone town...

Published: 5:53 pm April 27, 2023
Updated: 11:00 pm September 7, 2025
Armed Police Called To Folkestone

Police say a man acting suspiciously resulted in armed police being sent to Folkestone town centre around 3.10pm today.

Watch the moment Armed Officers from Kent Police arrived in the town

The male is believed to have been located in the area of Cheriton Place.

A police spokesperson said: “Kent Police were called to a report of a man acting suspiciously in the Folkestone town centre at 3.10 pm on Thursday 27 April 2023.

“Officers attended and the man was located and no further action was deemed necessary.”

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