A convicted sex offender is back behind bars after he tried to engage children in sexual activity online while he was the subject of a co…
Alan Morris, formerly of Poundhurst Lane, Ruckinge near Ashford, sent sexualised messages – including images of himself – to someone whom he believed to be a child via an internet chat site in February 2024. Morris stated that he was 65 in his messages and also sent videos of sexual material to his online recipient. […]
A convicted sex offender is back behind bars after he tried to engage children in sexual activity online while he was the subject of a co…
Alan Morris, formerly of Poundhurst Lane, Ruckinge near Ashford, sent sexualised messages – including images of himself – to someone whom he believed to be a child via an internet chat site in February 2024. Morris stated that he was 65 in his messages and also sent videos of sexual material to his online recipient. […]
A convicted sex offender is back behind bars after he tried to engage children in sexual activity online while he was the subject of a court order
Alan Morris, formerly of Poundhurst Lane, Ruckinge near Ashford, sent sexualised messages – including images of himself – to someone whom he believed to be a child via an internet chat site in February 2024. Morris stated that he was 65 in his messages and also sent videos of sexual material to his online recipient. […]
A CCTV image has been released as part of an ongoing investigation into an assault in Canterbury
Detectives are investigating after a man sustained injuries consistent with stab wounds following an assault in Canterbury Lane. The incident, which took place at around 3.20am on 21 April 2024, followed an earlier argument in Lower Bridge Street. Two arrests have been made as part of the investigation and officers are continuing to carry out […]
Two men have been jailed after carrying out a violent attack in Herne Bay that left a victim with a fractured skull
Officers were called at around 3.30am on Sunday 3 March 2024 to the High Street, where a man and a woman had been assaulted by offenders who were unknown to them. The man had suffered swelling to his brain, a fracture to his skull and a broken nose, while the woman had sustained facial injuries. […]
A Broadstairs man has been given a 19-year custodial sentence after he was found guilty of raping two women
On 30 March 2022, Kent Police received a report that James Golding had assaulted and raped a woman at his home earlier in the month. Despite the woman’s attempts to leave, Golding had dragged her back and locked the door to stop her from leaving. During the evening, he subjected his victim to violence, and […]
Jail for benefits fraudsters who claimed more than £700,000
A couple who fraudulently claimed more than £700,000 in benefits have been sentenced to four years in prison. Wojciech Kowalski and Wiktoria Packowska created false bank accounts, identity documents and utility bills to make over 80 false claims across a three-year period. Their offending came to light on Sunday 14 June 2020 when they attempted […]
A burglar has been jailed for a series of break-ins in Whitstable and the Isle of Sheppey
Darren Rogers admitted two counts of burglary, one of attempted burglary, fraud and handling stolen goods at Canterbury Crown Court earlier this year. The 45-year-old, formerly of Cavell Way, Sittingbourne, was jailed for three years at the same court on Friday 21 June. East Kent CID investigated after a Whitstable resident saw Rogers approaching her […]
Man jailed after he made threats during a night out in Lydd
Andrew Maloney, 55, was out in the town on the evening of Friday 28 April 2023 when he became aggressive towards a man at a premises in the High Street. The man, who was not known to Maloney, had intervened in a conversation between the offender and a third man. Maloney became agitated and produced […]
A suspect is to appear at crown court next month charged in connection with a robbery in Folkestone
The robbery was reported to have taken place at a property in Brockman Road during the early hours of Tuesday 4 June 2024. A man was allegedly threatened by someone known to him and had his bank card stolen during the incident. Following an investigation by East Kent CID, one charge of robbery was authorised […]
A registered sex offender from Faversham who breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) multiple times has been jailed
Graham Robinson was convicted at Canterbury Crown Court in 2018 of possessing indecent images of children and was made subject to strict conditions on his behaviour. These included restrictions around his access to mobile phones or computers and use of the internet. He was also required to notify the police of any devices and bank […]
A suspect has been charged with offences against four girls in Folkestone
Kent Police was called shortly after 1.30pm on Sunday 2 June 2024 following a report that a man had touched a girl on the leg and made inappropriate comments in the Road of Remembrance. Officers attended and a suspect was quickly identified and arrested the same afternoon. Isaac Hammond, of Marine Terrace, Folkestone, has since […]
A woman has been charged in connection with a serious assault and robbery in Ramsgate
Kent Police was called by South East Coast Ambulance Service, shortly before 2am on Thursday 16 May 2024, to an injured man at an address in Camden Square. Officers attended the property where the man, who is in his 40s, was treated for injuries consistent with stab wounds and taken to hospital. It was reported […]
Man Sets Fire to Ex-Girlfriend’s Stables in Revenge Attack
In a disturbing act of vengeance, an “obsessed” arsonist set fire to his ex-girlfriend’s stables, causing significant damage and leaving the victim in a state of fear and distress. Paul Goodwin, hailing from Dover, orchestrated the arson at stables located off The Street in Worth, near Deal, on October 29 last year. Using petrol as […]
Two men are in prison after carrying out a serious assault in Canterbury in which their victim was attacked with a baseball bat
On 11 December 2023, officers were called to an address in Frencham Close where a man had been set upon by two offenders. He was kicked, punched and hit with a bat during the violent assault. South East Coast Ambulance Service attended and treated the man. After receiving further medical attention at a local hospital, […]
Man Charged in Connection with Serious Collision in Garlinge
Detectives from Kent Police investigating a serious collision in Garlinge, Kent, have charged a man following an incident that left three women requiring hospital treatment. The collision occurred at the junction of Garlinge High Street and Shottendane Road on Friday, May 24, 2024. According to reports, a black Vauxhall Astra collided with a white Toyota […]
A convicted fraudster has been ordered by the courts to pay back more than £160,000 which he scammed from a business in Thanet
Benjamin Cullen faces an additional prison sentence if he fails to pay the entire sum within three months. In July 2022, Cullen was sentenced to four years and nine months imprisonment after pleading guilty to four counts of fraud by abuse of position. The Herne Bay resident had stolen more than £240,000 after abusing his position […]
Three people have been charged after £200,000 in cash was recovered from a vehicle at the Channel Tunnel
On Saturday 18 May 2024, a car was stopped during routine security procedures by Border Force officials on the UK side of the port in Folkestone. The vehicle was searched and a large amount of cash, the origin of which could not be confirmed, was seized. A referral was made to Kent Police and the […]
