A man has been arrested, charged and appeared in court within 24 hours of a reported indecent exposure in a Margate car park
Plainclothes officers spotted a man believed to be exposing himself during a patrol in the College Walk area on the afternoon of Tuesday 7 May 2024. An arrest was made and Ricky Neville was charged that evening with exposure and breaching a sexual harm prevention order. The 55-year-old, of Grosvenor Place, Margate, appeared at Folkestone […]
Two men have been jailed following a serious assault in Canterbury that left the victim seriously injured
On Wednesday 16 August 2023, police on patrol in Shaftesbury Road were approached by an injured man who said that he had been stabbed by two men who were known to him. Officers called an ambulance and the man was airlifted to a London hospital, where it was confirmed that his lung had collapsed. He […]
A burglar prowling around houses near Ramsgate was caught on camera and has been jailed for 21 months
Joshua Plant took his friend’s car without permission on Friday 13 October 2023 and, from around 11.30pm, attempted to break into multiple addresses in the Cliffsend area. He managed to break in to a property in Beech Grove, stealing a handbag and a watch, with his actions caught on CCTV. Residents reported seeing him acting […]
A burglar prowling around houses near Ramsgate was caught on camera and has been jailed for 21 months
Joshua Plant took his friend’s car without permission on Friday 13 October 2023 and, from around 11.30pm, attempted to break into multiple addresses in the Cliffsend area. He managed to break in to a property in Beech Grove, stealing a handbag and a watch, with his actions caught on CCTV. Residents reported seeing him acting […]
A burglar prowling around houses near Ramsgate was caught on camera and has been jailed for 21 months
Joshua Plant took his friend’s car without permission on Friday 13 October 2023 and, from around 11.30pm, attempted to break into multiple addresses in the Cliffsend area. He managed to break in to a property in Beech Grove, stealing a handbag and a watch, with his actions caught on CCTV. Residents reported seeing him acting […]
Three men have been charged after police seized more than £1million worth of cannabis in Thanet
Kent Police carried out a drugs warrant at a commercial unit in Ramsgate on the morning of Wednesday 1 May 2024. Around 1,700 cannabis plants were seized, along with cultivation equipment, and three people were arrested. UK Power Networks also attended to help make the scene safe, following concerns the electricity to the building had […]
A suspected drug dealer has been charged after officers stopped a car in Broadstairs
Shortly after midnight on Thursday 25 April 2024, two local response officers were on patrol in St Peter’s Road when they saw a vehicle veer into oncoming traffic. The vehicle was stopped and searched and items including a number of bags of suspected Class A drugs, as well as cannabis, were found and seized. Following […]
A man has been charged following a report of an attempted robbery in Canterbury
Kent Police was contacted on Thursday 25 April 2024 to report that a man had approached a woman in the High Street the previous night and had demanded she hand over items to him. An arrest was made later that day. On Friday 26 April, officers charged Edvaldo Vidal, of Hovenden Close, Canterbury, with attempted […]
A man from Dover who made repeated attempts to intimidate his victim after burgling his property has been jailed
William Gridley, 39, broke into an address on Melbourne Avenue on Saturday 3 December 2022 and stole electrical equipment and cash, along with other items. A witness saw Gridley, who went to and from the property to steal items several times during the burglary and alerted Kent Police. Officers attended and, after Gridley was identified, […]
A jail term has been imposed on a man who left a shopkeeper seriously injured following an attack in Dover
Kurt Collins got into an argument with a member of staff at a shop in Snargate Street on the evening of Sunday 16 September 2023 before leaving the store. The shopkeeper followed Collins outside and an altercation occurred while Collins was in his van and the shopkeeper was on the pavement. Collins then pulled over […]
A jail term has been imposed on a man who left a shopkeeper seriously injured following an attack in Dover – (ID 1201327)
Kurt Collins got into an argument with a member of staff at a shop in Snargate Street on the evening of Sunday 16 September 2023 before leaving the store. The shopkeeper followed Collins outside and an altercation occurred while Collins was in his van and the shopkeeper was on the pavement. Collins then pulled over […]
A jail term has been imposed on a man who left a shopkeeper seriously injured following an attack in Dover
Kurt Collins got into an argument with a member of staff at a shop in Snargate Street on the evening of Sunday 16 September 2023 before leaving the store. The shopkeeper followed Collins outside and an altercation occurred while Collins was in his van and the shopkeeper was on the pavement. Collins then pulled over […]
Canterbury Man Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Adam Pritchard in Boughton-under-Blean
William Cosier, 33, of Well Lane, Canterbury, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Adam Pritchard, 35, who was found fatally stabbed outside The Queen’s Head pub in Boughton-under-Blean, near Faversham, on March 13. Adam Pritchard was discovered with two wounds to his chest and abdomen, succumbing to his injuries despite efforts from paramedics. […]
Three charged after man flees Canterbury Crown Court
Arrests and charges have been made after a man allegedly fled the dock at Canterbury Crown Court. Lewis Guess, 26, is reported to have escaped from lawful custody during a hearing on Thursday 4 April 2024. Officers carried out enquiries into his whereabouts and arrested him at a property in Herne Bay on Wednesday 10 […]
Seven suspected members of an organised crime group have been charged following a number of early-morning arrests
The men are alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy to supply cocaine throughout the east of the county between June and October 2022. On Thursday 21 March 2024 officers carried out searches at several addresses as part of an investigation by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. In addition to […]
A Margate man has appeared in court after officers located an estimated £10,000 worth of drugs at a property in the town
During the afternoon of Tuesday 26 March 2024, officers stopped and searched a vehicle in Northdown Road, Cliftonville, where they found eight wraps of suspected Class A drugs, two mobile phones and a quantity of cash. A man was arrested and, as part of the investigation, officers also searched a property in Margate under the […]
Two men who were quickly tracked down and arrested by police after carrying out a burglary in Ashford have been jailed
On Friday 21 July 2023 at around 11.30pm, Jack Grindley, 21, and Leon Melson, 20, broke into a property in Lauren Van Der Post Way. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, also entered the property while Ella Steadman, 22, waited outside the address. Furniture and other items were damaged and […]
Two Men Jailed for 12 Years for Attempting to Smuggle Migrants out of the UK
Two men have been sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison for their involvement in a human smuggling operation, which saw 39 individuals, including a six-year-old boy, discovered in the back of a refrigerated lorry at Dover docks, Kent. Jamal Elkhadir, 47, from Morocco, and Houcine Argoub, 32, from Bromley, pleaded guilty to […]
