Investigators are appealing for information following a serious collision near Hadlow
At 5.28pm on Sunday 22 October 2023, a white Yamaha 125 motorcycle and a second motorcycle were travelling along Carpenters Lane towards Hadlow, when the Yamaha was involved in a collision with a silver DAF horsebox van being driven in the opposite direction towards Shipbourne. [block_2] The incident happened just prior to the junction with […]
Serious Collision Investigation Launched After Life-Changing Crash on Ashford Outskirts
Officers from the Kent Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit have initiated a comprehensive probe into a life-changing two-vehicle collision that occurred on the outskirts of Ashford. [block_2] The incident unfolded when a flatbed works van, laden with barriers and drainage pipes, collided with a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) on the Great Chart Bypass during the […]
Two arrests were made, suspected class A drugs seized and 21 drivers were reported for offences during a traffic operation in Folkestone area
The one-day operation on Tuesday 17 October 2023 was led by Kent Police’s Road Safety Unit, who worked with the Proactive Target Team, local officers as well as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and HM Revenue and Customs. [block_2] Officers and staff were on patrol in marked and unmarked vehicles including a police motorcycle […]
Two arrests were made, suspected class A drugs seized and 21 drivers were reported for offences during a traffic operation in Folkestone …
The one-day operation on Tuesday 17 October 2023 was led by Kent Police’s Road Safety Unit, who worked with the Proactive Target Team, local officers as well as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and HM Revenue and Customs. Officers and staff were on patrol in marked and unmarked vehicles including a police motorcycle and […]
A child sex offender who travelled from London to Strood to abuse a teenage boy has been jailed
Titoo Tahir of Chamberlayne Road, London, first spoke to the victim through social media where he made him believe he was between 15 and 17 years old. [block_2] On 11 September 2021 the 38-year-old met his victim at Strood Train Station before they both walked to a disused warehouse.
A suspected burglar has appeared at court after properties were targeted in Medway and Swale
. Between Wednesday 4 October and Tuesday 17 October 2023, Kent Police received reports of five break-ins at homes in London Road, Newington; Lower Rainham Road, Gillingham; Vicarage Road, Strood and Beechings Way, Gillingham. [block_2] Items stolen included cash, bank cards, jewellery, laptop computers and bottles of spirits. A vehicle taken from one of the […]
A sex offender has been jailed for 11 years for non-recent sex offences against a child
Ben Quinton-Taylor was sentenced after admitting assault by penetration on 6 October 2023 at Canterbury Crown Court. [block_2] The charge was brought after a woman reported that between 2009 and 2011 he had sexually assaulted her as a child inside a property in Gillingham. The victim was of primary school age at the time.
Six arrests have been made in connection with a drugs cultivation in Folkestone
Kent Police had initially been called at 5.35am on Friday 20 October 2023 following a report of concern that a man had potentially fallen from a building. On attendance to Guildhall Street, a large cannabis cultivation was located at the building. The man, who was not seriously injured, was arrested and taken to hospital. A […]
An eight-year jail term has been imposed on a man who carried out an aggravated burglary at a religious centre
George Mason, of High Street, Margate, was arrested at the scene of the break-in in St Augustine’s Road, Ramsgate in the early hours of Friday 7 July this year. [block_2] Following an investigation by Kent Crime Squad, he was charged with and admitted aggravated burglary and was jailed at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday 18 […]
A sex offender from Canterbury has been jailed for sending sexually explicit messages to a child he thought was just 14-years-old
Nigel Stewart targeted his victim over several weeks, during which he also sent graphic images and requests for the child to perform sex acts. [block_2] Stewart, of Gordon Road, commenced conversations with his victim on 13 September 2022, and was made aware of her age on numerous occasions. An investigation by Kent Police’s Paedophile Online […]
CCTV image has been issued by officers after a suspected shop thief assaulted a Tonbridge security guard with a glass bottle
The assault happened on Thursday 28 September 2023, at Sainsbury’s in the Angel Centre. It is reported that at around 8.40pm the victim challenged a man inside the store following suspicions he was trying to steal several bottles of spirits. [block_2] The suspect is alleged to have used one of the bottles as a weapon […]
CCTV image has been issued by officers after a suspected shop thief assaulted a Tonbridge security guard with a glass bottle
The assault happened on Thursday 28 September 2023, at Sainsbury’s in the Angel Centre. It is reported that at around 8.40pm the victim challenged a man inside the store following suspicions he was trying to steal several bottles of spirits. [block_2] The suspect is alleged to have used one of the bottles as a weapon […]
Detectives Hunt For Answers After Death of Man
Detectives from Kent Police are seeking the public’s help in establishing the movements of a man whose body was discovered in a lake near West Kingsdown. The man has been identified as Michal Brom, a 34-year-old Czech national. While his death is not considered suspicious, officers are keen to gather information about his activities in […]
A jail term has been imposed on a teenager who attempted to rape a woman near New Romney
Jack Usher was arrested and charged after detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate investigated the incident on 13 May this year. [block_2] The 18-year-old admitted attempted rape at Canterbury Crown Court in July and was jailed for six years and nine months at the same court on Tuesday 17 October.
Detectives are appealing for information to help establish the movements of a man before his body was discovered in a lake near West King…
The death of Michal Brom, a Czech national, is not being treated as suspicious, however officers have now released his image as part of enquiries to identity anyone who may have seen him in the days before he died. [block_2] Kent Police was called at 2.45pm on 4 September 2023, to an initial report a […]
Detectives are appealing for information to help establish the movements of a man before his body was discovered in a lake near West Kingsdown
The death of Michal Brom, a Czech national, is not being treated as suspicious, however officers have now released his image as part of enquiries to identity anyone who may have seen him in the days before he died. [block_2] Kent Police was called at 2.45pm on 4 September 2023, to an initial report a […]
New CCTV Image Released as Detectives Investigate Serious Assault in Canterbury
Detectives in Canterbury have released a new CCTV image of three men as they continue to investigate a serious assault that occurred in the city. The incident took place on St George’s Street, where a victim in his late teens was assaulted after speaking to another group of people. The victim sustained a head injury […]
Witnesses and dashcam are sought after several attempted break-ins and the theft of a car in Swale
Officers are investigating 10 incidents in which four men are alleged to have targeted houses and vehicles over seven days in September 2023. [block_2] At around 2am on Friday 22 September, an attempt was made to enter a home in Aspen Drive until the four suspects were disturbed by a neighbour.
