A Ramsgate fraudster has been jailed after charging an elderly victim £50,000 for routine building and gardening work
Mark Riley cold-called at a property in Ramsgate on 8 July 2020, offering to do gardening jobs for the resident. The man in his 60s agreed, and for nearly seven weeks the work continued whilst Riley kept asking the victim to withdraw cash to pay for the materials and labour. As one job was completed, […]
A drug dealer from Gillingham has been jailed for more than three years
Tony Able used bulk text messages to sell heroin and crack cocaine and target users across the Medway towns. [block_2] Able, 22, was sentenced to three years and two months’ imprisonment at Maidstone Crown Court on Tuesday 26 September 2023, after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of both crack cocaine and heroin.
M26 and part of the M20 Motorway in Kent Closed as Cows Block Road
Motorists travelling along the M20/M26 in Kent found themselves in an unusual situation today as part of the motorway was closed due to cows wandering onto the road. [block_2] National Highways confirmed the closure and reported that cows had ventured onto the carriageway. Kent Police were swiftly dispatched to handle the situation and ensure the […]
Detectives have arrested a man as part of an investigation into a sexual assault in Folkestone.
The assault is reported to have happened in Tesco Express on Bouverie Road West on the evening of Thursday 7 September 2023. [block_2] It is alleged that a man touched a woman inappropriately over her clothes.
Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Multiple Sexual Assaults; Faces Sentencing
A former police officer, PC Mark Slade, has pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault by touching during a court appearance at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court on Monday, September 25, 2023. PC Slade, aged 48 and formerly stationed at West Mercia Police headquarters in Hindlip, Worcestershire, had resigned from the force in September of the […]
Suspected drug driver arrested for four offences in Chatham
At midday on Thursday 21 September 2023, Kent Police received a report of bad driving on Maidstone Road, Rochester. [block_2] It is alleged that a dark grey Audi was being driven on three flat tyres.
A serial shoplifter has been banned from more than 40 shops in Gravesend for the next two years
Nrender Biriah, of no fixed address, repeatedly stole from shops in the town between February 2020 and August 2023. [block_2] Most recently, on the evening of Monday 14 August, Biriah entered a supermarket in a Dartford shopping centre and stole £44 of laundry tablets.
Officers investigating a sexual assault in Folkestone have released a CCTV image of a man who may be able to assist with enquiries
The assault is reported to have happened in Tesco Express on Bouverie Road West, at around 7pm on Thursday 7 September 2023. [block_2] It is alleged that a man touched a woman inappropriately over her clothes.
Multi-Vehicle Crash in Chatham Sparks Emergency Response
Emergency services rushed to North Dane Way in Chatham following reports of a severe multi-vehicle crash that occurred earlier today on September 22, 2023. [block_2] The incident involved a total of four cars, one van, and a motorbike, creating a complex and challenging situation for first responders. In response to the alarming situation, three fire […]
A drug dealer from Hawkinge has been jailed for more than two years
Kent Police officers carried out a warrant at the Millfield home of Sam Hemmingway on Thursday 27 October 2022. [block_2] Quantities of cannabis were seized, along with a knuckleduster, more than £40,000 in cash and mobile phones.
A drunk man who damaged the doors and windows of two businesses in Staplehurst has been jailed
During the early hours of Tuesday 7 March 2023 Cameron Jeffery targeted a newsagent in Staplehurst High Street where he broke a glass panel on the shop’s front door. [block_2] The 20-year-old of Vale Road, Hawkhurst, then walked to a second business where he proceeded to kick the shop’s front door and caused it to […]
A suspected drug dealer has been charged after officers uncovered an estimated £32,800 worth of drugs in the Canterbury area
On the morning of Tuesday 19 September 2023, Kent Police officers carried out a warrant at a property in Blean. A number of mobile phones, sim cards and laptops were found, along with a bag for life containing cannabis bud, digital scales, a quantity of cash, a knuckle duster, and a bag of suspected cocaine. […]
A 76-year-old man who raped and sexually assaulted a young teenager has been sentenced to 18-and-a-half-years
Raymond Bareham subjected the victim to ongoing abuse on multiple occasions between 2017 and 2022. [block_2] A jury at Maidstone Crown Court heard how Bareham had targeted the girl after a family tragedy, knowing she was vulnerable and dealing with grief. He went on to exploit her and isolate her from her friends and family.
Officers investigating the theft of computer equipment from a store in Folkestone have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to
The theft is reported to have occurred at about 3.15pm on Tuesday 29 July 2023 at Currys at the Park Farm Industrial Estate off Park Farm Road. [block_2] Two printers, worth £489 in total were reported to have been taken.
A man has been charged with defrauding and stealing from elderly victims who had employed him to carry out gardening work
On 7 September, it was reported that a quantity of money had been stolen from the home of a man in his 80s in Ash in a distraction burglary. [block_2] On the same day, a woman in Walderslade, Chatham reported she had paid around £900 for gardening work that was not completed.
A Folkestone man who sent sexual messages to a girl online has been jailed
Mark Clover was found guilty of inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, sexual communication with a child and attempted sexual communication with a child following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court. [block_2] The 36-year-old, of Trinity Gardens, appeared before the same court on Wednesday 14 September 2023 and jailed for two […]
Woman Charged with Murder of Pub Landlord Three Days After Wedding Anniversary
A shocking incident has left the community in Maidstone, Kent, reeling as a woman has been charged with the murder of Matthew Bryant, a beloved pub landlord who was fatally stabbed just three days after celebrating his wedding anniversary. [block_2] The tragic incident occurred on Monday evening outside the Hare and Hounds pub on Lower […]
Officers investigating a suspicious incident in Folkestone have released an image of a man who may be able to assist enquiries
At around 6.55pm on Saturday 9 September 2023, it was reported that an unknown man had approached a girl near Sunny Sands beach. [block_2] A member of the girl’s family intervened, before the man left the area.
