A motorist caught reversing on the M2 and another applying her makeup at the wheel were among those targeted during a unique road safety operation

Officers from Kent Police’s Road Safety Unit patrolled the county’s motorway network and the A2 in an unmarked HGV cab provided by National Highways, giving them a higher vantage point to spot certain offences. [block_2] A total of 26 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) and 13 penalty notices were issued during the operation, which ran from […]
Operation Calibre launched on Saturday arresting those intent on committing crime

Kent Police is taking part in a week-long national operation aiming to crack down on robbery. Officers will be targeting their activity in known hotspot areas, increasing visibility and operational activity, and arresting those intent on committing crime. [block_2] Operation Calibre launched on Saturday 10 December 2022 and will continue until Saturday 17 December 2022. […]
Kent Police’s drive to prevent offenders profiting from their crimes continues with further confiscations. In separate hearings at Maidst…

Financial investigators from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate used legislation available under the Proceeds of Crime Act to apply for the confiscation of cash and assets from both defendants, who were part of the same organised criminal network. On Monday 5 December 2022 at Maidstone Crown Court, a confiscation order was granted against […]
Kent Police’s drive to prevent offenders profiting from their crimes continues with further confiscations. In separate hearings at Maidstone Crown Court, two men convicted of large scale drug supply offences have been ordered to give up their ill-gotten gains

Financial investigators from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate used legislation available under the Proceeds of Crime Act to apply for the confiscation of cash and assets from both defendants, who were part of the same organised criminal network. [block_2] On Monday 5 December 2022 at Maidstone Crown Court, a confiscation order was granted […]
A man has been charged following a reported sexual assault in Margate

Kent Police was called at 4.37pm on Wednesday 7 December 2022 following a report that a teenage girl had been sexually assaulted in Dane Park. [block_2] Officers attended the scene and a man was arrested in connection with the incident.
Officers investigating the theft of a car from Maidstone have issued a CCTV image of a person who they would like to identify

Between 3.30pm and 4pm on Friday 4 November 2022, a man went to an address near New Cut Road where it is reported he stole a Range Rover. [block_2] The vehicle was recovered later the same day from Princes Way, Detling.
Officers investigating the theft of a car from Maidstone have issued a CCTV image of a person who they would like to identify – (ID 536739)

Between 3.30pm and 4pm on Friday 4 November 2022, a man went to an address near New Cut Road where it is reported he stole a Range Rover. The vehicle was recovered later the same day from Princes Way, Detling. Investigating officer, PC Tom Cunningham, said: ‘We have been making enquiries into this theft and […]
Officers investigating the theft of a car from Maidstone have issued a CCTV image of a person who they would like to identify

Between 3.30pm and 4pm on Friday 4 November 2022, a man went to an address near New Cut Road where it is reported he stole a Range Rover. [block_2] The vehicle was recovered later the same day from Princes Way, Detling.
A retired police officer who started sexual relationships with members of a deceased’s family has been jailed

Ian Mynott, a retired Kent Police officer who was 42 at the time had been appointed as a Family Liaison Officer to the family in 2001 following a death in a road traffic collision. It was soon after, he began the relationship with the deceased’s relative who was 21 at the time. [block_2] Evidence submitted […]
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Whitstable

At about 8am on Saturday 10 December 2022, Kent Police was called to Herne Bay Road where it is believed the vehicle, a red Skoda Fabia collided with the pedestrian as it turned in to a pub car park. A 75-year-old man was taken to a London hospital where he remains in a serious condition. Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision […]
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian…

At about 8am on Saturday 10 December 2022, Kent Police was called to Herne Bay Road where it is believed the vehicle, a red Skoda Fabia collided with the pedestrian as it turned in to a pub car park. A 75-year-old man was taken to a London hospital where he remains in a serious condition. Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision […]
Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for witnesses following a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Whitstable

At about 8am on Saturday 10 December 2022, Kent Police was called to Herne Bay Road where it is believed the vehicle, a red Skoda Fabia collided with the pedestrian as it turned in to a pub car park. A 75-year-old man was taken to a London hospital where he remains in a serious condition. Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision […]
Kent Police is appealing for the public’s help in trying to locate a man missing from Tonbridge

Derek Ottway, 88 has not been seen since 8am in the Hildenborough area on Saturday 10 December 2022 and officers are concerned for his welfare. [block_2] He is described as being about 6ft 1inch tall, has grey hair, wears glasses, is of a slim build and is thought to be wearing black suit trousers, a […]
Kent Police is appealing for the public’s help in trying to locate a missing woman from Deal

Gail Marsh, 58 was last seen at 12.30pm on Friday 9 December 2022 and officers are concerned for her welfare. [block_2] She is described as being about 5ft 3ins tall, of a slim build, with black/grey shoulder-length hair worn in a ponytail. She is thought to be wearing a red knee-length skirt and black trousers, […]
Football Banning Orders totalling 81 years have been issued to 22 people who committed offences during a pitch invasion at Priestfield St…

A large number of spectators ran onto the field of play immediately following the match between Gillingham FC and Rotherham United on Saturday 30 April 2022, with fights and other forms of aggressive behaviour witnessed including the throwing of objects. The disorder was investigated by Kent Police detectives from North Division CID with assistance from the force’s specialist football officers […]
Football Banning Orders totalling 81 years have been issued to 22 people who committed offences during a pitch invasion at Priestfield Stadium

A large number of spectators ran onto the field of play immediately following the match between Gillingham FC and Rotherham United on Saturday 30 April 2022, with fights and other forms of aggressive behaviour witnessed including the throwing of objects. The disorder was investigated by Kent Police detectives from North Division CID with assistance from the force’s specialist football officers […]
Lee Martin, 35, and his wife Hayley, 42, claimed the money was left by a relative shortly before they died in 2020 and that they planned …

A court ordered the forfeiture of over £110,000 after a Gravesend couple were unable to demonstrate how they legally obtained it. On 17 December 2020, Kent Police officers searched a property in the town and found two vacuum-packed bags of cash in the kitchen cupboard. Lee Martin, 35, and his wife Hayley, 42, claimed the […]
Lee Martin, 35, and his wife Hayley, 42, claimed the money was left by a relative shortly before they died in 2020 and that they planned to distribute the money to family members at Christmas

A court ordered the forfeiture of over £110,000 after a Gravesend couple were unable to demonstrate how they legally obtained it. [block_2] On 17 December 2020, Kent Police officers searched a property in the town and found two vacuum-packed bags of cash in the kitchen cupboard.