Uniformed and plainclothes officers were operating in the town on the evening of Friday 7 June 2024, looking out for anyone displaying suspicious or predatory behaviour. Several stop-and-searches were completed and intelligence reports gathered as part of the police activity.
During the evening, officers spotted a man whom they had wanted to speak to in connection with a reported theft from a premises on Canterbury Road. It had been reported that food, drink and laundry items were stolen from the business on 1 May.
In Canterbury, one man was arrested on suspicion of breaching court bail not to enter the city centre between 7pm and 7am, and another was issued with a Community Protection Warning (CPW) for anti-social behaviour (ASB). Groups of people behaving in an inconsiderate manner were also spoken to by officers.
[block_2]Two men in Folkestone, who were found to be in possession of a class B drug after they were stopped and searched by officers, were offered a Community Resolution.
East Kent Superintendent Daniel Carter said: ‘Deploying plain clothes officers in areas that become busy in the evening can help us spot anything suspicious – from predatory behaviour towards women and girls to anti-social behaviour to people we believe may be linked to offences previously reported to us.
[block_4]Operations such as this support our work to remove criminals from the streets of Kent and ensure our county remains a safe place to socialise – for the benefit of our residents, visitors and businesses alike.’
