A Herne Bay burglar has been locked up for two and a half years after smashing a window and trying to break into a woman’s home.
Swift Police Response Nabs Suspect
Kent Police sprang into action at 11.30am on Monday, 12 January 2026, when a woman called emergency services. She reported an unknown man smashing her window and attempting to get inside.
Officers arrived within four minutes, but the intruder, 61-year-old Clifford Airey from Canterbury, had already fled. Thanks to the quick thinking of members of the public who pointed the way, police chased him down on foot.
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