MAIDSTONE — Live News Kent Police was called to several incidents on Wednesday 12 July...

Published: 1:26 pm July 14, 2023
Updated: 2:13 am March 9, 2026
Officers in Maidstone have arrested a man following a series of alleged knife offences in one evening – UKNIP

Kent Police was called to several incidents on Wednesday 12 July 2023, which started at around 9.40pm when a man was reported to have stolen alcohol from a Morrisons supermarket off Sutton Road and threatened a security guard with a knife.

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Over the next hour, police were called to further incidents nearby where a man was seen armed and making threats. This included an incident in Furfield Close, where it is alleged a victim was threatened with a knife during an attempt to steal his vehicle. Local patrols attended and at around 10.40pm the suspect was located in a residential garden and arrested. A knife was also seized.  

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