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Updated 00:59, 29 Mar 2026

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Top story: The identity of a man travelling on a bus from Folkestone is being sought by officers investigating a reported assault

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CCTV footage was released following two alleged racist incidents in Folkestone – (ID 529050)

Two more people have been charged in connection with two serious assaults in Folkestone

Officers who arrived on the scene at the Grand Burstin hotel were threatened and assaulted a man has been arrested

Officers who arrived on the scene at the Grand Burstin hotel were threatened and assaulted a man has been arrested

A knife-wielding man in Folkestone was sentenced to two years in prison after lunging at a police dog with a zombie knife

A disqualified driver who failed to stop for police while on temporary release from prison will be imprisoned for another year

A Folkestone man has been sentenced to prison after his drugs network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east Kent.

A Folkestone man has been sentenced to prison after his drugs network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east…

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism – (ID 527715)

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown – (ID 526506)

More than £12,000 in cash was seized in Folkestone after a car was stopped on its way out of the UK

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence…

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports

A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by f…

A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by false representation

Off-duty police commander assists in suspect’s arrest

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone – (ID 525084)

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers – (ID 525043)

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers

Littlestone RNLI lifeboat along with Costguard teams scrambled to reports of a canoeist in trouble

Suspicious activity noticed by officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team has led to the jailing of a Folkestone drug dealer

Kent Police officers are investigating after more than £39,000 in cash and two Rolex watches were seized in Folkestone

CCTV footage was released following two alleged racist incidents in Folkestone – (ID 529050)

Two more people have been charged in connection with two serious assaults in Folkestone

Officers who arrived on the scene at the Grand Burstin hotel were threatened and assaulted a man has been arrested

Officers who arrived on the scene at the Grand Burstin hotel were threatened and assaulted a man has been arrested

A knife-wielding man in Folkestone was sentenced to two years in prison after lunging at a police dog with a zombie knife

A disqualified driver who failed to stop for police while on temporary release from prison will be imprisoned for another year

A Folkestone man has been sentenced to prison after his drugs network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east Kent.

A Folkestone man has been sentenced to prison after his drugs network used the encrypted Encrochat phone system to organise deals in east…

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism

Folkestone police are looking for witnesses after two incidents involving alleged racism – (ID 527715)

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown

Drivers who use their vehicles in an anti-social manner may have them seized as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown – (ID 526506)

More than £12,000 in cash was seized in Folkestone after a car was stopped on its way out of the UK

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence…

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports

During recent road safety operations, volunteer police officers from the Special Constabulary on East Division issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports

A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by f…

A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by false representation

Off-duty police commander assists in suspect’s arrest

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone – (ID 525084)

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone

Two arrested following stabbing in Folkestone

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers – (ID 525043)

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers

Stabbing horror near Folkstone bus station after two man attacked by gang of teenagers

Littlestone RNLI lifeboat along with Costguard teams scrambled to reports of a canoeist in trouble

Suspicious activity noticed by officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team has led to the jailing of a Folkestone drug dealer

Kent Police officers are investigating after more than £39,000 in cash and two Rolex watches were seized in Folkestone