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Updated 00:59, 29 Mar 2026

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Folkestone county line dealer jailed

Kent Police refer themselves to the IOPC following incident in Folkestone

Kent Police refer themselves to the IOPC following incident in Folkestone

A Man Who Fired A Bb Gun At A House And A Van In Folkestone Prompting An Armed Police Response Has Been Jailed – (ID 23877)

A Man Who Fired A Bb Gun At A House And A Van In Folkestone Prompting An Armed Police Response Has Been Jailed

Witnesses are being encouraged to come forward after a man was seriously injured in Folkestone

A CCTV image has been released by officers investigating a report of shoplifting in Folkestone

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a reported robbery in Folkestone

Assault Charges Have Been Made Against A Man Following A Disturbance At A Private Address In Folkestone

Assault Charges Have Been Made Against A Man Following A Disturbance At A Private Address In Folkestone – (ID 23289)

A CCTV image of a man who may be able to assist a theft investigation in Folkestone has been released by officers

A stop check by officers from the Road Safety Team has led to a man being charged with eight offences

Cannabis, cash and suspected cocaine have been seized and two people arrested in Folkestone

Information is being sought after cash was stolen during a burglary at a Folkestone business

Around £14,000 was discovered concealed inside what officers have described as a homemade ‘cash vest’ after a man was stopped at the Port…

Three arrests have been made by officers investigating reports of criminal damage in Folkestone

Witnesses to an assault that is reported to have taken place in Folkestone town centre are being urged to come forward with information

Officers are appealing for information after building materials were stolen in Sellindge, near Folkestone

Two men have been sentenced at Hull Crown Court to a combined 10 years in prison for possession with intent to supply class A and class B…

Two men have been sentenced at Hull Crown Court to a combined 10 years in prison for possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs

The coast bound J11 entry slip road on the #M20 is currently CLOSED due to heavy traffic queuing for the Eurotunnel

Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-opera…

Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-operate in getting the byway rerouted

Information is sought to help locate a missing man from Folkestone

Investigators are appealing for information following a collision between a car and a bin lorry in Folkestone

An appeal for information has been issued after a man was found seriously injured in Folkestone

A suspected county lines drug dealer has appeared in court following his arrest in Folkestone

CCTV image issued by officers in manhunt for Folkestone rapist

CCTV image issued by officers in manhunt for Folkestone rapist

A suspected county lines drug dealer has been charged after Kent Police carried out a warrant in Folkestone

Folkestone county line dealer jailed

Kent Police refer themselves to the IOPC following incident in Folkestone

Kent Police refer themselves to the IOPC following incident in Folkestone

A Man Who Fired A Bb Gun At A House And A Van In Folkestone Prompting An Armed Police Response Has Been Jailed – (ID 23877)

A Man Who Fired A Bb Gun At A House And A Van In Folkestone Prompting An Armed Police Response Has Been Jailed

Witnesses are being encouraged to come forward after a man was seriously injured in Folkestone

A CCTV image has been released by officers investigating a report of shoplifting in Folkestone

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following a reported robbery in Folkestone

Assault Charges Have Been Made Against A Man Following A Disturbance At A Private Address In Folkestone

Assault Charges Have Been Made Against A Man Following A Disturbance At A Private Address In Folkestone – (ID 23289)

A CCTV image of a man who may be able to assist a theft investigation in Folkestone has been released by officers

A stop check by officers from the Road Safety Team has led to a man being charged with eight offences

Cannabis, cash and suspected cocaine have been seized and two people arrested in Folkestone

Information is being sought after cash was stolen during a burglary at a Folkestone business

Around £14,000 was discovered concealed inside what officers have described as a homemade ‘cash vest’ after a man was stopped at the Port…

Three arrests have been made by officers investigating reports of criminal damage in Folkestone

Witnesses to an assault that is reported to have taken place in Folkestone town centre are being urged to come forward with information

Officers are appealing for information after building materials were stolen in Sellindge, near Folkestone

Two men have been sentenced at Hull Crown Court to a combined 10 years in prison for possession with intent to supply class A and class B…

Two men have been sentenced at Hull Crown Court to a combined 10 years in prison for possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs

The coast bound J11 entry slip road on the #M20 is currently CLOSED due to heavy traffic queuing for the Eurotunnel

Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-opera…

Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-operate in getting the byway rerouted

Information is sought to help locate a missing man from Folkestone

Investigators are appealing for information following a collision between a car and a bin lorry in Folkestone

An appeal for information has been issued after a man was found seriously injured in Folkestone

A suspected county lines drug dealer has appeared in court following his arrest in Folkestone

CCTV image issued by officers in manhunt for Folkestone rapist

CCTV image issued by officers in manhunt for Folkestone rapist

A suspected county lines drug dealer has been charged after Kent Police carried out a warrant in Folkestone