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Laptops, phones, cash and prescription pads, were taken during a raid at a business premises

Laptops, phones, cash and prescription pads, were taken during a raid at a business premises

Folkestone Police chase end on the M20 motorway near Ashford

Folkestone Police chase end on the M20 motorway near Ashford

A man was pushed to the ground by two people. Unsuccessful attempts were made to steal his wallet before both suspects ran from the scene

A man was pushed to the ground by two people. Unsuccessful attempts were made to steal his wallet before both suspects ran from the scene

Officers attended and two men, both in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of affray

They carried out a search and discovered a large number of cannabis plants being cultivated in the back garden

Blaze Rips Through Three Folkestone Properties As Two Pensioners Are Rescued

Blaze Rips Through Three Folkestone Properties As Two Pensioners Are Rescued – (ID 17926)

Reece Lucas robbed the man who was walking along Sandgate Road in Folkestone

A former Folkestone resident has been charged with attempting to arrange the forced marriage of a teenage girl

£60,000 in cash was found inside a car at the Channel Tunnel

£60,000 in cash was found inside a car at the Channel Tunnel

Two suspects have been charged with a series of offences following thefts from cars in the Folkestone area

Officers crack down on county lines drug dealing throughout August

Family left devastated after Folkestone house road in Sunday

Family left devastated after Folkestone house road in Sunday

Man who climbed tree to evade capture by police is caught

Man wanted by police climbs tree

Two in court after seven Emergency workers attacked

Eleven People Charged In Connection With Cannabis Production In Folkestone

Eleven People Charged In Connection With Cannabis Production In Folkestone – (ID 16997)

Police Taser Two After Ten Arrested In Folkestone – (ID 16948)

Police Taser Two After Ten Arrested In Folkestone

A 24-year-old man who lost his life when the quad bike named

A county lines drug dealer who was caught with uncut heroin and cash in Folkestone has been jailed

Two charged after Folkestone knife attack

Man runs into shop screaming for help after stabbing in Folkestone

Man runs into shop screaming for help after stabbing in Folkestone

Laptops, phones, cash and prescription pads, were taken during a raid at a business premises

Laptops, phones, cash and prescription pads, were taken during a raid at a business premises

Folkestone Police chase end on the M20 motorway near Ashford

Folkestone Police chase end on the M20 motorway near Ashford

A man was pushed to the ground by two people. Unsuccessful attempts were made to steal his wallet before both suspects ran from the scene

A man was pushed to the ground by two people. Unsuccessful attempts were made to steal his wallet before both suspects ran from the scene

Officers attended and two men, both in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of affray

They carried out a search and discovered a large number of cannabis plants being cultivated in the back garden

Blaze Rips Through Three Folkestone Properties As Two Pensioners Are Rescued

Blaze Rips Through Three Folkestone Properties As Two Pensioners Are Rescued – (ID 17926)

Reece Lucas robbed the man who was walking along Sandgate Road in Folkestone

A former Folkestone resident has been charged with attempting to arrange the forced marriage of a teenage girl

£60,000 in cash was found inside a car at the Channel Tunnel

£60,000 in cash was found inside a car at the Channel Tunnel

Two suspects have been charged with a series of offences following thefts from cars in the Folkestone area

Officers crack down on county lines drug dealing throughout August

Family left devastated after Folkestone house road in Sunday

Family left devastated after Folkestone house road in Sunday

Man who climbed tree to evade capture by police is caught

Man wanted by police climbs tree

Two in court after seven Emergency workers attacked

Eleven People Charged In Connection With Cannabis Production In Folkestone

Eleven People Charged In Connection With Cannabis Production In Folkestone – (ID 16997)

Police Taser Two After Ten Arrested In Folkestone – (ID 16948)

Police Taser Two After Ten Arrested In Folkestone

A 24-year-old man who lost his life when the quad bike named

A county lines drug dealer who was caught with uncut heroin and cash in Folkestone has been jailed

Two charged after Folkestone knife attack

Man runs into shop screaming for help after stabbing in Folkestone

Man runs into shop screaming for help after stabbing in Folkestone