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Patrolling officers attempted to stop a motorcyclist The suspect did not stop, resulting in a chase involving multiple units

Patrolling officers attempted to stop a motorcyclist The suspect did not stop, resulting in a chase involving multiple units

Fire crews from across Kent called to tackle bungalow blaze

Fire crews called to tackle North Kent Shopping Centre Blaze

Fire crews called to tackle North Kent Shopping Centre Blaze

Fire crews called to tackle North Kent Shopping Centre Blaze – (ID 551638)

Scammers posing as police officers targeted East Kent pensioners to obtain financial information, bank card details, and online money transfers, prompting a warning

Scammers posing as police officers targeted East Kent pensioners to obtain financial information, bank card details, and online money tra…

Scammers posing as police officers targeted East Kent pensioners to obtain financial information, bank card details, and online money transfers, prompting a warning

New volunteer Emergency Responder role to be trialed by SECAmb in Kent and West Sussex

New volunteer Emergency Responder role to be trialed by SECAmb in Kent and West Sussex – (ID 551536)

New volunteer Emergency Responder role to be trialed by SECAmb in Kent and West Sussex

The MOD has confirmed that they will relinquish control of the channel to the Home Office from the 1st of February

When the most complex and disastrous incidents occur in Kent and around the world, a specialised team of firefighters is called in to ass…

When the most complex and disastrous incidents occur in Kent and around the world, a specialised team of firefighters is called in to assist

When the most complex and disastrous incidents occur in Kent and around the world, a specialised team of firefighters is called in to assist

Two vehicles were stopped and four people were arrested following effective teamwork between Kent Police and the National Police Air Serv…

Two vehicles were stopped and four people were arrested following effective teamwork between Kent Police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS)

Two vehicles were stopped and four people were arrested following effective teamwork between Kent Police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS)

Following an incident involving small boats in the English Channel, a search and rescue mission has been launched

A suspected drug dealer was apprehended with crack cocaine, heroin, and a large knife after Kent officers tracked him down to a taxi in L…

Driver who killed Kent university graduate during police chase in the A13 told to expect a substantial prison sentence – (ID 550929)

Driver who killed Kent university graduate during police chase in the A13 told to expect a substantial prison sentence

Driver who killed Kent university graduate during police chase in the A13 told to expect a substantial prison sentence

Within 24 hours of a burglary being reported to Kent Police, a suspected thief was arrested and charged.

Landlords, owners, management companies, and anyone else in charge of multi-occupied residential buildings in Kent and Medway are now leg…

Landlords, owners, management companies, and anyone else in charge of multi-occupied residential buildings in Kent and Medway are now legally required to implement specific fire safety measures based on the building’s height

Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been rated ‘good’ overall with ‘outstanding’ elements

Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been rated ‘good’ overall with ‘outstanding’ elements

Officers have recovered drugs worth more than £87,000 on the street, including cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy tablets from a property in Kent

Patrolling officers attempted to stop a motorcyclist The suspect did not stop, resulting in a chase involving multiple units

Patrolling officers attempted to stop a motorcyclist The suspect did not stop, resulting in a chase involving multiple units

Fire crews from across Kent called to tackle bungalow blaze

Fire crews called to tackle North Kent Shopping Centre Blaze

Fire crews called to tackle North Kent Shopping Centre Blaze

Fire crews called to tackle North Kent Shopping Centre Blaze – (ID 551638)

Scammers posing as police officers targeted East Kent pensioners to obtain financial information, bank card details, and online money transfers, prompting a warning

Scammers posing as police officers targeted East Kent pensioners to obtain financial information, bank card details, and online money tra…

Scammers posing as police officers targeted East Kent pensioners to obtain financial information, bank card details, and online money transfers, prompting a warning

New volunteer Emergency Responder role to be trialed by SECAmb in Kent and West Sussex

New volunteer Emergency Responder role to be trialed by SECAmb in Kent and West Sussex – (ID 551536)

New volunteer Emergency Responder role to be trialed by SECAmb in Kent and West Sussex

The MOD has confirmed that they will relinquish control of the channel to the Home Office from the 1st of February

When the most complex and disastrous incidents occur in Kent and around the world, a specialised team of firefighters is called in to ass…

When the most complex and disastrous incidents occur in Kent and around the world, a specialised team of firefighters is called in to assist

When the most complex and disastrous incidents occur in Kent and around the world, a specialised team of firefighters is called in to assist

Two vehicles were stopped and four people were arrested following effective teamwork between Kent Police and the National Police Air Serv…

Two vehicles were stopped and four people were arrested following effective teamwork between Kent Police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS)

Two vehicles were stopped and four people were arrested following effective teamwork between Kent Police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS)

Following an incident involving small boats in the English Channel, a search and rescue mission has been launched

A suspected drug dealer was apprehended with crack cocaine, heroin, and a large knife after Kent officers tracked him down to a taxi in L…

Driver who killed Kent university graduate during police chase in the A13 told to expect a substantial prison sentence – (ID 550929)

Driver who killed Kent university graduate during police chase in the A13 told to expect a substantial prison sentence

Driver who killed Kent university graduate during police chase in the A13 told to expect a substantial prison sentence

Within 24 hours of a burglary being reported to Kent Police, a suspected thief was arrested and charged.

Landlords, owners, management companies, and anyone else in charge of multi-occupied residential buildings in Kent and Medway are now leg…

Landlords, owners, management companies, and anyone else in charge of multi-occupied residential buildings in Kent and Medway are now legally required to implement specific fire safety measures based on the building’s height

Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been rated ‘good’ overall with ‘outstanding’ elements

Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been rated ‘good’ overall with ‘outstanding’ elements

Officers have recovered drugs worth more than £87,000 on the street, including cannabis, cocaine, and ecstasy tablets from a property in Kent