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Updated 17:06, 30 Mar 2026

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RECKLESS DRIVER

Dangerous Driver Locked Up for Killing Two in High-Speed Crash

MAIDSTONE MAYHEM

Five Charged Over Violent Night Out

Visually Impaired Driver Jailed Over Pedestrian Death in Tunbridge Wells

VILLIAGE SEARCH

Stolen Vehicles Recovered After High-Speed Chase in Maidstone

DRUGS FIND

Rochester Disturbance Leads Police Straight to Cannabis Farm

DOUBLE STABBING

Two Men Stabbed in Shocking Maidstone County Hall Assault

URGENT

Missing Teen From Maidstone Sparks Police Hunt

URGENT APPEAL

Missing Maidstone Woman Last Seen on March 3

MIGRANT CRISIS

Afghan Asylum Seeker Claims “Cultural Misunderstanding”

BRING HIM HOME

Police Launch Search for Missing Maidstone Teen

SEVERE DELAYS

M20 Eastbound Shut After Crash Between J8 and J9

EAGER BIRD

Chicken Fanatics Camp Overnight for Popeyes Maidstone Opening

SAD ENDING

Body Found in Search for Missing Maidstone Man

FIND THEM

Two Teen Boys Missing from Maidstone – Have You Seen Them?

RUBBISH JOB

Dustcart Blaze Sparks Fire Brigade Response on Gatland Lane Maidstone

Crawley: Charity Shop Burglar Busted and Behind Bars in Maidstone

ATTEMPTED BEHEADING

Soldier’s Brutal Stabbing Compared to Lee Rigby Murder

URGENT APPEAL

Missing Man from Maidstone

HORRIFIC ATTACK

Brutal Abuser Jailed for Six Years After Horrific Attacks on Woman

VILE PREDATOR

Gillingham Predator Jailed for Coercing Teen into Sending Indecent Images

SAVAGE ATTACK

Brutal Abuser Locked Up After Horror Attacks on Sheppey Woman

LIED TO THE JURY

Gillingham Child Rapist Locked Up for 13 Years

SERIAL ROBBER

Masked Burglar Nabbed After 30+ Break-Ins Across England

RECKLESS ARSONIST

Arsonist Locked Up After Torch Attack on Rochester Comic Shop

DRUGS HAUL

Maidstone Man Nabbed Dealing Drugs from Garden Shed

PHONE HEIST

Man Nabbed After £160k Phone Store Heist in Maidstone

FLASHER PROBE

Indecent Exposure Shocker in Maidstone’s Mote Park

POLICE PROBE

Body Found in Maidstone River – Police Hunt Witnesses

BAR BRAWL PROBE

Brutal Brawl at Maidstone Bar: Police Release CCTV of Wanted Men

EYE IN THE SKY

Police Drone and Dog Team Rescue Missing Man in Maidstone

A predator who preyed on a teenage girl in Maidstone has begun his prison sentence

While on foot patrol, the #Maidstone District Commander seized a quantity of suspected counterfeit perfume

Following a report of a sexual assault on a woman in Maidstone, police are appealing for information

Following a report of a sexual assault on a woman in Maidstone, police are appealing for information – (ID 526305)

Following a report of a sexual assault on a woman in Maidstone, police are appealing for information

A man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for a violent assault in Maidstone that left his victim with critical head injuries

A man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for a violent assault in Maidstone that left his victim with critical head in…

Park Live Maidstone

The Brock contraflow will be removed from the M20 overnight Sunday (5 June) as the half-term and Platinum Jubilee breaks come to an end, …

Officers seeking information to assist in the search for a missing man from Maidstone have provided an update on the clothing the man was last seen wearing

Officers seeking information to assist in the search for a missing man from Maidstone have provided an update on the clothing the man was…

Officers are looking for information to assist in the search for a missing man from Maidstone

HGV driver taken to hospitial after roll over on M20 within Operation Brock

nvestigators are appealing for dashcam footage and witnesses after a car reported stolen was driven dangerously near #Maidstone

Two suspects have been arrested by officers investigating a Maidstone break-in

Maidstone has a new Mayor

Police say a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been taken into custody

Police say a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been taken into custody – (ID 525276)

Police say a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been taken into custody

Police say a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been taken into custody

Man airlifted after stabbing in children park in Maidstone – (ID 525270)

Man airlifted after stabbing in children park in Maidstone

Man airlifted after stabbing in children park in Maidstone

Visitors to #Maidstone may see Police officers out and about with their knife bar this week. The town’s community policing team will be w…

Visitors to #Maidstone may see Police officers out and about with their knife bar this week. The town’s community policing team will be working in public spaces and anyone suspected of carrying a knife or other weapon will be stopped and searched

Proactive patrols and knife sweeps are just two of the tactics being used by the Maidstone Community Policing Team to support Operation S…

Proactive patrols and knife sweeps are just two of the tactics being used by the Maidstone Community Policing Team to support Operation Sceptre, the national campaign to tackle knife crime

A suspect has appeared at court charged with assaults on police officers and a member of the public in Maidstone

Information is sought after a dog walker was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked assault near Maidstone – (ID 524746)

Information is sought after a dog walker was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked assault near Maidstone