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Man appears in court following incident in Gillingham

Rochester man appeared at Medway Magistrates Court on Friday, May 24 (24 May 2013)

 
 

High visibility presence to continue over the weekend

No intelligence to suggest any direct threat to anyone in Kent (24 May 2013)

 
 

Stay safe this Bank Holiday weekend

Officers have issued alcohol awareness and personal safety advice (24 May 2013)

 
 

Man charged in connection with Omega watch theft

Damien Hussey from Erith is due to appear in court on 17 June (24 May 2013)

 
 

Shoppers warned of theft technique

Criminals ask for directions as distraction while purse or handbag is targeted (24 May 2013)

 
 

Man arrested in Gillingham following report of assault

A 27 year-old man is currently in custody (24 May 2013)

 
 

Prevent thefts from sheds and garages 

Deter thieves by taking a few simple steps (23 May 2013)

 
 

Man charged with 10 alleged burglary offences

Follows spate of incidents in Dover on 21 May (23 May 2013)

 
 

Woman and two men found guilty of complex mortgage fraud

Dawn Simon, Peter Harvey and Daniel Wade enjoyed a lavish lifestyle (22 May 2013)

 
 

Police community support officer supporting new East Malling youth club

Funds donated from proceeds of crime (22 May 2013)

 
 

Tips on keeping your garden secure

Advice follows number of reported thefts in Chatham (22 May 2013)

 
 

Man jailed for assault on pensioner in Tunbridge Wells

Brian Deacon was jailed for two years (22 May 2013)

 
 

Five arrested in connection with drugs offences

Arrests made by officers carrying out house to house enquiries in Chatham (21 May 2013)

 
 

Man charged for attempted burglary in Dartford

Billy Quinn, 23, of no fixed abode is due to face magistrates (21 May 2013)

 
 

Two arrested as officers seize cannabis in Hawkhurst

Officers executed a drugs warrant on 16 May (20 May 2013)

 
 

Woman pleads guilty following false rape claim

26-year-old Strood woman admits she wrongly accused a man of raping her (20 May 2013)

 
 

Two men jailed for committing burglary in Bearsted

Marius Spereatu and Julian Caruntu pleaded guilty to the offence (20 May 2013)

 
 

Three charged after Tenterden and Ashford burglaries

Two men and a teenager due to appear before magistrates. (20 May 2013)

 
 

Cash machine damaged at Tenterden service station

Appeal for information after early morning incident (20 May 2013)

 
 

Two charged with dealing cannabis

Police searched property in Larkfield on 15 May (20 May 2013)

 
 

Two charged with series of armed robberies in Kent

Robert Powsey and Duncan Snape have been charged in connection with eight robberies spanning just over a year (17 May 2013)

 
 

Armed robbers who raided travel agents to serve a total of 27 years in prison

Luis Cristo and Jamal Joseh were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court (17 May 2013)

 
 

16 drivers caught breaking the law

Latest operation to crackdown on traffic offences (17 May 2013)

 
 

Two jailed for Rolex watch theft in Sittingbourne

Harry Dunham and Jimmy Marney were sentenced to two years in prison (17 May 2013)

 
 

Prolific burglar jailed for two Chatham break-ins

Andrew Cushman was sentenced to three years and nine months (17 May 2013)

 
 

Man jailed for attempting to compromise websites

Universities and Kent Police targeted (16 May 2013)

 
 

Gillingham thief jailed for a year

Offender stole thousands of pounds from vulnerable man (16 May 2013)

 
 

Sittingbourne man jailed for two years for council fraud

The former Kent County Council employee defrauded the authority out of more than £250,000. (16 May 2013)

 
 

Homeless robber sentenced to six years in jail

Christopher Hall, 55, threatened staff at bookmakers in Tunbridge Wells (16 May 2013)

 
 

Three youths arrested following firearms incident

Kent Police and BTP called to Aylesham Railway Station (15 May 2013)

 
 

How to keep your smartphone safe

Police offer safety advice to West Kent and beyond (15 May 2013)

 
 

Appeal following fatal collision on M25

The clockwise carriageway between junctions 3 and 4 fully reopened at about 1pm on Wednesday 15 May (15 May 2013)

 
 

Police uncover major drugs haul hidden in secret van compartments

Five arrested in £7 million drugs haul (15 May 2013)

 
 

Housing association tenants warned about bogus callers

Two incidents in one day in West Kent (15 May 2013)

 
 

Elderly advised to be on guard for bogus callers

Police investigate four incidents in Shepway (15 May 2013)

 
 

Man charged after Hythe robbery

21-year-old due in court after cash stolen. (15 May 2013)

 
 

New divisional commander to head up policing in west Kent

Chief Superintendent Corbishley will be responsible for policing in the area (15 May 2013)

 
 

Four arrested in Tunbridge Wells on suspicion of theft

Response officers were assisted by a police helicopter (14 May 2013)

 
 

Police seize cannabis following search warrant in Marden

A 37 year-old man is in police custody (14 May 2013)

 
 

Two arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage

Officers responded to a report of bus windows being smashed in Ramsgate (14 May 2013)

 
 

Thanet police officer given award at House of Commons ceremony 

PC Jackie Whitehead recognised for her work with young people (14 May 2013)

 
 

Ashford man found guilty of sexual attacks on women

Jeremy Philip Smith will be sentenced in mid-August (13 May 2013)

 
 

Two charged with theft from charity bins

Men were picked up at their home in Dagenham after offence reported in Ightham on 12 May (13 May 2013)

 
 

Officers investigate theft of small capacity motorbikes

Three thefts were reported in Tunbridge Wells (13 May 2013)

 
 

Three youths arrested at Sevenoaks train station

Police thank member of public for assisting with arrest on 8 May (10 May 2013)

 
 

Two men found guilty following armed robbery in Deal

Robbers made off with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery in raid (10 May 2013)

 
 

Kent Police Open Day 2013

10am-4pm, Sunday 7 July at the Kent Police Training School, Maidstone (10 May 2013)

 
 

Teenagers locked up for Chatham robbery

Four teens sentenced for robbery in New Road on 9 September last year (8 May 2013)

 
 

Police arrest Chatham man wanted for offences in the US

Sean Lopes was arrested by Kent officers in Chatham on Monday 6 May (8 May 2013)

 
 

Gravesend shopkeeper gets suspended sentence

National lottery fraud (7 May 2013)

 
 

Robber is jailed within 10 days of committing offence

Joseph Lee, from Swanley, was dealt with by swift justice (7 May 2013)

 
 

Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate officers and staff recognised

Awards ceremony held for the best work in the directorate (7 May 2013)

 
 

Man charged with four counts of robbery 

Robberies in Medway and Gravesend (3 May 2013)

 
 

£40,000 of cannabis uncovered in Gravesend raids

More than 100 plants found in series of warrants (3 May 2013)

 
 

Rochester man guilty of causing death of air hostess 9 years ago

Zahid Masood sentenced to more than 4 years in prison (3 May 2013)

 
 

Three arrested in early morning raids in West Kent

Warrants executed to disrupt drugs crime in Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone (2 May 2013)

 
 

Officers and staff praised at awards ceremony

Response officers and a communications officer were commended for their actions to prevent the loss of life (1 May 2013)

 
 

Kent Police appoints new Assistant Chief Constable

Rob Price to help deliver safer neighbourhoods (1 May 2013)

 
 

Volunteer officers tackle night-time disorder

Special Constables on weekend patrols in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks (1 May 2013)

 
 

How to protect your vehicle from crime

Commuters who abandon their cars to go to London are particularly at risk (30 Apr 2013)

 
 

Body identified as missing soldier

Police confirm body found off Rochester Pier on Monday 29 April is missing person Josh Thomas  (30 Apr 2013)

 
 

New power to deal with trouble-makers in Lydd

Dispersal zone agreed after rise in anti-social behaviour. (30 Apr 2013)

 
 

Volunteers sought to represent communities across Kent

Make a difference to policing in Kent (30 Apr 2013)

 
 

Swanley man jailed for attacking a young father with a metal bar

Billy Rye was jailed for eight years (30 Apr 2013)

 
 

Prisoner sentenced for biting officers

23 year old has history of biting and attacked several prison officers (29 Apr 2013)

 
 

Almost 20,000 euros forfeited following seizure at the Channel Tunnel

A convertible sports car also remains part of a Proceeds of Crime Act review (29 Apr 2013)

 
 

Larkfield man to stand trial for sex offences

Richard Pink, 31, will appear at Maidstone Crown Court on 7 June (26 Apr 2013)

 
 

Aylesford man jailed for sex offences

40 year old from Eccles jailed for five years after admitting sexual offences (25 Apr 2013)

 
 

Friday night thieves target rural filling stations

Business owners warned to ensure premises are as secure as they can be (25 Apr 2013)

 
 

Gillingham pair given three-year Football Banning Orders

Two men pleaded guilty to entering the pitch during a Gillingham game last month (25 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man sentenced to 26 years for the murder of Natalie Jarvis

Adam Whelehan, 23, killed Natalie on the evening of 3 October 2012 (25 Apr 2013)

 
 

Don't be a victim of rogue traders

Day of Action on Wednesday to disrupt suspicious or illegal activity  (25 Apr 2013)

 
 

Serial burglar sentenced to eight years for offences across the country

Offences took place across Kent, London, Hampshire and West Midlands (24 Apr 2013)

 
 

Swale teen jailed for stealing copper

19 year old behind bars for 13 months for eight burglaries (23 Apr 2013)

 
 

Trio jailed for attempted burglary at Sittingbourne shop

Three men each sentenced to 120 days in prison (23 Apr 2013)

 
 

Gillingham man jailed for 16 years for child rape

30 year old imprisoned after he was found guilty of six counts of rape (23 Apr 2013)

 
 

Innovative technology successfully piloted in Maidstone Crown Court

Two men sentenced to 6-years following Live Link trial (23 Apr 2013)

 
 

Protect against car key burglars

Cars on driveways and outside homes targeted (23 Apr 2013)

 
 

Tonbridge paedophile jailed for eight years

Clive Crittenden, 55, was found guilty of 11 sexual offences against children (23 Apr 2013)

 
 

Arrests in connection with fuel theft

Two men were arrested in Maidstone on Monday 22 April (23 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man jailed for 15 years for sexual offences

Nicholas Bryce, formerly of Sittingbourne, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

Free advice offered to owners of 4x4s

Spate of Land Rover Defender thefts in rural parts of West Kent and Ashford (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

Driver charged after Tenterden collision

20-year-old due in court after car overturned (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

Teenagers charged after Dover area burglary

Laptop stolen from house in Whitfield. (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man charged after Folkestone assault

20-year-old taken to hospital with leg injury. (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

Operation Castle

Kent Police success in targeting burglary and vehicle crimes (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

Appeal - A2 collision

Two people were taken to hospital following a collision on Saturday 20 April (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

Medway man jailed after campaign of harassment against two women

Gravesend businessman, Mon Basra, from Hoo, was jailed for four-and-a-half years (22 Apr 2013)

 
 

No further action in Twitter investigation

Following investigation of Paris Brown's Twitter comments, Kent Police has recommended no further action (21 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man jailed for 17 years for child sex offences

44 year old subjected child to 'monstrous regime', judge says (19 Apr 2013)

 
 

Volunteer officers hunt for bad drivers in woods

Specials team up with Rural Partnership to tackle nuisance 4x4 drivers near Sevenoaks (19 Apr 2013)

 
 

Conmen jailed for more than 18 years after posing as police officers

Gang of four stopped vehicles and stole cash from the occupants (19 Apr 2013)

 
 

Car thieves jailed for six years

Sam Holmes and David Leadbeater broke into homes to steal car keys across Kent (19 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man charged after cash swiped from van in Maidstone

Henry Barton, from Hastings, accused of stealing from a motor vehicle (19 Apr 2013)

 
 

Three men charged over break-in at garage in Swanley

Trio to appear before magistrates on 19 June (19 Apr 2013)

 
 

Ramsgate man jailed for possessing indecent images of children

Gregory Powney was jailed for three years (18 Apr 2013)

 
 

18 arrests in early morning Op Castle raids in north Kent

Warrants targeted those suspected of being involved in burglary and vehicle crime (18 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man dies in collision on A2 near Canterbury

Appeal for witnesses after lorry and sports car in collision. (18 Apr 2013)

 
 

Men ordered to pay back proceeds of crime

Cannabis plants and cash found at property (18 Apr 2013)

 
 

Don't leave handbags within easy reach

Incident in Paddock Wood shows dangers of leaving valuables unattended (17 Apr 2013)

 
 

SNAP disco for youngsters in Maidstone

Event will be held on 26 April at Maidstone Leisure Centre (17 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man in court after two injured in Ashford

21-year-old Ashford man charged with assault. (17 Apr 2013)

 
 

Family pay tribute to Dartford man

Ben Mahoney died after sustaining head injuries in an incident in Dartford on 12 April (16 Apr 2013)

 
 

Tunbridge Wells drug dealer jailed

Raza Miah was jailed for two and a half years. (16 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man, 19, dies following collision on A20

Car collides with parked lorry (16 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man locked up for committing a burglary in Sevenoaks

Terence Smith was jailed for 18 months (16 Apr 2013)

 
 

Jail for money laundering couple 

Cash hidden under woman's skirt (15 Apr 2013)

 
 

Gravesend man charged with murder

Dartford man died of head injuries. (14 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man who tried to disrupt websites pleads guilty

Lewys Stephen Martin, 21 from Walmer will be sentenced in May. (12 Apr 2013)

 
 

Warning after medication stolen in burglary

A bag was stolen from a house in Park Road, Sittingbourne on April 10 (12 Apr 2013)

 
 
 
 

Police investigating Dover man's death charge two women with murder

Alicia Davis and Charlotte Coulson to appear before magistrates (12 Apr 2013)

 
 

Man gets suspended sentence for drug offences

46-year-old admits possessing cannabis and possessing amphetamines with intent to supply (11 Apr 2013)

 
 

Second arrest following Sittingbourne burglary

Officers are investigating a report of a burglary at a property in Belmont Road on 24 March (11 Apr 2013)

 
 

Pair admit to stealing alloy wheels in Tonbridge

£18,000 of stolen property was recovered from Jay Donnelly and James Atkins, from Dagenham (10 Apr 2013)

 
 

Distraction thieves target vulnerable supermarket shoppers

Cover your PIN, and be wary of people with maps asking for directions (10 Apr 2013)

 
 

Cash boost for after school clubs from Kent Police property fund

£400 donation for Kent Play Clubs (10 Apr 2013)

 
 

Gravesend thug jailed after robbing pensioner in her own home

Balbinder Hayer was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison (10 Apr 2013)

 
 

Kent success at National Police Dog Trials

Dogs and handlers finish 9th and 13th (10 Apr 2013)

 
 

Teenager hit with five-year Football Banning Order

The 17 year old pleaded guilty to charges at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium (9 Apr 2013)

 
 

Canterbury pub landlord jailed for 15 years

Ralph Latchana admitted stabbing man in Wincheap (9 Apr 2013)

 
 

Sittingbourne man is arrested in connection with Kemsley burglary

Officers were called to reports of a burglary on Tuesday 2 April (9 Apr 2013)

 
 

Two Maidstone teenagers arrested for theft

Officers arrested the men on College Road, at about 6.40pm, on Friday 5 April (9 Apr 2013)

 
 

Sex offender jailed after Sheppey assault

Man imprisoned for five years and four months following party assault (9 Apr 2013)

 
 

Suspected Sevenoaks burglar appears in court

Police grateful for media assistance which prompted member of public to give key information (8 Apr 2013)

 
 

Day of action results in burglary and drugs arrests

Arrests during early morning warrants in Whitstable, Tenterden and Canterbury. (8 Apr 2013)

 
 

Officers organise Youth Community Day in Medway

Football, boxing and dancing on offer on 9 April (5 Apr 2013)

 
 

Sex attacker jailed for historic rapes in Halling and Wrotham

Attacks took place on 8 January 1986 and 6 June 1991 (5 Apr 2013)

 
 

False rape claim robber jailed

Sheelagh Tierney of Weavers Court in Rochester was sentenced to two years and nine months (5 Apr 2013)

 
 

Police gift more than 50 treats to blind boy from Tunbridge Wells

PC Gary Nash thanks those who contributed to his Easter Egg Amnesty (5 Apr 2013)

 
 

Five youths arrested after walls damaged

Police investigating reports of criminal damage in Folkestone (5 Apr 2013)

 
 

Special Constables tackle drug possession in Maidstone

Four people were arrested and drugs were seized (5 Apr 2013)

 
 

Two charged with drug offences following a raid on Sheppey

Kent Police officers executed a warrant in Warden in January (5 Apr 2013)

 
 

Two extradited from Spain

Couple from Herne Bay face drug and money laundering charges (4 Apr 2013)

 
 

Boosting safety on the school-run

25 drivers caught speeding as children walked to and from Birchington school (4 Apr 2013)

 
 

Gillingham man jailed for sex offences

The 58 year old has been imprisoned for ten years (3 Apr 2013)

 
 

Attempted robbery at New Romney

Officers appeal for witnesses in bank at time of incident (3 Apr 2013)

 
 

Operation Castle - Week Eight

Nearly 400 arrests so far (2 Apr 2013)

 
 

Teen sent to prison for burglaries in Fawkham and Eccles

Thomas Munday was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. (2 Apr 2013)

 
 

Over £18,000 forfeited following vehicle search in Harrietsham

The Proceeds of Crime Act was used (2 Apr 2013)

 
 

Ashford made safer with alcohol control zone

Extra power to deal with anti-social behaviour (28 Mar 2013)

 
 
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