Stolen Sittingbourne delivery van recovered and arrests made in 30 minutes

Swift action by Sittingbourne officers has seen a stolen delivery van recovered and three arrests made within 30 minutes.

Kent Police was called at 1.44pm on Tuesday 29 September 2026 to reports of a delivery van being taken in Newbridge Avenue, Milton Regis.

The driver was allegedly threatened with a bladed weapon before the suspects fled the scene in the vehicle.

Patrols were immediately dispatched and completed a search of the area, finding the van parked in Hawkins Close at 1.51pm.

Arrests

Officers attended a nearby address and subsequently arrested three occupants on suspicion of robbery and handling stolen goods.

Following a search of the property and vehicle, all packages were recovered. Knives were also located.

All three people arrested, a local man in his 40s, a local woman in her 20s and a man in his 40s from Swanley, have since been released on conditional bail.