Crime & Justice
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Crime & Justice Hay bale fire on farmland in St Margaret’s at Cliffe treated as suspected arson
Kent Police are investigating a suspected arson after a large fire destroyed hay bales on Station Road, St Margaret’s at Cliffe on 18…
19 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police netball camp teaches personal safety to 19 Maidstone girls
A four-day programme led by the Kent Police netball team combined sport with sessions on mental health, crime reporting, sexual health and…
19 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two teenagers missing from Maidstone found safe and well
Two teenagers missing from Maidstone found safe and well Kent Police have confirmed that two teenagers reported missing from Maidstone…
19 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for missing 16-year-old girl last seen in Harrietsham
Sophia Barton, 16, was last seen in Parkfield Close, Harrietsham, at around 3.40pm on Tuesday 18 August 2026, and police believe she has…
19 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Tunbridge Wells man jailed for 10 years and nine months for rape of teenager
Rocco Minafra, 47, of Tonbridge, was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court of rape, three counts of sexual assault and threats to kill…
19 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Gillingham sex offender jailed for three years after hiding tablet behind bed
Jack Stevens, 23, of Grange Road, Gillingham, was sentenced to three years and two months at Maidstone Crown Court after a police dog found…
18 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Weapons and railway detonators seized at Gillingham property
Marcus Richards, 55, of Canterbury Street, Gillingham, has been charged with seven offences — including acquiring explosives without a…
18 August 2026 - Crime & Justice
Three men arrested after alleged stabbing in Rochester High Street
Three men arrested after alleged stabbing in Rochester High Street View tweet from @kent_police Kent Police arrested three men in Maidstone…
17 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury racially aggravated assault: police seek man in CCTV image
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with a head injury after a racially aggravated assault in Canterbury city centre on 15 July 2026…
17 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Attempted motorbike robbery in Westerham: police appeal for footage and witnesses
Kent Police are investigating an attempted robbery in Market Square, Westerham, after offenders tried to steal a parked motorbike and made…
17 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Marden man jailed for three years after throwing cocaine under parked car during police raid
Dean Smith, 51, of The Cockpit, Marden, pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to possessing cocaine with intent to supply and was…
16 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Dispersal orders imposed in Broadstairs and Margate to tackle antisocial behaviour
Dispersal orders imposed in Broadstairs and Margate to tackle antisocial behaviour Kent Police have activated dispersal powers in two…
16 August 2026