Careless calls cost lives
Lives across the county are being put at risk every day, because the 999 service is being abused, Kent Police has warned.
Nuisance calls made to 999 on a weekly basis include requests for taxis, chemist opening times and reports of lost dogs.
Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by admin
Bicycle safety advice in Wrotham
PC Daphne Allen has been offering bicycle safety tips to young people in Wrotham as part of the Force’s recent initiative to talk to young people about bike safety.
Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by admin
incident on the coastbound carriageway of the M20
Kent Police is currently attending an incident on the coastbound carriageway of the M20 between J9 and J10 today (Monday 7 September).
Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by admin
Kent Police offers advice to prevent people becoming financial scam victims
Kent Police is advising people not to hand out their bank details over the phone. The warning comes after Kent Police received reports of a range of financial scams where members of the public are being cold-called and asked to provide their bank details.
Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by admin
Police widen search for missing 15 year old girl from Maidstone to London
Police are widening their search for a missing 15 year old girl from Maidstone after it’s emerged she has links with the London area.
Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by admin
Appeal for missing teenager
Police are appealing for information amid growing concern for the welfare of a 15 year old girl from Maidstone.
Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by admin
Police release images of van used in Maidstone robbery
Police have released images of a van used in the robbery at the Tesco Express store in Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, this morning, Friday, 10 July.
The white Ford Transit Connect van, which has a distinctive roof rack, was found nearby and is now undergoing a detailed forensic examination by police.
Posted on 15 Jul 2009 by admin
Cultivation of cannabis and abstraction of electricity
A man previously from Maidstone has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to possession and cultivation of cannabis and abstraction of electricity in Kent and Somerset.
Posted on 06 Jul 2009 by admin
Director of lettings firm in Maidstone charged with 20 counts of fraud
The director of a lettings firm in Maidstone has been charged with 20 counts of fraud by abuse of position.
Mr Nirver Panesar (38) of Woodlands Road Gillingham, and director of Riverside lettings in Maidstone was yesterday charged with 20 counts of fraud.
He has been bailed until a plea and directions hearing at Maidstone Magistrates Court on 9 July.
Posted on 06 Jul 2009 by admin
Certificate of Merit awarded
The Chief Constable's Certificate of Merit is awarded to Police Staff Employee John Farrell in recognition of his outstanding work in developing a Neighbourhood Policing Model for Kent and Medway
Posted on 14 May 2009 by admin
Man has been found guilty
A man has been found guilty today (Thursday 14 May) of attempted murder following a two week trial at Maidstone Crown Court.
The jury of five men and seven women took just under five hours to return a guilty verdict.
Posted on 14 May 2009 by admin
Acts of courage and bravery
Acts of courage and bravery were honoured by Chief Constable, Michael Fuller, at an awards ceremony yesterday (Wednesday 13 May) at Kent Police College, Force Headquarters in Maidstone.
Posted on 14 May 2009 by admin
Five men sentenced to a total of 54 years for drug smuggling
Five men have been sentenced to a total of 54 years in prison today for their part in a complex conspiracy to import and supply cocaine. The men smuggled large quantities of highly pure cocaine from France onto the Kent coastline using high speed inflatable boats. They committed their crimes between September 2007 and March 2008.
Posted on 13 May 2009 by admin
NEIGHBOURHOOD policing has helped to reduce crime across the county.
Since 2005/2006, before neighbourhood policing was launched, Kent Police performance has improved in several areas.
The overall number of recorded crimes has reduced by 26,063 crimes, a fall of 17.7 per cent.
Posted on 06 May 2009 by admin
Cash Machine Burglaries
Nelson Walter Hilden, of Gallants Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone was sentenced to six years imprisonment yesterday (29 April) for burglary following three cash machine burglaries in Kent last year.
Posted on 05 May 2009 by admin
Road traffic incident
Police were called just before 4pm on Monday 27 April about a road traffic collision at traffic lights on the A228 at Kings Hill.
Posted on 05 May 2009 by admin
Organised Criminal Network
Kent Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit and Kent Trading Standards believe they have disrupted an organised criminal network operating in West, East and Mid-Kent after an investigation under Operation Liberal - the Home Office's national distraction burglary initiative.
Posted on 05 May 2009 by admin
Fewer people were killed or seriously injured on Kent's roads
Significantly fewer people have been killed or seriously injured on Kent's roads over the last eight years, thanks to the ongoing hard work of all the organisations involved in the Casualty Reduction Partnership (CaRe).
Posted on 29 Apr 2009 by admin
Crime falls across county
Kent has seen a reduction in recorded crime according to the latest quarterly figures published by the Home Office.
The period October to December 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 showed all recorded crime in Kent and Medway dropped by 5.5 per cent to 29,122 crimes. At the same time, the detection rate has risen by 5.3 per cent.
Posted on 29 Apr 2009 by admin
Burglary and subsequent road traffic incident
Detectives in West Kent are investigating a burglary during which one of two cars stolen from an address in Tom Joyce Close, Snodland was subsequently involved in a road traffic collision in Dartford early on Wednesday, 22 April.
Posted on 29 Apr 2009 by admin
Kent clampdown on mobilephone car chat
It seems that even though tougher penalties have been introduced on drivers using their mobiles whilst driving, the message isn’t quite sinking in. Nearly 70 people in Kent alone have been stopped since the new enforcements were introduced one week ago on February 27th. The fines have risen to £60 and three penalty points are added to the driver’s license. People are over-optimistic about their driving ability but we seem to have learnt that drink driving is dangerous. Why aren’t we listening now?
Posted on 29 Apr 2009 by admin
