Motorbike rider dies in fatal A27 Collision near Fareham
Motorbike rider dies in fatal A27 Collision near Fareham Police are trying to trace important witnesses to a fatal crash in Titchfield this evening involving a motorbike. A motorcyclist died in the collision after being hit by a car on the opposite carriageway on the A27, Southampton Road, near the Argos store after he’d come […]
Arsonist Simon Childs sentenced to life for West Malling murder
Arsonist Simon Childs sentenced to life for West Malling murder An arsonist who targeted a West Malling home knowing a pensioner was inside has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Simon Childs appeared before Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 24 May 2019, where he was told he would need to serve a minimum of 32 years […]
Can you help find missing Karam Mohammed?
Can you help find missing Karam Mohammed? Kent Police is appealing for information to help find a teenage boy reported missing from Dartford. Karam Mohammed, 17, was last seen at around 1pm on Wednesday 15 May 2019 in the Greenhithe area. He is described as being 5ft 9in tall, of medium build and with short […]
Probe launched after derelict pub alight in Greenwich
Probe launched after derelict pub alight in Greenwich Four fire appliances and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a derelict pub on Woolwich Road in Greenwich. Part of the ground floor was damaged by fire. There were no reported injuries. The Brigade was called at 8.39pm and the fire was under control […]
Man who smashed down woman front door in Folkstone is jailed for two years
Man who smashed down woman front door in Folkstone is jailed for two years Breaking down the door of a woman’s house and demanding money has led to more than two years in jail for Wayne Palmer. The 41-year-old of no fixed address showed up at a property in Folkestone on Friday 30 November 2018 […]
Derby restaurant owner jailed over half million pound tax fraud
Derby restaurant owner jailed over half million pound tax fraud The owner of a Derbyshire restaurant has been jailed for three years for a £480,000 tax fraud that was discovered when investigators uncovered a hidden sales book dating back five years. Nazrul Islam, 52, from Birmingham, hid sales in a bid to evade nearly £480,000 […]
Gold rush to go Green!
Gold rush to go Green! Tourism businesses reaching the gold standard in Visit Isle of Wight’s new Green Star scheme have been announced. Nearly 50% of Isle of Wight businesses signed up to the newly relaunched scheme have achieved gold. To reach gold standard, businesses must have committed to meeting 85% of the criteria that […]
Police hunt sex attacker in Chatham
Police hunt sex attacker in Chatham A CCTV image of a man who may have important information on a sexual assault in Chatham has been released by Kent Police. The victim, a woman in her 20s, was inappropriately touched near the Sir Thomas Waghorn memorial in Railway Street between midnight and 1am on Tuesday 5 […]
Appeal to trace last movements of Dover man found dead
Appeal to trace last movements of Dover man found dead Appeal to trace last movements of Dover resident found dead Information is being sought by officers from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate who are investigating the death of a man in Dover. The body of a 72-year-old man, believed to be David Watkins, […]
Suspected class A drugs seized from Canterbury drugs raid
Suspected class A drugs seized from Canterbury drugs raid In response to residents’ concerns about anti-social behaviour and drug use in Canterbury, officers from the Community Policing Team at Kent Police carried out a search warrant and arrested two people. A residential address in Roper Road was searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act at […]