Police Dog Locates Suspected Burglar

A suspected burglar has been charged after a police dog and her handler located a man in bushy undergrowth in Kemsley.

Kent Police were called to a reported burglary in progress at 12.46am in the early hours of Tuesday (10th June) morning. It was alleged that a pharmacy in Grovehurst Road had been targeted. The suspect reportedly left the scene on foot.

Officers attended and enquiries were carried out at the scene. Police Dog Lyra and her handler began tracking and a man was located in undergrowth nearby. The man was detained.

Later that day, Lewis O’Brien, 34, was charged with attempted burglary.

He was also charged with theft in relation to a report that power tools were stolen from B&Q in Whitstable on Thursday 20th February 2025, and with breach of a Community Behaviour Order.

Mr O’Brien, of no fixed address, appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Wednesday 11th June) and was remanded in custody to appear at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday 30th July.