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Two men who stole multiple cars across Kent have been jailed for almost three years.

Mason James, 25, and Malcolm Royden, 55, admitted to stealing four high value vehicles from driveways and attempting to take a further three between December 2024 and January 2025. The pair, wearing dark clothes and balaclavas, targeted homes overnight at locations including Maidstone, Medway, Ashford and locally here in Swale.

A man has died in hospital following a serious collision on the M2 last week.

The incident happened on the coastbound carriageway of the M2, near to Medway Services at 8pm on Thursday (15th January) evening.

Emergency services attended the scene after reports of a single vehicle collision involving a gold-coloured Jaguar XF. The driver, a man in his 50s, sustained serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he died on Saturday (17th January).

CCTV images have been released after an alleged assault in a Sittingbourne public house in December.

Kent Police were called at 7.55pm on Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th December 2025) to the Golden Hope Wetherspoons pub on Park Road, where an 18-year-old man was reportedly assaulted by a group of men inside and outside the venue. He suffered cuts and bruises.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing and investigators are now able to release images of people who may be able to assist them in their enquiries.

CCTV images have been released by Kent Police following the report of a distraction theft in Sittingbourne.

Officers were called to the incident in the High Street at around 3.10pm on Thursday 11th December 2025.

A man stated he had just withdrawn some cash from a nearby bank and was approached by people as he entered a shop. The victim was told he had something on his coat and while he was distracted it is alleged his money was stolen.

The suspects are reported to have been lingering at the bank and targeted the man after he made his withdrawal.

Witnesses and dashcam footage are being sought following a fatal collision near Iwade yesterday (Saturday 3rd January).

Kent Police were called by South East Coast Ambulance Service to reports a car had left the carriageway of Old Ferry Road at around 8.30pm. Officers attended alongside paramedics and Kent Fire and Rescue Service, and assisted rescue efforts by closing the road between the junctions with Raspberry Hill Lane and Sheppey Way.

Two occupants of the blue Ford Fiesta were later declared deceased, with a third being taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Officers policing New Year celebrations in Swale’s town centres have been granted extra powers to prevent crime.

Dispersal orders are in place in Sittingbourne, Faversham and Sheerness in an effort to combat any antisocial behaviour and criminal activity related to the night-time economy.

The orders will be in place from 4pm today (Wednesday 31st December) New Year’s Eve and will run until 4pm tomrrow (1st January 2026) New Year’s Day.

Witnesses, including any motorists with dashcam footage, are being urged to come forward following a fatal collision on the M2.

The incident happened shortly before 12.50pm on Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24th December), on the London-bound carriageway close to the Medway services (Junction 4).

A black Volkswagen T-Roc is reported to have collided with the central reservation before overturning.

The driver, a woman in her 20s from the Faversham area, was pronounced dead at the scene and her next of kin has been informed.

A weekend of action in Sittingbourne town centre has resulted in drug seizures, arrests and other sanctions.

Residents and business owners saw a heightened police presence in the High Street area and retail parks, while officers also targeted knife crime and drugs through checks at the town’s railway station.

A dispersal order was imposed on Friday (19th Decemeber) afternoon until 4pm on Sunday (21st December), with Kent Police "aiming to combat concerns around antisocial behaviour on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year".

A dispersal order will be in place in Sittingbourne over the weekend following concerns about antisocial behaviour. 

Enforcement will start at 4pm today (Friday 19th December) and will run until 4pm on Sunday (21st December). 

It will cover multiple areas around the town centre extending to East Street, St Paul’s Street, London Road and Park Road. This area includes Sittingbourne Retail Park, Sittingbourne Train Station, Mill Way Skate Park and Albany Park Recreation Ground.

Quick actions by local Kent Police officers saw a delivery van stolen in Sittingbourne recovered and two men arrested within 40 minutes.

Kent Police was called at 11.28am on Thursday (13th November) to a report of a vehicle being stolen while its driver delivered a parcel in Cherry Close.

The vehicle was spotted on camera in Iwade and patrols were dispatched to conduct a search of the area, quickly finding the van.

Kent Police’s Rural Task Force immediately deployed a drone and obtained witness accounts from nearby residents.