Kent Police

Kent Police have issed CCTV images following a report that two shoplifters in Faversham threatened a member of security staff with a knuckle duster.

It is alleged the victim was also subjected to racist abuse during the incident, which happened at a Tesco store in Crescent Road. Two men entered the supermarket late on Friday 20th June, and following suspicious behaviour were challenged by the victim at around 11.20pm.

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.

Local Police investigating an incident involving inappropriate behaviour at a park in Sittingbourne are appealing to identify a man they wish to speak to.

A group of teenage girls were listening to music on a green between Amethyst Drive and The Meads Avenue at around 4pm on Thursday 17th April. They were approached by a man they did not know, who was described as being very unsteady on his feet.

A speeding motorcyclist who fatally collided with a man as he crossed a road has been jailed.

Andy Gilchrist was travelling along the A262 Tenterden Road in Biddenden on Sunday 18th September 2022 when the fatal collision happened.

The 27-year-old, from Sittingbourne, was riding his motorcycle towards Tenterden, when he collided with 72-year-old Christopher Smith, who had stepped off a bus and had begun to cross the road.

Witnesses are being sought after the fencing and pitches at a Sittingbourne Cricket Club were damaged earlier this week.

It was reported to Kent Police that at around 10pm on Monday (28th April), quad bikes and electric bicycles were being ridden onto the field at Gore Court Cricket Club on The Grove.

Damage was alleged to have occurred to four pitches at the cricket ground.

The bikes are believed to have entered the field from the Key Street area and left in the direction of Andrews Walk.

Swale residents are being reminded to be vigilant following multiple attempts to steal cash by criminals posing as police officers on the phone.

Between Monday (28th April) and Tuesday (29th April), Kent Police received 13 reports of attempted fraud in Sittingbourne and Faversham, with offenders claiming there had been criminal activity linked to victims’ bank accounts. The suspects then instructed them to withdraw large amounts of cash which would be collected by a courier, to assist the investigation.

CCTV images have been issued by officers investigating a report of an assault and criminal damage to a bus in Sittingbourne.

The incident happened as the vehicle was stationary at a set of traffic lights on London Road, at around 4.45pm on Tuesday (22nd April).

A suspect tried to get on the bus and, when the driver refused, it is alleged a window was smashed. The driver received multiple cuts from shards of glass. An investigation is underway and officers are issuing an image of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.

Constables ordered seven people to leave areas of Sittingbourne over the weekend during a dispersal order to tackle antisocial behaviour.

Patrols working on foot in the town targeted the small number of people whose disorderly behaviour causes concern for residents and local business owners. The order was in operation between Friday 28th and Sunday 30th March and allowed officers to instruct anyone causing a nuisance to immediately leave the area. Those who choose to return faced being arrested.

Kent Police investigators are renewing their appeal for witnesses following a serious collision on the A249 near Stockbury.

The incident happened at 10.05pm last Tuesday (25th February), when a silver Land Rover Discovery and a black BMW 1 series collided near the Chalky Road junction.

Officers attended the scene along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Fire and Rescue Service and a passenger from the BMW, a man in his 30s, was flown to a London hospital where he remains in a serious condition.

Investigators are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a report of a serious assault in Sittingbourne in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 27th February).

Patrols were called to an injured man near Rectory Road shortly after midnight. Officers and South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene where the victim, who is in his late teens, was treated for an injury consistent with a stab wound. He was taken by air ambulance to a London hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.