Crime & Justice
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Crime & Justice Paddock Wood man jailed for six years over van robbery, drug offences and farm burglaries
Danny Lee, 25, was sentenced to six years and three months at Maidstone Crown Court on 8 July 2026 after a series of offences spanning five…
23 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man charged after group threatened with weapon in Mote Park
A 59-year-old man has been charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after armed officers…
23 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury shoplifter jailed within a day after targeting same Sainsbury’s seven times
Stuart Taylor, 37, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 30 weeks in prison at Margate Magistrates’ Court the day after his arrest, having…
22 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Teen arrested after catapult allegedly smashes car windscreen in Ashford
A 17-year-old was arrested within half an hour after a catapult projectile allegedly shattered a car windscreen on Stanhope Road, Ashford…
22 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man arrested after two people stabbed in Gillingham alleyway
Man arrested after two people stabbed in Gillingham alleyway A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man and a…
22 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Ashford man jailed for more than 22 years for child rapes and sexual offences against children and adults
Lewis Stevens, 34, of Newtown Green, Ashford, was convicted by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court of ten charges including five counts of…
22 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Ann Widdecombe Murder Charge: Man, 28, Remanded to Appear at Old Bailey
Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, has been charged with the murder of former Maidstone MP Ann Widdecombe and remanded in custody to appear at…
22 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man arrested after stabbing in Boxley residential street
A 28-year-old man was arrested by armed officers in West Malling in the early hours of 21 July 2026, around three and a half hours after a…
22 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Teenage rider dies in hospital after Horsmonden motorbike crash
An 18-year-old motorcyclist died on 19 July 2026, five days after his white Honda CB 125 left Goudhurst Road in Horsmonden and struck a…
21 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Former New Ash Green man jailed for child sex offences
Obianata Onyia, 30, was sentenced to four years and three months at Maidstone Crown Court on 16 July 2026 after admitting seven counts of…
20 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Sevenoaks man jailed for more than four years for child sex offences
Sevenoaks man jailed for more than four years for child sex offences A 30-year-old man from the Sevenoaks area has been sentenced to more…
20 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man charged with attempted murder after Maidstone stabbing and van theft
Francisco Tsumba, 45, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody after a man in his early 50s was allegedly stabbed and had his…
20 July 2026