All news on the topic: Kent Police

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Woman dies on small boat to UK as police arrest migrant on suspicion of manslaughter
A syrian asylum seeker has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman died on a small boat to Britain.
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Teen boy found dead in Kent lake as UK open-water death toll hits 10 during record heatwave
A body has been recovered in a major search for a young man who went missing after he entered a lake in the Swanscombe area of Kent on Wednesday. Ten people have died in open water in the UK in the last few days.
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‘She knew he would kill her’: Mother stabbed to death weeks after warning police — as report exposes ‘missed risks’
A mum warned police she feared it was ‘very likely’ her ex-partner would harm her. Barely a fortnight later, he stabbed her to death.
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Pedestrian killed in Kent hit-and-run as police search for suspects
A police manhunt is underway after a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on a busy A road in Kent.
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Fatal single-vehicle crash closes M2 in Kent on Christmas Eve afternoon
Police were called to the M2 in Kent just after 1pm on Christmas Eve following a collision between junction 5 for Sittingbourne and junction 4 for Rainham.
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Major fire shuts A2 in Kent causing travel chaos
A significant fire has broken out on the eastbound A2 in Kent, causing chaos and necessitating a complete closure between the A227 Gravesend junction and M2 Junction 1 at Rochester.
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Three teenagers arrested in Leysdown-on-Sea on suspicion of murdering man
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his forties was found dead in Leysdown-on-Sea.
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Four-year-old Zaahir Jan dies after being hit by bus outside Kent hospital while visiting gran
Heartfelt tributes have been flooding in for four-year-old Zaahir Jan, who was struck at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, during a visit to his sick grandmother.
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UK special forces and bomb squad launch major operation in Kent after shootout leaves one injured
A man has been shot by police after bomb squad was deployed to a home in Kent all night forcing the A20 to close.
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21‑year‑old man dies following accident at Drum & Bass festival in Margate, England
A 21-year-old man has died after falling ill at a music festival in Margate, Kent.
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Fatal crash in Dartford: baby killed, 24-year-old man in critical condition
A 24-year-old man is in a critical condition and a one-year-old girl suffered minor injuries in the crash involving two pickup trucks, Kent Police said.
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Thames search ends in tragedy: police find body of missing girl near Gravesend
Officers looking for a girl who disappeared in the River Thames yesterday afternoon have discovered a body.
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Two children fall into Thames in Gravesend: boy rescued, girl still missing
A significant search is underway following an incident where two children encountered difficulty in the River Thames.
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Chef at a pub who murdered a dog walker in a random attack sentenced to jail
A pub chef who sexually assaulted and killed a dog walker near a beach in Kent has been jailed.
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Kent: Woman Fatally Shot on Valentine’s Day at Village Pub
A resident from Knockholt near Sevenoaks tells Sky News he "heard two loud bangs... I just thought it was a car accident" until emergency crews arrived, while another says she saw "someone on the floor being given CPR by paramedics".
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Kent: Search in progress after woman critically injured in Valentine’s Day incident
Kent Police stated that the suspect is "a man who is believed to be known to the victim" and "is currently outstanding".
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Urgent search for missing girl, 13, last seen in her school uniform
An urgent search has been launched to try and find a schoolgirl who has been missing since yesterday morning.
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Man ’resembling Vladimir Putin’ sought by police after indecent exposure on UK path
An e-fit image of a man suspected of flashing at a woman as she walked on a path near Sevenoaks, Kent, has been released by police and many have commented on his likeness to the Russian leader
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Body of soldier, 25, found in river after he ‘got into car by mistake’
Charlie Saywell is thought to have mistakenly gotten into the wrong car in Chatham, Kent, after a night out with friends before his body was tragically found in the River Medway, say police
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Fraudster took £50,000 from public who believed they were buying cars
Fraudster James Shoobert told five people he could get them cheaper cars and took £60,000 from his victims in Canterbury, who later went to Kent Police to get their cash back
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Moment on-the-run suspect is caught by police drone as he hides on roof
An 18-year-old in a car which had refused to stop for Kent Police attempted to hide from officers on a rooftop in Chatham, but was caught out by a drone pilot
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'Nothing's changed for women dealing with police since Sarah Everard's murder'
Reclaim These Streets activist Jamie Klingler said she was 'less likely' today to report a sexual assault to the Met Police than she would have been before the murder of Sarah Everard
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Sarah Everard's family says she died because Wayne Couzens was a police officer
A report into the policing career of killer police officer Wayne Couzens has been published, prompting a heartbreaking response from the devastated family of Sarah Everard
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Sarah Everard murderer Wayne Couzens 'should never have been a police officer'
Sick Met Police officer Wayne Couzens, 51, kidnapped and murdered Sarah Everard, 33, in March 2021 in London before being sentenced to a whole life order in prison
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Police update after horror graveyard attack as 'noxious' liquid thrown at man
Kent Police have arrested a 22-year-old man after an incident in Ramsgate, when a victim had an unknown corrosive liquid thrown at them, and were subsequently rushed to hospital for burn injuries