All news on the topic: Kent Police
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Two men, aged 19 and 20, killed in horror Ford Escort crash
Two men aged 19 and 20 were confirmed dead at the scene after a horror crash on Monday in Faringham, Kent, with police appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage
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Man who murdered partner and dumped body in shallow grave jailed for life
Jorge Garay from Kent has been jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years after being found guilty of murdering partner and mum-of-one Karla Godoy and burying her in Lima, Peru
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Swimmer dies after 'getting into difficulty' near Hythe sea front
A man has sadly died after coming into difficulty whilst swimming in the sea in Hythe, Kent. Emergency services rushed to the scene but the swimmer was sadly pronounced dead
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'My daughter fell 40ft to death then cops sent tweet congratulating themselves'
Nevres Kemal has hit out at Kent Police for using a Top Gun gif on Twitter following the death of her daughter Azra, who tragically fell to her death following a car fire in 2020
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Traumatised cop who trawled footage of morgue monster suffered hallucinations
Former DS David Shipley came out of retirement to help with the case and is now calling for the law to treat sexual crimes against the dead and the living in the same way.
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Body found in search for missing Amazon worker who failed to show up for shift
Amazon worker Upale Kaloshi, 21, from Deptford, south east London, “never missed a day of work” before disappearing on May 21 - with police now confirming a body has been found
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Amazon worker, 21, missing after he didn't show up for work as family 'helpless'
Upale Kaloshi was last seen on May 20 and his family reported him as missing the following day after discovering he had failed to turn up to work at the Amazon warehouse in Dartford
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Cops missed chance to snare Wayne Couzens SIX YEARS before Sarah Everard murder
A police sergeant closed the case into an allegation of nudity against Couzens without speaking to him, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said
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Nineteen suspects identified by police examining 456 drug deaths at NHS hospital
Operation Magenta, now led by Kent Police, has examined more than 750 patient records as part of a new investigation into deaths at Gosport War Memorial Hospital
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'Gunman’ faced abuse charges before ‘taking ex hostage and shooting her dead’
Jacob Cloke, 29, who died in hospital after allegedly fatally shooting his former partner Hayley Burke, in a stand off with police, was facing a number of abuse charges
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Gunman dies in hospital 5 days after killing mum-of-two in hostage siege at home
Jacob Cloke died in hospital five days after he killed mum-of-two Hayley Burke during a shocking hostage siege at her home in Dartford, Kent
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Family's tribute to 'loving' mum-of-two, 36, shot dead in hostage siege at home
A 36-year-old woman named as Hayley Burke was killed after being taken hostage in Dartford, Kent, while the suspected gunman remains in critical condition in hospital
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Tributes to 'lovely’ mum-of-two, 36, gunned down during 'hostage’ saga
Armed police were called to the home in Priory Road, Dartford, on Saturday, and a woman named locally as Hayley was later rushed to hospital where she died days later
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Woman dies after being held hostage and shot in police stand-off with gunman
A 36-year-old woman was found with firearm injuries at a property in Dartford, Kent on Saturday - she had since died from her injuries while a 29-year-old man who was found at the same address remains in critical condition
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Woman shot while being held hostage in siege as armed police surround scene
After an hour-long stand-off with police, "pandemonium" broke out at the terraced home in Dartford, Kent, and neighbours heard what they described as sounding like two rounds of gunshots
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Police catch biker who repeatedly rode past speed camera giving middle finger
The cheeky biker made a rude gesture at a speed camera several times as he sped past, prompting police officers to wait in an unmarked car and catch him in the act
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Michael Stone 'will die in jail unless Russell murders conviction is overturned'
The lag was 37 when he was handed three life sentences for bludgeoning Dr Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan to death with a hammer
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Levi Bellfield admits Russell murders as man jailed over deaths demands freedom
Michael Stone says Milly Dowler killer Levi Bellfield’s confession contains information about the hammer attack in 1996 which only the murderer would know
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Masked suspects 'try to kidnap child' near school in broad daylight
Schoolchildren in Kemsley, Kent, are being warned about "stranger danger" after a pair of masked suspects tried to snatch a child at the end of the afternoon school run
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Police hunt owner as out-of-control dogs savage nearly 50 lambs leaving 24 dead
The horrifying attack saw two loose canines wreak havoc on farmland in Sturry, Kent - killing a ewe and 23 lambs, while leaving another 23 animals seriously wounded
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Dead man found 'covered in bruises with sleeping bag drawn tightly around him'
Guy Levy was found in the multi-storey in Castle Street, Canterbury, having suffered fatal injuries caused by blunt force trauma to his head and body on Easter Monday
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Dogs sniff out £76k haul of illegal tobacco in secret tunnels behind false walls
The cocker spaniels helped find a quarter of a million cigarettes and 1,500 pouches of tobacco worth an estimated £76,000 hidden in shop basements
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Police launch probe into 'online abuse' of pupils at leading grammar school
Several teenagers at the top grammar – which has a Royal Charter – were sent home after staff reported malicious messages on two Instagram accounts
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Fury as police force classes rape and sexual assault as 'non-emergency' crimes
Kent Police were criticised after a poster went up at Maidstone police station listing rape and sexual assault as non-emergency crimes alongside anti-social behaviour
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Residents terrorised by egg-throwing vandal every Friday at midnight
Villagers have had their cars pelted with eggs every Friday night when the clock strikes midnight for several weeks... but there's still no sign of the attacker being found
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