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Sean McPolin

Sean McPolin joined the Kent Media Group as a reporter for the Dartford, Gravesend and Medway Messenger in 2018. In 2020 he began working on the Sheerness Times Guardian and Sittingbourne News.

Man attacked friend with garden shears in row as he collected chihuahua

23 April 2025
Man attacked friend with garden shears in row as he collected chihuahua

A thug turned on a woman who had been looking after his dog and attacked her with a garden tool and a catapult.

Prison guard who smuggled in drugs for inmate avoids jail

23 April 2025
Prison guard who smuggled in drugs for inmate avoids jail

A prison officer hid phones, chargers, SIM cards and steroids in a DVD player, which he gave to an inmate.

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Rail disruption across the county after ‘electrical supply issues and trespassers’

17 April 2025
Rail disruption across the county after ‘electrical supply issues and trespassers’

Rail services have been disrupted across the county owing to ongoing electrical supply issues and reports of trespassers on the tracks.

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Crossing reopens after serious crash and car fire

17 April 2025
Crossing reopens after serious crash and car fire

Emergency services were called to the Sheppey Crossing following a serious crash and car fire which brought traffic to a halt.

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Woman and teenage boy followed by man ‘behaving suspiciously’ in park

17 April 2025
Woman and teenage boy followed by man ‘behaving suspiciously’ in park

Police are appealing for witnesses following several reports of a man ‘acting suspiciously’ in and around a town park.

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Murder accused: ‘He threatened to kill us all - there’s nothing else I could’ve done’

17 April 2025
Murder accused: ‘He threatened to kill us all - there’s nothing else I could’ve done’

A 20-year-old woman accused of killing her cousin’s violent partner after a row broke out says she was defending herself.

‘He’s been stabbed’: Murder trial jurors hear frantic 999 call after man knifed in heart

15 April 2025
‘He’s been stabbed’: Murder trial jurors hear frantic 999 call after man knifed in heart

Distressing audio of an alleged murder victim’s girlfriend screaming for help after her partner was stabbed in the heart has been played in court.

Fire service called to shed blaze

12 April 2025
Fire service called to shed blaze

Two fire engines were called to the scene of a shed fire which is believed to have started accidentally.

Church defends ‘disgraceful’ decision to install ANPR cameras in car park

09 April 2025
Church defends ‘disgraceful’ decision to install ANPR cameras in car park

An unholy row has broken out after new parking restrictions were brought in by a church in response to what it called “problematic behaviour”.

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Drunk dad called Asian driver ‘slanty’ before weeing in taxi

09 April 2025
Drunk dad called Asian driver ‘slanty’ before weeing in taxi

A plumber has been convicted of racially abusing a taxi driver and urinating in the AC vent of his cab after a booze-filled golf day out.

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‘It started as a joke!’: Kent chocolate company makes 300kg Easter egg

08 April 2025
‘It started as a joke!’: Kent chocolate company makes 300kg Easter egg

A Kent firm has created a 7ft tall Easter egg which weighs the same as five humans, a polar baby and three baby elephants.

M25 closed due to lorry fire

07 April 2025
M25 closed due to lorry fire

Motorists faced long delays due to a large lorry fire causing smoke to drift across both sides of the M25.

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Special baby care charity launches fundraiser for £250k hospital upgrades

04 April 2025
Special baby care charity launches fundraiser for £250k hospital upgrades

A charity which helps more than 1,300 sick babies a year is aiming to raise a quarter of a million pounds to bring its hospital tech up to date.

Man allegedly struck in head with object used in ‘serious assault’

01 April 2025
Man allegedly struck in head with object used in ‘serious assault’

A 40-year-old will appear in court accused of wounding with intent after a man was allegedly hit over the head with an object.

‘It’s happened again’: Road remains shut after lorry hits railway bridge

01 April 2025
‘It’s happened again’: Road remains shut after lorry hits railway bridge

A road remains cordoned off after a rental lorry collided with a railway bridge in a notorious crash hotspot.

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Trial of man accused of trying to kill soldier delayed

01 April 2025
Trial of man accused of trying to kill soldier delayed

The attempted murder trial of a 24-year-old man accused of trying to kill a soldier as he walked home has been delayed again.

'I thought I'd been arrested for being drunk - then they said I'd killed my dad'

01 April 2025
'I thought I'd been arrested for being drunk - then they said I'd killed my dad'

A son who killed his abusive alcoholic father as a teen has spoken out for the first time as he calls for more support for ex-offenders on release.

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Fifth member of armed balaclava-gang jailed after ‘appalling’ burglary

31 March 2025
Fifth member of armed balaclava-gang jailed after ‘appalling’ burglary

A violent burglar who “terrorised” a family in their own home as part of an armed balaclava-clad gang has been locked up.

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kmfm listener wins £2,120 after guessing The Kent Sound

31 March 2025
kmfm listener wins £2,120 after guessing The Kent Sound

After four weeks, one lucky man has won more than £2,000 after correctly guessing a mysterious sound.

Child hit by car near school

31 March 2025
Child hit by car near school

Police and paramedics were called to a road near a school after a child was hit by a vehicle.

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