Organised criminals are suspected of unleashing 30,000 tonnes of garbage on a Kent beauty spot where a clean-up should soon begin.

A serial thief who stole cars from people’s drives and thousands of pounds worth of perfume from shops has been jailed.

Fewer than a third of people think Kent Police is doing a good job, according to a survey conducted by Neighbourhood Alert.

A man has been arrested after multiple shop windows were damaged in a town centre during the early hours.

A social club has been forced to close after thieves ripped open fire doors, smashed games machines and stole cash.

A convicted romance fraudster who tricked his victim out of more than £175,000 has been ordered to pay her compensation.

The business owner says she is too scared to go out after she was attacked by a group of women on a night out.

Investigators are appealing for witnesses after a man was arrested for allegedly threatening a woman while she sat in a van.

A man suffered a serious injury to his ear following an altercation at a popular festival.

Footage shows the moment armed police raided a tent and discovered £28,500 worth of cannabis and cocaine.

A man was taken to hospital with broken bones and facial injuries after he was reportedly attacked leaving a pub.

A 36-year-old woman has appeared in court after helping fraudsters con a house buyer out of more than £70,000.

A cannabis dealer has been ordered to repay his ill-gotten gains or spend longer in prison and still have to pay back the cash.

Bosses at a rugby club say they are “absolutely gutted” their equipment was damaged by vandals for the second time this month.

Sniffer dogs were used to find hauls of illegal tobacco products in combined raids on five shops across Kent.

Here are just some of the criminals including conmen, sex offenders and violent offenders who committed crimes and were locked up this month.

The best friend of a man allegedly murdered during a violent confrontation outside a village pub has denied they had been "looking for a fight".

A police officer has been dismissed from the force after touching a female colleague inappropriately while asking for car keys.

A blade discovered by police under a car seat was used for fishing, a court heard when the vehicle’s owner appeared before magistrates.

A woman was reportedly sexually assaulted and robbed of her groceries as she walked near a supermarket.