Below is my latest Kent Police Newsletter from December 2024: 

I hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas period and managed to spend time with friends and family. I was fortunate enough to have some time off and am now back to work in a year where I will celebrate a quarter of a century of policing. 

December was an eventful month. I had time to visit some community Christmas events and partake in foot patrol at various locations. I was pleased to take delivery of a new all weather jacket last month, which certainly came into its own, and I’m sure will continue to do so over the next couple of months. 

I will continue to be a visible presence as often as possible within the community and will do my best to attend as many Parish Council Meetings as possible. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions (email 11454@kent.police.uk) but continue to report crimes via the Kent Police Website or by calling 101 or 999 in an emergency.   

Items of note:

2nd December 2024 – Criminal Damage to Motor Vehicle – Southcourt Drive, Wingham. Victim alleges that their parked car has been damaged on more than one occasion by metal nails being deliberately placed on the tyres causing these to puncture upon moving away. Crime report – 46/213026/24 refers. 

4th December 2024 – Theft - Overland Lane, Ash. Report of theft of 4 metal ramps on the early hours of 04/12/2024. This was at approximately 03:50am. Crime report 46/206496/24. 

4th December 2024 – Burglary – Garage break on Tickenhurst Road. Suspect(s) unknown have entered outbuilding/garage between the 3rd and 4th December and stolen industrial weighing scales and a large quantity of scrap metal. Crime report 46/205442/24 refers. 

If you have any information relating to any of the above offences, please call 101 or access the Kent Police Website ‘Live Chat’ function and quote the crime report number. 

31st December 2024 – Poaching. Reports of illegal poaching on Boyes Lane, Goodnestone. Patrols attended however there was no trace of any suspects or vehicles. Please call 999 at the time of spotting any poaching offence and give as much detail as possible regarding vehicles and persons seen. Please also provide a What 3 Words Location to assist attending patrols. What 3 Words is available on most smart phones via the App Store.