
Kent Police Rural Crime Alerts
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Latest Kent Police Rural Crime Alerts
Kent Police
Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Police warn farmers after spate of unexplained and ‘abhorrent’ sheep killings in Sevenoaks
Farmers have been put on high alert after a spate of unexplained sheep deaths.
Kent Police
Monday, 27 November 2023
Four additional cases of bluetongue found at farms in Kent
Defra confirmed a total of five cows have been culled since November 11 after contracting bluetongue
Kent Police
Friday, 20 October 2023
Woman fined £5,000 for involvement in fly-tipping offences after rubbish dumped in Faversham
A woman has been ordered to pay nearly £5,000 after waste was fly-tipped in two country lanes.
Kent Police
Monday, 2 October 2023
Huge fire at Elmtree Farm in Sellindge, near Ashford, destroys cattle barns
A farmer suffered burns saving his animals as a devastating fire ripped through two barns.
Kent Police
Thursday, 28 September 2023
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Kent Police
Thursday, 14 September 2023
Kent farmer donates entire orchard to London charity
A farmer from Kent has donated an entire orchard’s worth of produce to London-based charity The Felix Project, which will be distributing the fruit across the capital’s schools and communities that need it most.
Kent Police
Monday, 14 August 2023
Burglar jailed after stealing more than £65,000 worth of machinery from Kent farms
Kent Police said Jamie Broadmore was sentenced to two-and-a-half years at Canterbury Crown Court for his offending
Kent Police
Saturday, 5 August 2023
Two sheep stolen and a third has legs tied in field close to Kent dual carriageway
Two sheep stolen from a field close to Kent main road
Kent Police
Thursday, 3 August 2023
Children left 'distraught' after pig that's part of summer camp stolen from Kent farm
Children left 'distraught' after pig that's part of summer camp stolen from Kent farm
Kent Police
Friday, 16 June 2023
Rural Task Force officers recover stolen goods
Farming equipment was recovered in Surrey by officers from Kent Police’s Rural Task Force within hours of it being reported stolen.
Kent Police
Friday, 19 May 2023
Artful plan to battle metal thieves at nature reserve
If metal thieves thought countryside gates were an easy target, they’d overlooked one thing – The Gate Appreciation Society and its 120,000 strong army of members.
Kent Police
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Appeal after teens steal cash and a cannonball from Deal Museum
Two teenage girls were seen “confidently walking” into Deal Museum before stealing a donation box and the real cannonball.
Kent Police
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Stolen items recovered in rural burglary arrest near Paddock Wood
Police responding to rural crime near Paddock Wood have arrested a suspected burglar within 24 hours of a break-in and recovered a stolen trailer and gardening equipment worth several thousand pounds.
Kent Police
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Break-in at Quex Adventure Farm Park and Activity Centre, Birchington
Quex Adventure Farm Park and Activity Centre, in Birchington, has had more than £6,000 worth of damage and goods stolen after a break-in.
Kent Police
Thursday, 9 March 2023
Police hunt gunman as rare white stag shot dead with high velocity rifle in Kent woods
Officers from the Kent Police Rural Task Force are investigating the incident after the male deer was found dead in Cobham Woods near Gravesend - the second killing in a matter of weeks.