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ABICYCLE was stolen from outside premises in Mills Road, QuarryWood. Awood chipper on a trailer has been stolen from off Hall Road in the Royal British Legion Village. Two men in a white Renault Kangoo van, which had damage to the rear off-side wheel arch, tried to take a central heating boiler from a unit on the industrial estate in Forstal Road, Aylesford. CCTV footage was being reviewed. The cap was damaged on an oil tank at a property in London Road, in the Royal British Legion Village, but no fuel was taken. The badge was levered off the front of a car on the drive of a property in Gorse Crescent, Ditton. The garage of a property in Bridge Place, Aylesford, was broken into and golfing equipment was taken. Acar was broken into on the drive of a property in Hermitage Lane, Ditton. Items taken included the car stereo and a fire extinguisher. The front fog lights were taken from a car outside a property in Bull Lane, Eccles. Apadlock was damaged at a premises in Bull Lane, Aylesford, but no access was gained. The rear windscreen of a car parked in Bell Lane, Ditton, was smashed and a side mirror damaged. Possible forensic evidence was gathered. The badge was stolen from a Vauxhall Insignia in The Stream, Aylesford. The cable to a security camera in Nursery Road, Ditton, was damaged. The side window of a car in a pub car park off Taylors Lane, Trottiscliffe,was smashed. Nothing was taken. Two lawnmowers were taken from sheds belonging to a property in London Road, Sheds were also broken in to in Plowenders Close, Addington, but nothing was reported to have been taken. There was an attempt to break into a van in Lime Crescent, East Malling. The cargo door was damaged, but no access was gained. Power garden tools were taken from the shed of a property in London Road, Addington. They were later recovered. Avehicle parked in Simpson Road, Snodland, had its windscreen damaged. The wing mirror of a van parked in Catlyn
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Close, East Malling, was damaged. Forensic evidence is being investigated. Fog lights were taken from two vehicles on a forecourt in London Road, Addington. Power tools were taken from a vehicle in Birling Road, Snodland. Aladder was taken from the back garden of a property in Columbine Close, East Malling. The lock on the front door of a property in Booth Close, Snodland, was damaged with glue. The rear windscreen of a car parked in Bullen Lane, East Peckham,was smashed. The glass was damaged in the door of a property in Twisden Road, East Malling. Ahandbag containing cards and cash was stolen from a property in Birling Road, Snodland. The wall of a property in Lilac Green, East Malling, was damaged. Aroad sign and temporary traffic lights were stolen from Branbridges Road, East Peckham. There was a break-in at a property in The Rocks Road, East Malling, but it is not known if anything was taken. The rear number plate was stolen from a car in Old Road, East Peckham. The window and door of a car in a car park off the High Street, East Malling, were damaged. Asat nav system and loose change was taken from a car park in the High Street, East Malling. The rear number plate was stolen from a car in Old Road, East Peckham, has been stolen. Agreen Land Rover Defender, registration GY56 YNG, was stolen from Maltings Close, Hadlow. Asecurity shutter was damaged at a premises in Hale Street, East Peckham. Nothing appeared to have been taken. An orange CBR 1000 motorcycle, registration number GL10 UVX, was taken from The Lakes, Larkfield. Ahedge trimmer was taken from a shed
belonging to a property in Oxenhoath Road, Hadlow. There was a break-in at an outbuilding in a compound inWater Lane,West Peckham, and items were taken. All four wheel trims were taken from a car on the drive of a property in Maltings Close, Hadlow. The tyres were slashed on a vehicle in Fielding Drive, Larkfield. Ahorse blanket was taken from a stable in Swanton Road,West Peckham. The door of a property in DurelloAvenue, Kings Hill, was damaged. The trellis on a garden wall of a property in Keats Road, Larkfield, was damaged. The fog lights were taken from a car in Willow Road, Snodland. Jewellery and an Ipad were among items taken in a break-in at a property in Swallow Road, Larkfield. Avan parked in Queens Road, Snodland, was broken into and tools and the spare tyre were taken. Awindow belonging to a property in Church Field, Snodland, was damaged. There was an attempted burglary at an outbuilding belonging to a riding centre for the disabled in Birling Road, Leybourne. It is not believed access was gained. Avehicle in a car park in Holborough Road, Snodland, had its windscreen wipers removed. Cash was taken during a break-in at a property in Baywell,
Leybourne.Itis believed the occupant may have disturbed the offenders. Awindow was damaged at a property in Bramley Road, Snodland. Intruders got in to a property in Pout Road, Snodland, and stole a computer and the keys to a black Audi, registration GJ63 0XG, which was taken from the driveway. The pay and display machine in the car park off St Leonard’s Street,West Malling, was damaged. Avehicle parked in Oxley Shaw Lane, Leybourne, had its windscreen damaged.
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A BURGLAR who left a trail of blood through his victim’s home has been jailed for four years after his carelessness gave the police the evidence to convict him. A DNA test
was used to bring Michael Barnes (35) to court after a plain-clothes of- ficer in Snod- land saw him and recognised him from a description. The court heard Barnes broke in
to a house belonging to a young couple, who had moved in just the day before. He stole chocolate, money, a mobile phone, and an mp3 player. The couple returned to their
house, in Sevenoaks, after picking up their pet from a relative to find blood had been dripped through- out the house by the offender,who had smashed his way in through a kitchen window. Barnes, of no fixed address, ad- mitted the offence and was sen- tenced to four years in prison at Maidstone Crown Court on Febru- ary 4. DC Raj Dusanjh said: “The vic-
tims had been spending time mov- ing into their first home together, and had just spent their first night there when Barnes struck. “A combination of his careless-
ness at the scene, and an eagle- eyed officer out in Snodland meant that we have been able to secure a really positive prison sentence against him.”
DAMAGE caused by off-road ve- hicles at Holly Hill, Snodland and other parts of the Medway Gap has been greatly reduced since a police community support officer with a Land Rover began work in the area. The Valley of Visions Land-
scape Partnership Scheme, sup- ported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund, has operated for six years. It tackles the issues of illegal mo- torised access, environmental and heritage crime and flytipping. Rick Bayne, landscape partner-
ship manager, said: “More re- cently, the funding of a PCSO dedicated solely to the project and only in the Medway Gap has proved to be highly effective. “As an example of the success
we have experienced, between June 2012 and February 2013 the amount of illegal off-roading tak- ing place within Holly Hill woods was monitored. “Over this period an experi- mental traffic regulation order came into effect and was patrolled and enforced by the PCSO in a dedicated Land Rover. “The result has been astonish-
ing, with a 99% reduction in the unwanted activities.” Valley of Visions no longer has
access to lottery funding and needs to raise £37,000 a year for the PCSO role to be continued. Contributions have already
been given or promised by com- panies and councils, including Snodland Town Council and the Snodland Partnership.
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