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Avehicle travelling along Hall Road, Aylesford, was damaged by objects thought to have been thrown at it. Police want to speak to four youths seen in the area.


There was an attempted break-in to a property in Kiln Barn Road, Ditton, but it is not thought access was gained. Anumber of cars parked in Robson


Drive, Aylesford, were keyed or damaged. Apanel of a vehicle in a communal car


park near homes in Pear TreeAvenue, Ditton, was damaged. Agreen Land Rover Discovery containing camping equipment was taken from Hall Road, Aylesford. The nearside rear tyre of a vehicle parked near residential properties in Abery Drive, Larkfield, was damaged. Abuilding in Teston Road, Offham,was entered and gardening equipment was taken. Astained glass window was smashed at


a church in Snodland Road, Birling. Alarge satellite dish at a property in


Aylesford was damaged and a cable severed. Forensic evidence was being investigated. Atractor was taken from an open barn


on a farm in Roughetts Road, Ryarsh. Aone-year-old black and white Staffordshire terrier was taken from the secure garden of a property in Hardie Close, East Malling. Agreen and blue bike was taken from


the back garden of a property in Hale Street, East Peckham. Paint was thrown over a car parked on


the drive of a property in HopeAvenue, Hadlow.Atyre was also damaged. Keys accidentally left in the front door


of a property in Butchers Lane, Mereworth, were taken. Garden equipment was taken from a locked garden shed in the rear garden of a house in Forge Lane,West Peckham. Items were also taken from an unlocked vehicle on the driveway. There was an unsuccessful attempt to


break in to a home in Beech Road, Mereworth, damaging the front door. No


Traffic lights needed at J6


Dear Sir – I agree with the views expressed by Shirley Miller in the August edition that the new road markings on the Running Horse Roundabout at M20 Junction 6 have not improved the safety or the traffic flow at this roundabout. I enter the roundabout from the Royal Engineers Road and remain in the le hand lane to take the M20 London exit. However, the vast majority of drivers in the right hand lane ignore the road markings and still cut across to take the M20 London exit, instead of continuing around the roundabout. If KCC reallywants to improve safety on


this roundabout, it needs to invest the money to install peak-time traffic lights, as thiswould be the onlyway to safely


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access was gained. The front number plate was stolen from


a car parked on the driveway of a home in Victory Drive, Kings Hill. Paint was also thrown over the car. Police want to speak to a man about 5ft 8in tall, wearing a dark coloured hoodie. Two 90cm tall garden ornaments were


taken from a garden of a home in Coldharbour Lane, Aylesford,and a security light was damaged. Alarge quantity of Philips steam irons


were taken from the back of a lorry in New Hythe Lane, Larkfield. CCTV footage is being examined. The passenger door of a car parked in


Clock Tower Mews, Snodland,was dented but nothing appears to have been taken. An anti-skimming device was forceably


removed from a cash machine at the front of a bank in London Road, Larkfield. An air vent was damaged at a property


in Saltings Road, Snodland. Police are looking for two men, one of


whom was wearing a yellow high-vis work jacket, following a distraction burglary at a home in Swallow Road, Larkfield. There was an attempt to break in to a car


in the parking area inWillowside, Snodland. The vehicle was also scratched. The garage of a property inWater Lane,


West Peckham, was broken in to and golf clubs and fishing equipment were among items taken. Amobile phone and cash were among


items taken in a burglary at a home in Willowside, Snodland. Aman impersonating a gas board official entered a home in Chidley Cross Road, East Peckham, and intimidated the owners while searching for money. Ahanging basket was stolen from the wall of a property inWillowside,


control the flow of traffic around the roundabout. In addition, there should be solid lines on the M20 London exit to prevent drivers from immediately changing lanes as soon as they take this exit – there is plenty of time to change lanes further away from the roundabout. Ms Miller’s suggestion of installing a couple of cameras on the roundabout would also be helpful, and might help to raise the funds required for traffic lights. Recently I have opted to join the roundabout at junction 5 as this is a far safer junction. Sarah Leeson, by email


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Snodland. The rear window of a car parked on the


driveway of a property in ChapmanWay, East Malling, was damaged. The front door was damaged in an attempt to break in to a home Beech Road, Mereworth, but no access was gained. The front door of a semi-detached home


in Lee Road, Snodland, was forced open, the property was searched and some items of jewellery were taken. CCTV footage of the incident was being reviewed. Two tyres were damaged on a car parked behind a property in Blatchford Close, East Malling. Ahandbag and wallet were taken from a


home in Busbridge Road, Snodland. Forensic evidence was taken from the scene. The door of a property in Roundhay, Leybourne, was damaged but no entry was gained. Vandals slashed a tyre on a car in


Poynder Drive, Snodland. Fencing was stolen from a caravan site


inWindmill LaneWest,West Malling. There was a break-in at a property in Gassons Road, Snodland. The thieves took keys for a white Mercedes which was then taken from the drive. Acar was damaged in a residential parking area in Harvest Ridge, Leybourne. The rear windscreen of a vehicle in a communal car park in Nevill Court,West Malling, was damaged.


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