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Burglar caught on pet camera


ABURGLARcaught on camera by a Maidstone home-owner’s pet sensor has been jailed for more than three years. Darren Moore (47) stole a com-


puter tablet, handbag, cash and bank cards when he broke into a home in Bower Mount Road, late on February 27. Unbeknown to him, cameras


were recording hismovements. The motion-sensitive devices had been set up by the householder to keep an eye on her pets. The computer stolen by Moore was also fitted with a tracking device. The following morning, the vic-


tim woke to find her front door had been forced and a number of items stolen. After the victim viewed images


from the cameras, she called police and also received an alert from her stolen tablet’s tracking software, which gave an address in Lindis- farne Gardens, Maidstone. Officers went to the address but


were unable to find the suspect. However, research showed Moore had lived at the address and his de- scription matched those shown on the camera stills. Moore, formerly of Bedford Place, Maidstone, was arrested on March 14wearing some of the clothes seen in the images. During police inter- view, he admitted the burglary and said he needed money to buy drugs.


Appearing at Maidstone Crown Court on April 25, Moore was sen-


Donation to


rescuers A CHEQUE for £1,000was pre- sented to the Maidstone-based charity Kent Search and Rescue by the Kent Executive Club at its annual dinner. The cheque was handed over


by KEC chairman Martin King- man, who became a volunteer with the service after the club’s visit to the charity’s headquar- ters at Coldharbour, Aylesford. The club has chosen the char-


ity Holding On Letting Go as its charity for 2016/7, which sup- ports bereaved children and their families. Paul Lewis MBE, operations director of KSAR, told the din- ner that there were 10,500 peo- ple reported missing in Kent in one year, with 79 call outs to KSAR – an increase of 10%. The charity is saving to buy a


new control vehicle and is near- ing its £50,000 target.


Darren Moore (left), was caught on a pet camera


tenced to 40 months in prison. Detective Raj Dusanjh said: “The


steps taken by the victim to safe- guard property have helped us enormously during this investiga- tion. What this case really high- lights, though, is the importance of installing a tracking device on items such as mobile phones and tablets. “By installing tracking software


you can greatly increase the chances of lost or stolen possessions being recovered by police, while it can also help us find and prosecute criminals.”


Scouts stop


collections AFTER more than 40 years of col- lecting waste paper, the Loose Swiss Scouts have decided to call it a day. In line with many other Scout troops, Loose is stopping the service due to the falling demand and low prices for waste paper. Snodland Scouts stopped their doorstep collections last October and Loose Scouts made their final monthly collection on May 14. They thank all the residents


who have supported them over the years and ask them to recycle theirwaste paper in future via the normal council bins. In years gone by, the monthly


paper collections provided a reg- ular income stream to support the work of the Scouts but the value of waste paper has dropped sig- nificantly in recent years to the point where it is costing the Scouts more to collect it than they get in return.


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ets Manor state of the art Grooming Parlour is run by Sharon Evans who has been grooming dogs for nine years and holds a Level 3 City & Guilds Qualifications.


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Her passions are dogs and horses and she owns three dogs; a Jack Russell and two Miniature Schnauzers. She shows her Miniature Schnauzer at


championship level and exhibits at Crufts every year. Sharon also enjoys competing in dog


grooming competitions and has had some success with grooming Poodles, Airedales and Miniature Schnauzers.


She's really looking forward to welcoming all her new four legged clients and their owners into our fully equipped, modern salon.


Doggie Grooming Parlour


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