Two men have been charged with robbery offences after police investigating suspicious behaviour in Ashford recovered a safe, cash, cannabis and two large knives. Kent Police was alerted at around 5.45pm on Friday, 7 August 2026, following reports of suspicious behaviour at Ashford train station, where a knife was reportedly seen. Officers attended and carried out enquiries which led them to a shopping centre on Kimberley Way, where two men were detained. Police searched the surrounding area and recovered cash, cannabis, a safe and two large knives. Shortly afterwards, officers received a separate report alleging that a robbery had taken place elsewhere in Ashford earlier that day.
Safe allegedly stolen from home
Police were told that threats had been made to a victim before a safe was stolen from a residential property in Hackfield. The two men were arrested and taken into custody. The following day, Darius Oladipo, 24, of East Street, Sittingbourne, was charged with robbery, making threats with a knife and possession of cannabis. Keith Thomas, 28, of no fixed address, was charged with robbery and possession of a knife in a public place. Both men appeared before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on 10 August. They were remanded in custody and are due to appear at Canterbury Crown Court on 7 September 2026.
