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Police called to Beckets House in New Dover Road, Canterbury

17:54, 11 March 2024

Police crews were called to an abandoned building after reports of a “person acting suspiciously”.

Three patrol cars were seen today outside the shut-down Beckets House in Canterbury, which used to be offices for BT.

Police were seen outside Becket House in New Dover Road, Canterbury
Police were seen outside Becket House in New Dover Road, Canterbury

Officers arrived shortly before 2.30 pm but found no evidence of a crime and have since left.

A spokesman for the force added: “We were called at around 2pm today to a report of a person behaving suspiciously at an address in New Dover Road, Canterbury.

“Officers attended and found no evidence of an offence being carried out.

The officers were responding to "someone acting suspiciously" at Beckets House in Canterbury
The officers were responding to "someone acting suspiciously" at Beckets House in Canterbury

“No arrests have been made.”

The old BT building has been empty for almost a year after plans to turn it into flats were given the green light.

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