More infoGet the latest Kent Live breaking news on WhatsAppPolice and a bomb disposal unit were called to Rochester town centre on Monday evening (September 29) following a report of a suspicious item in the area. Kent Police then established a cordon near the scene, with the town’s historic High Street shut between Northgate to the Esplanade. A Ministry of Defence bomb disposal team was called to the scene as a precaution. A police spokesperson told KentLive: “Kent Police was called at 5.23pm on Monday 29 September to a report of a suspicious item at a residential property near Corporation Street, Rochester. "Officers attended and placed a cordon near the scene while a Ministry of Defence bomb disposal team attended as a precaution.