A suspected would-be thief has been arrested after shining a torch into a police car in the early hours - while on-duty officers sat inside.

Patrols were sitting in an unmarked police car in Bawden Close, Canterbury, on Saturday when they saw a man on a bicycle holding a torch and acting suspiciously around other vehicles.

The light was then shone into the officers' car.

When the officers tried to approach the suspect, he is said to have cycled away - but crashed into a nearby wheelie bin.

He then reportedly ran away, but was found and stopped by police.

He was found with items including a hammer, a small folding knife and two bags of a white powder, suspected to be amphetamine.

A 28-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal, and possession of Class B drugs.

He has now been released, pending further investigation.