A former police officer has pleaded guilty to keeping a can of PAVA incapacitant spray after leaving the force.

A teenager has admitted shouting abuse and sticking his middle finger up at police during riots in London.

A former British Army soldier is facing jail after he assaulted a security guard and smashed a window at a Kent hotel housing migrants.

A thief who returned to a supermarket after previously stealing from it tried to headbutt a worker who recognised him and told him he was banned.

The owner of a German Shepherd Huskey accused of being in charge of it while it was dangerously out of control and caused injury has been cleared.

An opportunist thief stole an expensive mobile phone from a man as he slept in a waiting area at a hospital.

A decorator who grabbed a child’s face and kissed her on the lips while dancing at Kent’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride festival has avoided jail.

A man who went on a stealing spree worth £1,500 threatened to harm a worker when he was caught mid-act during one theft.

A cocaine dealer who took family photos and made a restaurant booking using his drug-dealing phone has been jailed for more than three years.

A soldier who was knifed several times as he walked home with his wife has been discharged from hospital.

A 64-year-old paedophile who breached a court order which banned him from being near children is back behind bars.

A body-worn cameras caught the moment officers arrested a drug driver who had stolen an SUV and was forcing his way through stationary traffic.

A suspected shoplifter has been charged after more than £300 worth of meat and cheese was swiped from two convenience stores.

A brother and sister have been locked up after a man was stabbed and left with a punctured lung during an attempted robbery at his home.

A 20-year-old man accused of murdering a woman and then sexually violating her body has appeared back in court.

A 19-year-old woman who is charged with the murder of a 25-year-old man will argue that she acted in self-defence, a court has heard.

A former soldier who knocked down a cyclist while drunk claims she had been fleeing a triggering conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

A former council employee has been ordered to repay a local authority more than £8,000 after falsely claiming sick-pay.

A 23-year-old man will appear in court charged with several offences including dangerous driving, possessing a blade and wounding with intent.

Defendants are being kept in police cells to help with a shortage of prison space while one jail in Kent has sat empty for six years.