A police officer was assaulted in a town centre as a sniffer dog was used in a search for drugs.

A father and son who were part of an organised crime group supplying vast amounts of cocaine have been jailed.

A man was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries after being punched to the ground and stamped on in a late-night street attack.

Police have made 124 arrests as part of a crackdown on violence against women and domestic abusers.

More than 100 cannabis plants have been seized after police raided a house in one of Kent’s most picturesque villages.

A 25-year-old man accused of rape and false imprisonment has been held in custody.

A driver has been arrested for being under the influence after a van crashed into a telegraph pole.

Eight men have been bailed after an alleged assault, which has left a man in a serious condition.

A yob involved in a brutal gang attack that left a student with life-changing brain damage has once again been spared jail for a violent assault.

A university student out delivering takeaways in a town crashed into a pensioner while driving on the wrong side of the road.

A dangerous rapist has now been handed more years behind bars after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.

A court blunder led to a suspected drug dealer being arrested and hauled before the courts in error.

A prolific thief targeted the same shop not once, not twice, but seven times to swipe hundreds of pounds worth of goods from inside.

A victim in his 20s is in a serious condition in hospital after an alleged group attack near a pub.

A Romanian man who helped bring four Vietnamese nationals to the UK has been put behind bars.

A man was taken to court after being caught illegally dumping waste.

A 39-year-old motorist has been told to pay more than £1,000 for using a cancelled disability badge she found in a car park.

Police have uncovered a sprawling cannabis farm containing more than 2,000 plants during a raid of an industrial unit.

A rapist who is said to pose a “very real danger to women” has been jailed for almost two decades.

A 40-year-old thief who distracted an elderly woman before stealing £30 from her purse has been sent to prison.