Patrols stopped and searched a person who had aroused suspicion near a popular park.

School students have been advised to walk home in pairs after a girl was allegedly “accosted” by a man as she walked home from school.

Several packages believed to be full of Class-A drugs have washed up on the Kent coast, prompting a National Crime Agency probe.

Two youngers, aged 14 and 15, have been taken to hospital after crashing their e-bikes in a town centre.

Several suspects have been arrested over the theft of 100 batteries and cables from telecoms boxes around the county.

A prolific thief is back behind bars after swiping goods from three stores just weeks after being released from jail.

A pensioner has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing a child more than a decade ago.

A 69-year-old has been jailed for committing “abhorrent acts” against a vulnerable person.

A registered sex offender who made indecent images of children has been jailed for breaching a court order.

Police have placed a cordon around a park as they investigate reports a teenage girl was sexually assaulted by two men.

A teenage boy was taken to hospital with facial injuries after an alleged robbery near a railway station in the early hours.

Two men have been sentenced for a violent doorstep attack which left the victim with serious head injuries.

A suspect has been arrested after reportedly attacking a member of staff at a newsagent.

Two men have been arrested after cannabis plants were found drying on coathangers inside a property.

A suspected thief has been charged after a department store at a major Kent shopping centre was repeatedly targeted.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged pub assault in which a punter is said to have armed himself with a sock full of pool table balls.

Detectives investigating an alleged rape inside a supermarket toilet cubicle have now concluded their enquiries.

A concerned passerby was chased, beaten and robbed after he tried to help a woman pretending to be in distress.

Police are on the lookout for a man who allegedly stole metal and tools from a home overnight.

A by-election is set to be held for a ward with a councillor accused of multiple sex offences.