Two teenagers have been arrested after a moped was stolen, fuel nicked and another teenager robbed.

Officers from Kent Police’s Tactical Firearms Unit were on patrol in Dartford when they were alerted to a bilking from a petrol station in Princes Road. They spotted a moped nearby, which had been reported stolen from the London area and matched the description of the vehicle seen at the petrol station.

The rider then failed to stop for police and rode down a one-way street. Officers gave chase and brought it to a stop near to Warren Road.

A boy aged 14, from Dartford, and another, aged 15 from Orpington, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle. They were also arrested for robbery after a teenager was threatened for his mobile phone while walking in Parsons Lane that same afternoon.

The 14-year-old was also detained on suspicion of making off without payment.

Both boys have since been released pending further investigation into Sunday's incident which happened at about 4.30pm.