Policing in Kent's going hi-tech.

It's all part of a national project that'll see 10,000 officers from 27 forces across the UK get handheld computers to take out on patrol.

Around £50m is being spent on the scheme which enables police to fill in crime reports on the spot, saving time on form-filling.

Crime reports can be filled out on the spot and images from crime scenes can be e-mailed to forensic labs.

Gordon Brown claimed last year the devices, which are linked to central databases, could cut paperwork by 99 minutes a shift.

But police chiefs say many forces have been disappointed after demand for the hi-tech kit far outstripped the number being supplied by the Home Office.