A policeman has been taken to hospital after being attacked when he stopped to speak to a man acting suspiciously.

The officer was on patrol in Addington Street, Margate, when it happened at around 4.10pm.

A police spokesman said: "The officer was subjected to an assault and other patrols attended the scene where a 26-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of assault and theft.

"He remains in police custody while the investigation continues.

"The officer has been taken to a local hospital for medical attention."

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