More people than ever before are reporting stalking to police with a rise in calls over the last three years.

Two men have been charged with producing drugs after officers discovered more than 50 plants when a search warrant was executed in a Kent street.

A lorry driver arrested after a 13-vehicle crash has been bailed.

When Steve Cross's hand touched a used syringe stuffed behind the driver's door handle, there was one thought on his mind.

Police officers wearing stab vests have been seen escorting a man away from a suburban home while plain clothes officers search the property.

An ex-squaddie turned to drug dealing after returning from Afghanistan where he witnessed the death of a fellow soldier.

A predatory teenager who brutally assaulted and robbed two lone women as they walked home - just months after arriving in the UK - has been locked up.

A pervert who has committed a string of offences tried to lure a schoolgirl down an alley.

A prolific shoplifter is behind bars again after admitting stealing hundreds of pounds of goods from shops across the county.

A young girl was grabbed by a man while taking her dog for a walk in woodland.

A pervert who has been jailed for raping a young boy while forcing him to watch pornography still claims he is innocent.

A brazen thief who used sob stories to talk her way into vulnerable pensioners' homes before stealing cash and sentimental items has avoided jail.

A man has been sentenced by magistrates after pleading guilty to the theft of a bicycle and assaulting a police officer.

A stand-up paddle boarder has sparked anger by posing next to a potentially explosive shipwreck.

A pervert who downloaded thousands of child abuse images using search terms such as “death porn” has been locked up.

A 73-year-old woman was stalked by a brother and sister mugging team who stole her gambling jackpot.

A chopper spotted last night was trying to locate a vehicle associate with a number of thefts.

A Kent grammar school was "invaded" by travellers in the latest of a series of illegal incursions across the county.

A 42-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was assaulted and robbed on the way home from a night out.

A police helicopter and several patrol cars were involved in a hunt for a suspect vehicle this evening.