A man has been arrested after the windows of eight shops and a pub were smashed in Gravesend town centre.

Police were called at around 2.50am this morning to reports that a man had thrown a brick at a shop window in New Road.

Officers attended and found the windows of a further seven shops across Milton Road, Kempthorne Street and New Road had been targeted, while a pub in King Street also sustained similar damage.

A search of the area took place and a 19-year-old man from Northfleet was subsequently arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.

He remains in custody as inquiries continue.

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