A man has been charged after a police car chase involving armed officers and a helicopter.

George Smith, 33, was charged with eight motoring, drug and knife offences after an incident in which officers chased a man across the Sussex-Kent border.

Armed police officers and a force helicopter helped to stop the man safely in the vehicle in Orpington, having chased it from East Grinstead.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said they were called to the incident in East Grinstead on the evening of November 10.

The force added: “Officers from the Roads Policing Unit, Specialist Enforcement Unit, and Tactical Firearms Unit were joined by officers from Kent Police and were also supported by the National Police Air Service helicopter.”

Smith, of Hart Dyke Road in Swanley, Kent, was charged with dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking, going equipped for theft, fraudulent use of a vehicle registration mark, possession of a knife or bladed article in public, driving while disqualified, possession of cannabis, and driving without valid insurance.

He appeared before Brighton Magistrates Court yesterday and was remanded in custody to appear before Lewes Crown Court on December 10.