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Man arrested for throwing slate at police officer in Ashton-on-Ribble street
Posted on - 6th October, 2020 - 11:09am | Author - Charlotte Everett | Posted in - Ashton-on-Ribble, Crime, Lancashire Police, Preston News, Tulketh
A 46-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of police assault and ABH.
AdvertisementPolice were called to reports of a man behaving in a threating manner Bulmer Street, Ashton at 11.25am yesterday (Monday 5 October).
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A police spokeswoman confirmed officers attended the scene where the man assaulted an officer, before going to a nearby alleyway, picking up a slate and throwing it at a second officer.
The man remains in police custody.
A video from the public showed there were fifteen vehicles at the scene.
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