Teenager held over Scarborough police assault

4 September 2021

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an assault on two police officers.

The officers were attacked on Eastborough, Scarborough, at about 21:00 BST on Friday as they responded to reports of a missing 17-year-old.

The arrested boy remains in custody, North Yorkshire Police said.

A force spokesman said mobile phone footage of the incident was circulating on social media and asked anyone with footage to contact police.

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