Police injured breaking up illegal Lincs rave
Four police officers have been injured when they came under attack as they tried to break up an illegal rave in Twyford Woods , near Bourne, in Lincolnshire last night.
Four police officers have been injured when they came under attack as they tried to break up an illegal rave in Twyford Woods , near Bourne, in Lincolnshire last night.
Lincolnshire Police have confirmed that they ended the illegal rave at Twyford Woods, near Bourne, last night on health and safety grounds. The operation was carried out during daylight between 7.30pm and 9.15pm. No one was injured.
12 more arrests were made for various offences bringing the total since it began to 28. A number of vehicles have been seized along with sound amplification equipment and generators.
The force closed the A1 during Sunday evening for the police operation. They have apologised to motorists.
We felt it necessary because of our concerns for public safety and the proximity of the illegal event to the A1 and people attempting to return to cars left on the verges of the carriageway.
At around 11pm on Friday night police were called to Darley Avenue in Athersley to reports that a man had been stabbed.
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For the second day running there were no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland.