Arrests after police officers assaulted, Boston

Five people were arrested during an incident in Boston in which several of our officers were injured.

We received a call at 3.11am on Saturday (10 August) to Dolphin Lane, following reports of disorder.

Two people were arrested on suspicion of drunk and disorderly behaviour. Following this, other people in the area began to attack our officers, several of whom were assaulted. Thankfully, the physical injuries were minor.

Arrests were made swiftly, resulting in the following action:

• Tyler Hancock, 20, of Parthian Avenue, Boston, was charged with assaulting an emergency worker and being drunk and disorderly. He has been bailed to appear at court at a later date.
• A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker. He has since been bailed.
• A 28-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of affray. She has since been bailed.
• A 34-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of affray. She has also been bailed.
• A 20-year-old man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. He received a fixed penalty notice.

Our officers were also in attendance on Friday evening on Church Street, in which officers were also assaulted. A dispersal order was put in place and our investigations are ongoing. No one has yet been arrested.

Chief Inspector Rich Nethercott said: “An attack on a police officer is never acceptable. Our officers so often put themselves in harm’s way to protect the public and keep people safe, and we are thankful that the injuries they sustained were only minor.

“We are continuing to investigate both incidents and we have already made several arrests. Our message is clear: teams will work tirelessly to bring to justice those who break the law.

“There are several lines of enquiry that we are currently pursuing, and I’d appeal to anyone with information to contact us.”

Call 101 quoting Incident 62 of 10 August (Dolphin Lane incident) or Incident 541 of 9 August (Church Street).