Police officer assaulted in Shoreham after fight involving ‘large group of youths’

A police officer responding to reports of youths fighting in Shoreham was assaulted while trying to detain the suspects.
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Police received several reports of a large group of youths fighting outside One Stop in Buckingham Road, Shoreham, at about 7.30pm yesterday (Thursday, February 21), a police spokesman confirmed.

Officers stopped a vehicle which attempted to make off from the scene and went to detain all five occupants, according to police.

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During this, an officer was assaulted, and all five suspects decamped and ran from the scene, said police.

Buckingham Road, Shoreham. Photo: Google StreetviewBuckingham Road, Shoreham. Photo: Google Streetview
Buckingham Road, Shoreham. Photo: Google Streetview

A quantity of drugs and cash were found within the vehicle, which was seized for forensic examination, confirmed the spokesman, who said enquiries were ongoing.