Five arrested after reports of knife fight near Selby

Two teenagers were among those taken into custody on Monday night

Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 20th Dec 2022

Five people, including two teenage boys, have been arrested after reports of a knife fight near Selby.

A van was stopped on the A1041 near Camblesforth on Monday night, and the three men and two boys were taken into custody.

Officers searched the van and did not find a knife, but did seize a wooden baton, a crow-bar and a hammer drill bit.

The five are being questioned on suspicion of affray and possessing an offensive weapon.

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