Fire extinguisher-spraying moped riders target public in North Somerset
Avon and Somerset Police say the incidents happened on Sunday (April 9)
'More than a dozen' cases of the public being sprayed with a fire extinguisher have been recorded by the police in North Somerset.
Officers from Avon and Somerset Police are looking into what happened on Sunday (April 9), when two people on a moped between 4pm and 6pm sprayed the extinguishers in the in the Brean, Burnham-on-Sea, Highbridge and Weston-super-Mare areas.
Some of the victims were sprayed in the face, others as they sat in their vehicles, while the extinguisher was also sprayed into a supermarket, damaging produce and forcing the store to temporarily close.
At least one of those sprayed in the face reported it caused irritation to their eyes and required treatment at hospital.
Two 14-year-old boys were arrested in connection with the incidents on Sunday evening.
One has since been released on bail while the other has been released under investigation.
Anyone who was victim of a similar incident on Sunday, or witnessed one taking place, who hasn’t yet spoken with police is asked to get in touch with the force.
If you can help, call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5223082184 - or use their online portal.