Man arrested after smashing police car windscreens in Bath
A man has been arrested in Bath after a number of police vehicles were damaged this morning.
A man has been arrested in Bath this morning after he smashed the windscreens of several police vehicles.
At approximately 8.50am, he was seen to smash windscreens of a number of vehicles parked in Manvers Street.
He was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, assaulting three emergency workers during the course of the arrest, and criminal damage at a mosque in Pierrepont Street.
Inspector Jon Nash, of the Bath Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “We have arrested a man, in his 30s, who remains in police custody.
A number of police vehicles were damaged in the incident which means they will have to be taken off the road while they are repaired.
We’d like to reassure the public we have ensured there remains sufficient police vehicles in Bath to enable us to continue to provide an effective response to any other incidents that occur in the city."
Anyone who witnessed the incident, or may have footage, is asked to contact police online or on 101 quoting reference number 5224173188.