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Harrogate bus driver forced into emergency stop after liquid thrown
A bus driver in Harrogate had to do an emergency stop when a driver threw liquid over him.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement today the bus driver had just pulled out from a bus stop on Forest Lane Head on the A59.
The statement said the liquid was “thrown into the bus driver cab through an open window”, adding:
The liquid struck the bus driver, who had to complete an emergency braking procedure.
The bus had about 30 passengers at the time of the assault.
The liquid was thrown by someone in a vehicle passing in the opposite direction, police said.
The statement, issued on the North Yorkshire Community Messaging service, said the incident happened at about 3.30pm to 3.35pm on June 18.
It added:
Any information, dashcam, CCTV or ring doorbell footage can be provided on email to the officer in the case PC 1864 Wilding on fiona.wilding@northyorkshire.police.uk.
Quote reference number 12240111724 when passing on information.
Pellet fired through Knaresborough window
Police posted a separate appeal on the same website after an air weapon was fired through the rear window of a Knaresborough property.
Little detail was given about the incident, but officers said it happened on The Avenue between noon and 2pm on June 16.
Police added:
Do you have any information which would assist North Yorkshire Police in finding those responsible and help keep your community safe?
Did you or anyone who you live with, hear or see anything around the above time and date?
Do you have any CCTV/Mobile phone footage capturing the offence, or anything happening on the street before or after?
If you can assist, contact PC352 michael.smith1@northyorkshire.police.uk and quote reference number 12240106092.
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