Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Saturday, 15th June 2024, at 14:00hrs
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward in identifying individuals riding an e-bike after an elderly lollipop man was assaulted in Fulwood.
In a social media appeal, Preston Police said,
“We are appealing for information after a lollipop man was assaulted by youths riding antisocially on e-bikes in Fulwood.
We were called to Black Bull Lane at 3.34pm on Wednesday to reports of an assault.
The victim – a man in his 70s – was taken to hospital with fractured ribs.
Following enquiries, a 13-year-old boy from Preston has been arrested on suspicion of Section 18 Assault. He remains in custody at this time.
As part of our ongoing enquiries, we now want to speak to the individual riding the e-bike in the CCTV image. We know you can’t see their face but we know their associates and people in the community will know who it is. We are asking them to do the right thing and contact the police as soon as possible.
We know people will be appalled by news of this assault and want to reassure everyone that we have a dedicated team of officers assigned to this case.
Anyone with information regarding this incident, information about the induvial in the CCTV, or any dashcam or mobile footage which could assist our enquiries is asked to email forcecontrolroom@lancashire.police.uk or call 101. Quote log 933 of 12th June 2024.
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