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Five arrested after incident in Bilton in Harrogate
North Yorkshire Police say that five people have been arrested after reports of a disturbance in a Harrogate suburb yesterday (May 15).
It said that officers were called in the early hours of Friday morning after reports that people were making threats to the occupant of a property in Bilton.
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“Four suspects were arrested initially, with the fifth refusing to come out of a property and making threats. Police negotiators were called to the scene and at around 10.30am on 15 May, the fifth suspect was arrested and taken into custody,” said a spokesperson for the force.
All suspects were arrested on suspicion of affray – four men aged 39, 37, 30, and 20, and a woman aged 19 – and were in police custody yesterday evening,
Officers added that they believe the incident is targeted and there are no threats to the wider community.
Members of the public were warned that there would be an increased police presence as officers work at multiple linked locations in Bilton.
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