Boy, 13, arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery at Rushden park
Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted robbery.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a police presence near Asda and at the Greenway, a footpath connecting Rushden High Street to Washbrook Road, on Wednesday evening.
A Northamptonshire Police spokesman told the Northants Telegraph: “This relates to the arrest of a 13-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted robbery following reports that several young people had been threatened in Spencer Park, Rushden, between 5.50pm and 6.30pm on Wednesday, February 25."
The force spokesman said the boy remains in custody.
Northamptonshire Police are holding a meeting, which is is open to the public tonight (February 26), focusing on the state of Rushden ‘following a recent spate of vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour in the town.’
Members of the East Northants Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at Rushden Hall in Hall Park from 6.30pm, giving Rushden residents the opportunity to meet their local neighbourhood team and raise any concerns.
Places are limited due to the venue’s size, but anyone who is keen to attend is asked to email Sergeant Leigh Goodwin at [email protected].