Appeal following public order in Worcester

Police in Worcestershire are appealing for witnesses following a public order incident at The Cross in Worcester City Centre on Sunday.

At around 10pm fireworks were thrown into the crowds in the area of St Nicholas Street, Worcester.

Sergeant Pete Frankish from the local Safer Neighbourhood Team said “This was extremely reckless by the person responsible, with the potential for injury being high due to the amount of people in the immediate vicinity.

"As a result of fireworks being thrown two police officers were struck but luckily were uninjured.”

Officers are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident, or who may have footage of it to contact PC Figueiredo on 07814 040007 or via our website, quoting incident 544i of 11 July 2021.