Man charged following three thefts from Scarborough town centre shop
A 44-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences following three thefts from the One Stop Shop on Huntriss Row.
Officers from Scarborough’s Neighbourhood Policing Team six arrested the man who then escalated his behaviour towards the officers, resisting arrest and assaulting one of the team.
This behaviour resulted in officers having to use leg restraints and a spit hood as the man continued to spit at officers and lash out.
The man has been charged to attend Scarborough Magistrates Court on October 28 charged with three counts of theft, assaulting an emergency worker, obstruct/resisting arrest, section 4 of the Public Order Act and section 5 of the Public Order Act.