Teenage girls arrested after ‘assaulting police in brawl at station’
Four teenage girls have been arrested after chaotic scenes at a train station, where staff and members of the public were allegedly assaulted.
The girls, aged 13, 14, 15, and 16, were arrested on suspicion of being part of the brawl, and accused of assaulting emergency workers and possessing cannabis.
Video filmed by an onlooker at Barnham station showed how a police officer appeared to be hit by a youth on the platform, while another girl fell on the ground.
Police have now imposed a dispersal order in Barnham, Sussex, until 2pm tomorrow giving the officers power to break up any groups gathering in the area and order them not to return for 48 hours.
Some of the girls arrested were held in custody while others were bailed with conditions to prevent them going back to the railway station.
Inspector Ross Wickings said: ‘We have done a lot of work with the community and partners in Barnham to tackle recent antisocial behaviour, and have been targeting our resources in areas we know have been impacted.
‘Unfortunately, over the Easter weekend, we have seen groups of people travel into the village from elsewhere in Sussex and this has resulted in an unacceptable incident of disorder at the railway station on Saturday evening.
‘We have worked with our colleagues in the British Transport Police to respond to and investigate these incidents.
‘We have put a dispersal order in place to allow our officers to direct people to leave the area if we believe they are likely to commit or become involved in anti-social behaviour, crime or disorder.
‘This is just one of the steps being taken to ensure the people in Barnham are safe and can feel safe.
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‘We will also have officers carrying out dedicated patrols and ensuring there is a high-visibility police presence in the village.’
Police asked anyone with information or further video or photo from the scene to contact them.
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