Following the end of the Great Knaresborough Bed Race an Police officer was assaulted.
It happened at 16:30 on 8 June 2024, outside the SO! BAR on Fisher Street.
An arrest was made at the time and subsequently charged with:
1) Assault by beating an emergency worker
2) Use threatening / abusive words / behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress
The officer was a a Special Police Officer, meaning they gave their time for free. He need four stitches to a head wound.
