Neighbours gobsmacked as armed officers descend on homes in quiet town

Residents in Northallerton were shocked to see armed police carrying out raids on two consecutive nights at properties in the North Yorkshire town. Neighbours described seeing a huge number of police carrying weapons and dressed fully in black while using ladders to climb into gardens to access houses. One neighbour said that he was shocked on Monday night when he went outside and realised there were numerous armed police officers, with one making their way through his garden.

He said that police used a ladder to access one person’s property and “then nothing happened”. He said: “They were there for 30 minutes or so. It was all commotion and then no result.”

: York man seriously ill in hospital after being hit by truck in horror Thailand crash The neighbour said that the next night, on Tuesday, there was a line of marked and unmarked police cars in the area before the raids were carried out at two separate properties. He said: “Again, a few minutes later they get in the car and went like nothing had happened.

“I was like ‘what the Earth’s going on?’. You just don’t expect it in a little town like Northallerton.” Explaining the incidents, a spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “Shortly after 11pm on Monday 2 May 2022, police received reports of a man who had been attacked at his home address in Brompton near Northallerton.

“Officers attended two addresses in Northallerton last night (3 May 2022) and arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon. A 52-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent. “The man and woman are currently in police custody.”

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