Four teenagers arrested in connection with attempted robbery in North Yorkshire

It's after reports a delivery driver was assaulted by a group of youths in York

Author: Julie CastonPublished 4th Apr 2025

The two girls, both aged 14, and two boys aged 14 and 15, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery in York.

It's after police received a report of attempted robbery in connection with a delivery driver in the city.

Officers responded to a 999 call from the Hull Road area of Fishergate just after 6pm yesterday (Thursday 3rd April).

The driver reported being accosted and assaulted by a group of youths before some of his attackers entered the van. They then ran off.

Police searched the area and arrested three suspects within 20 minutes of receiving the call.

A fourth was arrested at a house in Tang Hall.

The four teenagers have been bailed and an investigation is ongoing.

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