Police say they are treating two incidents that happened in Histon on Monday afternoon (27 April) as “linked”.
In the first incident, a 12-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted at approximately 3.20pm by a group of youths near the allotments on Cottenham Road. Cambridgeshire Police say the incident has been reported as a crime of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH). The victim suffered minor injuries and an investigation has been launched.
Police are urging anyone with information about the incident to report it online quoting crime reference number 35/31086/26.
A second crime was reported by members of the public at roughly 3.30pm on 27 April when a second teenage boy allegedly had his bike stolen and was threatened with violence by a group of three youths outside Tesco on Histon High Street.
Anyone with any information is urged to report this to police online quoting the reference 35/31099/26.
Report, report, report
County Councillor Ros Hathorn is urging residents to report all crimes to the police. Stressing the need to report, she commented on social media: “Please can anyone who is a witness or victim, make sure they report this.”
Anyone can report a crime by dialling 101 or online via Report | Cambridgeshire Constabulary. Alternatively people can report anonymously at crimestoppers-uk.org or 0800 555 111.
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