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The beat bus is currently in the Spring Boroughs area of Northampton following the serious assault of a 17-year-old boy last night (January 22).
The incident happened in St Andrew’s Street between 5.45pm and 7.25pm, when the boy suffered a stab wound. He was taken to hospital but his injuries are thankfully not believed to be life threatening.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in police custody at this time.
Police officers from the Northampton Neighbourhood Policing Team are in the area today carrying out extra patrols for reassurance purposes and the beat bus is also parked in Lower Harding Street should anyone want to chat to the team.
The area is believed to have been busy at the time of the attack and detectives investigating the incident are appealing for anyone who saw what happened to please contact them. You can do this by calling 101 or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
The beat bus will be in Lower Harding Street until 9pm today and anyone with any information is also welcome to speak to the officers there in confidence.