Girl, 14, to appear at court after allegedly spitting at police officer
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl is due at court after allegedly spitting at a police officer in North Yorkshire.
Police said it happened at Scarborough Train Station in Westborough at around 5pm yesterday.
The officer was responding to reports of anti-social behaviour at the station.
The girl was arrested and later charged with assaulting a police constable in the execution of her duty, and using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
She will appear at Scarborough Youth Magistrates’ Court on November 7.
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