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One Person Arrested After Fight In Newport

One person has been arrested following reports of a fight in Newport, where a number of people were also seen drinking alcohol in the open.

Police responded to reports from members of the public regarding a fight in South Street at 8pm last night (Thursday).

One male was arrested in connection with the incident.

On Facebook, Isle of Wight Police said:

"We have seen a rise in street drinking and groups drinking in Newport town centre in recent days.

"Newport does have a Drinking Control Area where in designated public places it is an offence to drink alcohol after being requested not to do so by a police officer.

"We will be enforcing this where needed to ensure that further public order incidents such as tonight’s (Thurs) do not occur."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting crime ref: 44200232138.

It’s been a busy night for B Shift and Newport Neighbourhood Team with various calls. We responded to reports from...

Posted by Isle of Wight Police on Thursday, June 25, 2020

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