Park Square: Missiles hurled at police at Sheffield city centre hotel
Part of Sheffield city centre was sealed off by police after an early morning incident at a Sheffield hotel.
South Yorkshire Police officers were deployed just before 7am on Monday (January 9) after reports of alleged vandalism at the Ibis Hotel, on Shude Hill, close to Park Square Roundabout.
When officers arrived, they were allegedly attacked, with missiles reportedly thrown at their vehicles.
Shude Hill was closed for a short time during the incident abut later reopened. Shude Hill is the area near to Park Square, which runs under the tram bridge on the city centre side.
Police told The Star: “At 6.57am on Monday (February 9) we were called to reports of suspicious persons at Shude Hill, Sheffield.
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“It is reported that two men caused damage at the Ibis Hotel, and made threats to officers when they attended.
“It is further reported that the men threw items, causing damage to a police vehicle at the scene.”
A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. He was later released with no further action.
A second man, aged 23, from Cambridgeshire, was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal damage.
He has been bailed and will appear before Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on March 17.