Lowedges: Police arrest girl, 13, over disorder on Sheffield estate

Claire Lewis
By Claire Lewis
Published 6th Mar 2023, 10:10 BST
Updated 6th Mar 2023, 10:24 BST
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A girl, aged 13, was arrested over disorder on a Sheffield estate at the weekend.

South Yorkshire Police said officers were deployed to Lowedges Road, Lowedges, on Saturday night following reports of anti-social behaviour.

Reports online suggested a large group of youths were involved in the disturbance and that objects were hurled from the balcony of a block of flats.

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Police officers who responded to the incidents issued a dispersal order, which prevented people from gathering on the streets in the area in a bid to restore calm.

A girl, aged 13, was arrested after police were called to Lowedges over reports of disorder on the city estateA girl, aged 13, was arrested after police were called to Lowedges over reports of disorder on the city estate
A girl, aged 13, was arrested after police were called to Lowedges over reports of disorder on the city estate

South Yorkshire Police said: “Shortly before 8pm on Saturday evening (March 4) officers were called to Lowedges Road following reports of anti-social behaviour.

“A section 35 order was authorised and the group, believed to all be teenagers, dispersed.

“A 13-year-old girl was arrested for a public order offence and for assaulting a police officer.”

South Yorkshire Police can be contacted on 101.