Police car flipped over amid ongoing disorder

Snapchat A police car on its side in the middle of the road — Video posted on social media showed a large crowd attacking a police car and flipping it on to its side

Police are dealing with ongoing disorder which has broken out in the Harehills area of Leeds.

West Yorkshire Police said officers were initially called to reports of a disturbance at an address in Luxor Street at about 17:00 BST, but that further “pockets of disorder” had broken out.

Footage shared on social media appears to show large crowds of people in the street and a police car coming under attack before being flipped on to its side.

The force said additional officers had been sent to the area to “assist with the management of this incident”. No injuries have been reported.

Footage shared on social media appears to show a police car flipped on its side

John Matthew Ojeda The underside of a car lying on its side in a residential street — Footage shared on social media appears to show a police car flipped on its side

A number of roads have been closed and people have been advised to avoid the area.

In a statement police said that on arrival officers found “an ongoing disturbance which involved some agency workers and some children”.

A spokesperson said: “More people started to attend the location and a decision was made to remove the agency workers and the children to a safe place.

“A crowd started to gather and more officers were requested to attend the area, where some pockets of disorder were occurring.

“More officers have been deployed to the area to assist with the management of this incident.”

Officers were initially called to a disturbance on Luxor Street, in Leeds

A police car parked at the junction of two road — Officers were initially called to a disturbance on Luxor Street, in Leeds

Footage shared on social media showed the police car coming under attack with its windows being smashed in.

One person is seen smashing the car with a scooter as well as stones and other debris being thrown.

BBC reporter Bethany Parsons, who was near the scene on Harehills Road, described hundreds of people being gathered on the streets.

“There was debris and rubbish strewn all over the floor as well as a big police presence, including armed officers and police vehicles.”

A damaged police car was taken away from the scene of the disorder

Beth Parsons/BBC The damaged police car — A damaged police car was taken away from the scene of the disorder

Posting on X, Councillor Salma Arif, for Gipton and Harehills, appeared alongside a police inspector, with a message urging people to stay at home.

Ms Arif said: “There’s an ongoing situation currently in Harehills.

“We are asking everybody in the area please stay at home at this moment in time.

Insp Nicholls, from the East Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “If you could just stay where you are, stay in your houses while we manage this incident.

“If you are in the crowd I would ask you to go home please so we can keep everybody safe.”

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