Blackpool PCSO forced to call for armed back up after being ambushed by rampaging teenage gang

The shocking incident happened at 5.25pm in Seasiders Way and was followed soon after by an attack on a shopper outside the nearby Aldi in Waterloo Road.

Two boys, aged 15 and 14, both from Blackpool, have been arrested on suspicion of assault and anti-social behaviour offences in connection with the attacks.

They have both been released under investigation pending further enquiries, say Lancashire Police.

The force said the teenagers were arrested after a group of around eight teenagers went on an ASB spree around South Shore yesterday evening.

During their rampage, the group ambushed a lone PCSO who had been out on patrol in response to reports of anti-social behaviour in the area.

The gang hurled objects at her patrol car, forcing her to lock herself inside and call for back-up, as they hammered on the windows and tried to pull the doors open.

The shocking incident prompted Lancashire Police to mobilise its mounted and armed units to the scene to quell the disorder.

A short time later, at around 6.40pm, officers responded to reports of an attack on a shopper outside the nearby Aldi store in Waterloo Road. They found a man who had suffered facial injuries after an unprovoked attack by a pair of teenagers.

A police spokesman said: "Two teenage boys have been arrested after reports of anti-social behaviour offences in South Shore, including an incident where a police car was vandalised as a PCSO sat in the vehicle.

"Around 5.25pm yesterday (Tuesday, December 1) an officer was sat in the vehicle in Seasiders Way when she was approached by between six and eight teenagers.

"The group started throwing objects, causing damage, as well as banging the windows and trying to open the doors. The officer called for support with the offenders making off from the scene.

"A short time later we received further reports of anti-social behaviour in the South Shore area, with mounted and armed response officers attending.

"Around 6.40pm police received a report a man had been attacked outside the Aldi store in Waterloo Road, suffering facial injuries.

"Two teenagers were arrested on suspicion of assault a short time later. They have been released under investigation pending further enquiries."

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