Large crowds 'coughing at police and spitting' when asked to move during serious Dewsbury incident
A West Yorkshire Police officer was left in disbelief on Saturday after large crowds coughed at police and spat while they were standing guard during a serious incident in Dewsbury.
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WYP officer PC Rachel Storey shared the frankly unbelievable update on her professional Twitter account.
To make matters worse, riders on passing motorbikes then threw eggs at the officers.
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Hide AdWhile PC Storey didn't elaborate on the nature of the incident, she described it as a 'serious incident'.
She said: "So whilst scene guarding at a serious incident tonight we were faced with large crowds shoulder to shoulder, spitting on the floor and coughing at us when asking them to move back.
"Yes coughing then the target of egg throwers on passing motorbikes.... just WHY? no excuse!
"It was just vile..I had to wash my boots last night when I got home as I couldn’t stop thinking about the amount of spit id stood in!!