Updated: Police Incident in York

Wednesday, 15 March 2023 19:04

By Alexander Chadwick @thisisyo1

Emergency services are currently dealing with an incident on Tadcaster Road in York.

Update:

Statement on incident at York College

Police were contacted at 4.10pm today (Wednesday 15 March) by York College who had been alerted to a possible suspicious object on their campus.

Officers attended and assisted college staff in evacuating the building.

Tadcaster Road was closed and a cordon was put in place to ensure the safety of members of the public.

A search of the campus was completed and nothing was found.

Tadcaster Road was open at 7.15pm and the cordon on the college campus was lifted at 9.38pm.

An investigation is underway to establish the full circumstances of the incident.

A cordon is in place and the road is currently closed in both directions between York College and the Tesco roundabout.

Members of the public are advised to avoid the area.

NYP Ref – NYP-15032023-0291

North Yorkshire Police, News

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