Tunstall Fireworks Incidents

On the 31/10/23 from 7pm to 8:30pm Staffordshire Police received a number of calls for service, reporting a large group of masked males causing criminal damage and setting off large fireworks. A number of business premises were directly targeted by these males. The first incident the group threw house bricks through the window of a NHS building and set a firework into the building, this was followed by the group firing at a pub in Tower Square a number of times. Officers were also targeted on the car park of Matalan and these youths were seen firing fireworks towards on coming traffic on Scotia Road, one male was arrested by officers, the others fled the scene. We have seen footage of the group on the Our Tunstall Facebook  page we can see there was a number of cars, pedestrians in the area. 

The group were wearing balaclavas and masks during the attacks on the buildings, if anyone has any footage of the males without face coverings or dash cam footage please contact 101, crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use our website incident number 21230152840.