A teenager from Stoke-on-Trent has been arrested after fireworks were thrown at buildings and vehicles in Tunstall.

Staffordshire Police say detectives are gathering footage of incidents that occurred between 7.20pm and 8.15pm near the Sneyd Arms Hotel on High Street on 31 October.

Police received multiple reports from the public that members of a large group of youths wearing balaclavas and hoods were throwing fireworks into the Sneyd Arms Hotel and at passing vehicles.

Fireworks were thrown at a police car before around 20 youths ran away in different directions (Staffordshire Police).

​Officers then located a group of around 20 youths on the car park of Matalan in Woodland Street. Fireworks were thrown at a patrol car before members of the group ran off in different directions. No officers were injured.

​A 15-year-old boy, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. He is currently on bail.

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