Man arrested after street warden ‘assaulted’ in Eastbourne town centre

Officers were called to reports of a male behaving aggressively towards the public and street ambassadors in Bolton Road on Friday (April 3).

Sussex Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of common assault after the incident, which happened at about 12.30pm.

After being interviewed, he was released under investigation. A spokesperson for Sussex Police said there were no reports of injuries or damage.

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Following the incident, a video is reported to have emerged on social media showing some of what happened.

Responding to this, Stephen Holt of Your Eastbourne BID said, “Our street ambassadors responded to a call from a business after reports an individual had been verbally aggressive to members of the public and staff.”

Mr Holt said the street ambassadors are ‘highly experienced’ and have supplied the same service in Brighton for more than a decade.

They are classed as key workers and have supported businesses in Eastbourne in the last three weeks they have been working here.

This includes assisting supermarkets, pharmacists and convenience stores with queuing, preventing shop lifting and even removing pigeons that were found in a closed shop unit.