Seven held and dispersal powers after Rotherham street disorder
Police were called to disturbances on Ferham Park Avenue in Rotherham
Seven people have been arrested and a dispersal order is in place after two violent disturbances in Rotherham, police said.
Officers were called to the Ferham Park Avenue area of Kimberworth following reports of disorder just after 15:30 BST on Tuesday, and returned to the same road after a reports a man was slashed at 22:30 BST.
Seven people were held on suspicion of offences including assault causing grievous bodily harm, assault of an emergency worker and possession of an offensive weapon.
A Section 35 order, giving officers powers to disperse people from an area to minimise crime, has been imposed until 11:44 BST on Friday.
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