Man arrested for smashing windscreen in alleged LTN issue

The 61-year-old from Oxford was arrested after Thames Valley Police received a report of a car windscreen being damaged in Divinity Road at about 2.25pm on Sunday (October 23).

A 51-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle ‘dangerously’ and has been released under investigation.

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Following statements of support from cllrs Haywood and Gant, yesterday there was a escalation where someone jumped out and smashed up a car, threatening the driver claiming they were a ‘human bollard’ empowered to do so by councillors. This was a vicious attack by the pro-ltn mob pic.twitter.com/uudp8Auc62

— Cowley LTN’s #OneOX4 (@CowleyLtn) October 24, 2022

It has been alleged the incident happened over an argument about LTNs which have divided communities across the city since Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, installed them earlier this year.

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police said: “A 61-year-old man from Oxford was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dealt with by way of a conditional caution.

“A 51-year-old man from Oxford, was arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle dangerously and has been released under investigation.”

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

Get in touch with her by emailing: Gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk

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