AN incident in which three people were alledgedly assaulted at an address in Lydney “was brought under control without risk to the wider community,” say police, who are still seeking ‘ram-raiders’ in connection with another incident

A number of people alerted police to a disturbance in Harrison Way on Saturday (May 25) and two men were later arrested.

Meanwhile, the Forest’s most senior police officer has praised his officers for their work in trying to track down ram-raiders who attacked the cashpoint machine at the Co-op store in the town.

Police who were called to Harrison Way at around 6.45pm found three people had been assaulted by intruders who made off with two mobile phones.

Lewis Williams, aged 19, of Badgers Bank Road, Sutton Coldfield was subsequently charged with aggravated burglary and wounding with intent.

He was remanded in custody and was due to appear at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court yesterday, Tuesday, May 28.

The other man, who is 48 and from Lydney, has been released under investigation.

A 52-year-old woman was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with facial injuries but was released after treatment.

Another woman and a man suffered minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment.

A Gloucestershire Police spokesperson said: “This was a contained incident and investigating officers would like to reassure members of the public that it was brought under control without risk to the wider community.

“Local officers will continue to patrol in Lydney and if anyone has any concerns about crime, or people they think are involved in criminal activity, should contact their neighbourhood policing team.”

Anyone with information about the incident on May 25 is asked to call the police on 101 quoting incident 363.

Gloucestershire Police are also appealing for information about the escape vehicle used by the thieves who carried out the ram raid in the early hours of Friday, May 17.

They used a stolen digger to rip the cashpoint from the wall at the front of the store.

Two vehicles believed to have been involved in the raid, and the cash machine, were found nearby by the Gloucestershire force’s specialist operations team and the police helicopter.

Inspector Andy Hodgetts, of the Forest of Dean neighbourhood policing team, said: “I believe that the incident on May 17 makes a statement to criminals that rural communities are not an easy target.

“I’m really proud of the efforts of the officers in the early hours of Friday morning and whilst the offenders may have escaped for now we hope to gather evidence which will help us to find those responsible.”

Anyone who was in the area at around 2.25am or witnessed a vehicle acting suspiciously is asked to call 101 quoting incident 27 of May 17.