The offenders’ parents were notified and victims were supported from the incident
11:48, 14 Apr 2026Updated 11:49, 14 Apr 2026
Photo shows the offenders on the roof of a building(Image: Leicestershire Police)
Two people were injured after youths were caught throwing stones off a building roof in a Leicestershire town centre.
Leicestershire Police officers said they caught the offenders ‘red handed’ as they found two young people throwing stones off a roof in Wigston town centre. Images show the youths were put in the back of a police vehicle in the town’s Frederick Street.
According to the police, two people were hit by thrown objects, and one phone was damaged. The offenders’ parents were notified and victims were supported from the incident.
Photo shows the youths on the roof of a building(Image: Leicestershire Police)
Speaking about the incident, a Oadby and Wigston police officer said: “Throwing stones off a roof seemed like such a good idea, until consequences arrived in the form of PCSO Dom and PC Catherine.
“Antisocial behaviour comes in many forms, but when people are injured or property is damaged it crosses the line into criminality.
“Diverting young people away from crime is essential to avoid them falling into a life of crime or being exploited, but with peer pressure an ever-present danger in luring children into crime it is becoming more common for the police to deal with young people ‘just having fun’ at the expense of others.
“Parents/carers, schools, local authorities… we all have a part to play. Kids… don’t succumb to peer pressure.”