Four charged over street battle

Police patrols have been stepped up in Aylesbury

Four white men are to appear in court in connection with a street battle involving Asian youths in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

A 34-year-old man from Abingdon and a 35-year-old man from Wantage, in Oxfordshire, have been charged with assaulting a police officer.

A 38-year-old man from Aylesbury is accused of possessing an offensive weapon and a 19-year-old man from Chobham, in Surrey, has been charged with resisting arrest.

The Abingdon man will appear in court on Tuesday, the three others have been bailed to appear on Thursday.

Ten Asians, aged between 18 and 31, have been released on bail while police inquiries continue.

Community policing

A Thames Valley Police spokeswoman said officers were confronted by up to 60 people when they were called to an address in Russell Avenue on Sunday.

The group dispersed after police made arrests for public order offences.

Police took 11 Asian men, nine white men, three black men and one mixed race man into custody, the spokeswoman said.

The black men, aged 15, 16 and 37, and an Asian teenager were later released without charge.