TWO men have been cautioned for offences at a fracking site in North Yorkshire yesterday.
A 69-year-old man arrested at Kirby Misperton at about 10.30am yesterday has accepted a caution for obstructing a police officer, a spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said.
He also confirmed that a 33-year-old man arrested at about the same time has been released with no further action.
A third man, aged 23, was arrested at about 5.30pm last night. He has accepted a caution for wilfully obstructing a highway, the spokesman added.
Superintendent Lindsey Robson, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "We'll continue to take a neighbourhood policing approach to protests – that means we will talk to people, to explain what is acceptable in terms of safety and reasonableness, and ask them to work with us to make this a safe and peaceful protest. We would rather talk to people and persuade them to move, than have to make arrests."
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