POLICE have arrested four men in connection with an attempted burglary in Gateforth in which a 63-year-old man was injured.
Officers stopped a vehicle on the A19 at Riccall on Monday afternoon, the day after the incident at Hillam Road, Gateforth, in which a masked man tried to smash down the front door of the property.
A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the occupant was not seriously injured, but he and his 47-year-old wife, who was uninjured, were both taken to hospital as a precaution, and have since been released.
A 35-year-old man from Sleaford, Lincolnshire, a 38-year-old man from London, a 27-year-old man from Newark, Nottinghamshire, and a 26-year-old man from Doncaster were all arrested and have been released on police bail as enquiries into the incident continue.
Witnesses should phone Det Sgt Ash Khan, of York CID on 0845 6060247, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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