A PERSON has been arrested in York on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker and possession of a class drug with intent to supply.

The arrest was made while police carried reassurance patrols in the university and Fulford allotment area of York, following a rise in community concerns of increased criminality, York City Task Force said.

It tweeted: "One under arrest for possession of a class drug with intent to supply, resist arrest and assault an emergency worker."