A DRAMATIC early-morning raid on a Selby house led to a 17-year-old youth appearing before magistrates today on charges of false imprisonment, robbery and criminal damage.
Selby police stormed the house in Charles Street following a silent 999 call in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police arrived at the house at 3.30am, and "contained" the premises for 40 minutes before entering the house.
One man was arrested, and another had received chest injuries. A woman who was also in the house was uninjured.
One of the officers involved in the raid, who declined to be named, told the Evening Press: "Armed officers were not in attendance at the scene, but entry was gained by an officer wearing what we call police support unit protection equipment."
Police had to do what they would term a "dynamic entry,".
A single police officer guarded the house for most of Saturday until Selby District Council staff arrived to board up the front door.
Two smashed windows, one at the front and one at the back, were also boarded up.
One Charles Street resident, who did not want to be named, said her partner had been woken by the noise as police burst into the house.
She said: "My partner heard a lot of noise and said someone shouted 'Don't move. Don't move'."
Another neighbour, Margaret Dixon, said a young couple had recently moved into the house, but she said she had not heard anything during the raid.
In a formal statement, Inspector John Reid, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "At 3.30am, as a result of a 999 call, officers attended a house in Charles Street, Selby.
"The premises were contained for approximately 40 minutes, until entry was forced and a male was arrested inside the premises.
"Inside the premises was another man who had minor injuries to his chest, although these were non-life threatening.
"There was also a female, who was unharmed."
The 17-year-old, was due to appear at Selby Magistrates Court today charged with false imprisonment, robbery and criminal damage.
Updated: 09:45 Monday, September 26, 2005
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