Witness appeal lunched after man was seen throwing firework into smoking area of High Wycombe pub

An appeal for witnesses has been launched by Thames Valley Police after a man was seen throwing a lit firework into the smoking area of the O’Neills Pub in Pauls Row, High Wycombe.

The incident occurred at around 12.10am on Sunday 1st January 2017. Nobody was injured.

A 22 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing fireworks in a public place in connection with the incident and has been bailed until Tuesday 17th January 2017.

Investigating officer PC Rob Allen from High Wycombe Police Station, said: ‘This incident took place in a busy area, in the smoking area of O’Neills pub and we believe that there would have been a lot of people around at the time who may have witnessed this.

Anyone with information can contact Thames Valley Police via the non-emergency number 101.

If you don’t want to speak directly to police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.‘