A police officer A WOMAN was raped in a shocking attack in Catterall in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police were called to Tan Yard Road at around 3.50am after a report that a woman was heard screaming. Officers attended with a woman in her 20s reporting she had been attacked by a man on a footpath off the road. The offender had made off from the scene. The attacker is described as white, aged in his 20s, with blond hair and dressed in dark clothing. Police are appealing for witnesses and urging anyone with information to come forward.
Tan Yard Road A MAN has been arrested in connection with the rape of a woman in Catterall. Police were called around 3.50am yesterday to Tan Yard Road, Preston, after a report a woman was heard screaming. Officers attended with a woman in her 20s reporting she had been attacked by a man on a footpath off the road. The offender had made off from the scene. Following extensive enquiries officers last night, police arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the investigation. Det Insp Chris Naidu said: “While we have made an arrest we continue to appeal to anyone with information to come forward.