Man charged with assaulting police officer following 12-hour stand off Stephen Wallwork, 31, of South Avenue, Kearsley, has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker 17:04, 16 MAY 2021 Updated Police vehicles at the scene in Maple Close, Kearsley For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A man has been charged with assaulting a police officer following a 12-hour stand off in Bolton.