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David Spereall

Police 'reluctant' to arrest Otley Run drinkers in Leeds despite sex harassment and public urinating

Police are “reluctant” to arrest anti-social drinkers on Leeds’ Otley Run pub crawl, because they have so few officers on duty, it’s been claimed.

Liberal Democrat councillor Chris Howley called for more resources to crack down on unruly behaviour on the famous crawl.

The Otley Run, which stretches from Far Headingley into the city centre, has been under fire from politicians for much of the last year, with older revellers, rather than students, having been identified as the cause of some of the problems.

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