A YOUNG man smashed a hotel window in the early hours of last night in Kirkby Lonsdale.

A group of youths were sitting on a bench outside the Royal Hotel around midnight.

The window that broke was overlooking the bench.

When staff came to investigate, one of the members of the group, an unknown man, ran away from the scene. 

Anyone with information should contact PC 2353 Arrowsmith on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting log reference number 6 of September 25.