Police have issued CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after damage to a defibrillator at Romanby Primary School.
The incident happened at the school in The Close, Northallerton, at 1am on Sunday, March 24.
Officers said they would like to speak with the man pictured as they believe he holds “vital information as to how the defibrillator box became damaged”.
PC Jack Dodsworth, of Northallerton Police Station, said: “This incident had the potential to put a life saving defibrillator out of the community.
“Fortunately, this was not the case and the defibrillator was actually deployed by Yorkshire Ambulance Service on Wednesday, March 27 but fortunately was not used.
“This was the first time in the year it has been there that it has been used by the public.
“If the situation was more serious and the defibrillator was needed whilst deployed, but was unavailable due to mindless damage caused to the storage box, things could have been very different.
“I would urge anyone who recognises the man in the images to contact police or Crimestoppers.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for PC Jack Dodsworth or email Jack.Dodsworth1255@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Please quote reference number 12190054256 when passing on information.
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