{"id":699154,"date":"2026-01-16T04:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/699154\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T04:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:54:14","slug":"item-hurled-at-sheffield-united-players-during-derby-as-police-launch-manhunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/699154\/","title":{"rendered":"Item hurled at Sheffield United players during derby as police launch manhunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The police are looking to identify a man they believe could help with their investigation<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_cctvhillsb.jpg\" alt=\"Police in Sheffield have released  an image of a man they would like to speak to after an object was thrown during the Sheffield derby\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police in Sheffield have released  an image of a man they would like to speak to after an object was thrown during the Sheffield derby\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police in Sheffield have released  an image of a man they would like to speak to after an object was thrown during the Sheffield derby(Image: South Yorkshire Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have issued CCTV of a man they want to speak to after an object was thrown at Sheffield United players during the derby last November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/all-about\/south-yorkshire-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">South Yorkshire Police <\/a>have launched their investigation after an object was launched at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/all-about\/sheffield-united-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Sheffield United<\/a> players during the team&#8217;s match with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/all-about\/sheffield-wednesday-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> in Hillsborough on November 23. The police are now looking to identify a man, and have released a CCTV image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They believe the man may be able to help with their investigation. He is white, in his 30s with dark hair, a dark beard, and a moustache. He was wearing a grey baseball cap, black shorts, and a black coat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A police spokesman said: &#8220;We are releasing an image of a man officers would like to speak to in connection with an incident at the Sheffield Derby in November 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;During the Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United match at Hillsborough on 23 November, a man is alleged to have thrown an object at the Sheffield United players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Enquiries are ongoing and officers are now releasing an image of a man they would like to speak to as it is believed he may be able to help with enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The man is described as white, in his 30s with dark hair, a dark beard and moustache. He was wearing a grey baseball cap, black shorts and a black coat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1764078092_11_2_Ridgeway-live-blog-police.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Get all Yorkshire crime and court stories sent to your phone<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the latest crime and court stories in Yorkshire news straight to your mobile via WhatsApp <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Hs0k4HdeYAXHdgfWcwvNQW\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Whether it&#8217;s breaking news straight from a crime scene, live updates from big court cases happening in our region or police appeals, you&#8217;ll get it all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you don\u2019t like our community, you can leave any time. We also treat members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reachplc.com\/site-services\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Read our privacy notice here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Do you recognise this man?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you have any information, you can contact the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southyorkshire.police.uk\/ro\/report\/ocr\/af\/how-to-report-a-crime\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">police online here<\/a> or by calling 101, quoting incident number 132 of November 23. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers-uk.org\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">their website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get all the latest and breaking Sheffield news straight to your inbox by <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=11e3a255-9202-43b5-8471-cfbf02dcd578&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">signing up to our newsletter here.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The police are looking to identify a man they believe could help with their investigation Police in Sheffield&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":699155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,188,393,4884,13734,1620,11840,10381,91174,59157,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-699154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-hillsborough","13":"tag-sheffield","14":"tag-sheffield-united-fc","15":"tag-sheffield-wednesday-fc","16":"tag-south-yorkshire","17":"tag-south-yorkshire-police","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115902995849765096","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/699155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}