Armed police arrest man with knife in Hardwicke

Weapon recovered outside a local McDonald's

Author: Gavin RutterPublished 4th Nov 2023

Armed police have arrested a man in Gloucestershire after concerns were raised about his behaviour.

The arrest was made, and a knife recovered outside the McDonald's restaurant on the Hardwicke roundabout, just before 5.35pm last night.

It followed reports of a man in dark clothing with a knife behaving suspiciously in the Church Lane area.

A man, in his 20s and from Gloucester, was detained on suspicion of possessing a bladed article.

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