Arrest after report of knife-wielding man making threats in Crawley
Police were called to a property on Thursday morning (July 15th)
Police have made an arrest after being called to a report of a man with a knife making threats inside a property in Crawley.
Officers were called to Wren Court in Tilgate Way at 10.45am on Thursday (July 15th) and safely detained a 41-year-old man.
No injuries were reported during the incident.
Chief Inspector Shane Baker, Sussex Police's District Commander for Crawley said:
"We are thankful to the public for their patience and understanding while this incident was ongoing.
"During this incident, a distraction device was used, which may have caused some alarm and disruption to residents.
"We would like to assure the public that nobody was harmed and there is not believed to be any ongoing threat to the local community at this time."
Anyone with information can report it online or call 101, quoting 482 of 15/07.