Man arrested following a police incident in County Durham

Durham Police Incident
Author: Micky WelchPublished 30th Sep 2022
Last updated 30th Sep 2022

UPDATE: 14:20

A man has been arrested after a police incident in County Durham.

Officers had responded to reports of concern for a man in the early hours of this morning in Fencehouses.

As a precaution the firearms team were also in attendance.

After several hours of talks, a man was arrested on suspicion of malicious communications and has been taken into custody.


Officers are currently dealing with an incident in Fence Houses.

A road closure has been put in place between the junction of Lumley New Road, at Woodstone Village and the war memorial on Morton Crescent.

Incident between Lumley New Road and Morton Crescent

This will affect traffic and travel so please avoid the area and use alternative routes

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