Police safely arrested a man who had barricaded himself inside a home.
Officers had become concerned for the safety of both the man and his neighbours after being called to the property in Vernon Road, Old Basford, at around 1:20 am this morning (Wednesday 12 October 2022)
Specially trained police negotiators were called in and officers worked alongside emergency services colleagues to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.
Inspector Usha Madaara, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Police along with fire and ambulance service colleagues were called to the scene.
“The road was closed while the incident was dealt with, and some residents were briefly evacuated from their homes as a precaution.
“Thanks to the efforts of officers on the scene, the incident was brought to a safe conclusion and a man was taken into police custody.
“I’d like to thank residents and members of the public for their patience and understanding while we carried out our work to resolve the incident.”
A 51-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of making threats to kill, possession of cannabis, malicious communications and attempted GBH.
He was taken to Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre for treatment on his injuries and is now in custody.
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