A suspect has been arrested after a man was seen carrying a sword in a park.
Officers were called to Mansfield’s Berry Hill Park at 5.31am today (Friday) and immediately began a search of the area.
Multiple resources were deployed and a suspect was later detained on Southwell Road West as he walked towards Mansfield town centre.
The 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.
A sheathed sword was also seized by officers.
Inspector Katie Eustace, district commander for Mansfield, said:
“We received several calls about this incident this morning and deployed multiple resources to the area in response.
“At the moment we don’t believe there is any wider risk to the public but hope people will be reassured by the very firm policing response to this incident.”
Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to call 101 quoting incident 89 of 11 July 2025.
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