Summary

Riverside Park: Police called after man seen with knife

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  • 🚨Police have descended on Riverside Park
  • 🚨It follows reports of a man with a knife

4:35pm

Officers have left the park.

3:24pm

Police dog handlers are at the park, our reporter says.

3:24pm

Man arrested for assaulting police officer

A police spokesperson has now said the man arrested was held on suspicion of assaulting an officer.

They said: "The male was detained for a search but became aggressive with officers.

"A 38-year-old man from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of assault by beating of an emergency worker."

 

3:22pm

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3:11pm

The latest update

A Hampshire police spokesperson said: "The man did not have a knife in his possession and we have not seized any weapons."

2:55pm

Police statement

Hampshire Constabulary has provided this statement. More details to follow.

We were called at 2.33pm to a report of a man in the Woodmill area who appeared to have a knife in his possession.

Officers have attended and arrested a man.

2:52pm

Several police officers have been sighted at the Southampton park this afternoon.

A number of police vehicles are in the Woodmill Lane car park. 

2:51pm

Good afternoon. 

We will bring you the latest on an ongoing police incident in Riverside Park. 

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