Man arrested after four hour hunt
Published:
1:17 PM January 23, 2009
Updated:
9:34 PM October 10, 2020
POLICE arrested a man last night when he made threats to his own life while brandishing a knife.Officers were called to an area of Lowestoft beach after the 47-year-old rang a relative claiming he was suicidal.
POLICE arrested a man last night when he made threats to his own life while brandishing a knife.
Officers were called to an area of Lowestoft beach after the 47-year-old rang a relative claiming he was suicidal.
Police began a search for the man on foot at around 10.15pm before the police helicopter was called to the scene.
The man was located at 2.15am this morning in Summerfield Gardens.
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He was subsequently arrested for being in possession of a knife in a public place. He was cautioned, but later released.
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