Posted: Sun 26th Feb 2017

Police negotiators deployed to incident in Chester after wanted man barricades himself into flat

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Sunday, Feb 26th, 2017

Cheshire Police say their officers attended Spital Walk in Chester on Saturday night, early hours od Sunday morning following reports that a male who they were seeking to arrest was in a flat threatening to self-harm.

Police Negotiators were deployed and the male refused to come out despite concerted efforts and proceeded to barricade the door.

Cheshire Police said:

“In the interests of his safety officers undertook a rapid entry into the flat to effect the arrest ensuring no injuries were brought to him or the officers involved.

A 25yr old man is now safely in custody assisting us with the ongoing investigation.”

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