Posted: Mon 17th Aug 2020

Updated: Mon 17th Aug

Together ‘we nailed it’ – police thank ‘eagle eyed’ public after spotting man walking around Flint with a hammer

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Monday, Aug 17th, 2020

Police have thanked ‘eagle-eyed’ members of the public who spotted and reported seeing a man walking around part of Flint with a hammer.

Officers from North Flintshire say they apprehended and arrested then man.

A police spokesperson said officers were called at “15.28, to a report that a man was swinging a small hammer around as he was walking along Northop Road Flint.”

A post on the forces North Flintshire Facebook page says:

“Thank you to the various eagle-eyed members of the public who sighted a male in possession of a hammer walking in the area of Flint and assisted us in locating him.

This male has now been apprehended and arrested by officers.”

A spokesperson added, “Together #wenailedit

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