Police evacuate area in Bexhill after man ‘makes threats’
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Officers were called to the scene after a man alone in a property in Park Road began “making threats”.
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Hide AdA spokesperson for Rother Police said the man was taken to hospital for potential gas exposure.
They said nearby properties were evacuated “as a precaution” and the public was initially asked to stay away from the area. They thanked the public for their patience while the incident was being resolved.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police said today (January 31): “We responded to an incident involving a man alone in a property making threats in Park Road, Bexhill, in the early hours of Saturday, January 29.
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Hide Ad“He was arrested on suspicion of threatening to destroy or damage property, and has been released on bail, pending further enquiries.”