A 60-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and possessing offensive weapons after Police were called to a residential address in Godshill this afternoon (Wednesday).
Officers were called to May Close at 15:10, where a man was reported to be making threats whilst allegedly armed with a baseball bat and nunchucks.
The 60-year-old was subsequently arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and possessing offensive weapons.
He was also arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and assaulting Police officers.
The incident, on the outskirts of the village, prompted a sizeable emergency services response, with 3 Police cars, a Police van and an ambulance attending the scene.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed to Island Echo that the man remains in custody at this time.
So many numpties on the island.
To assault a Police Officer should result in instant imprisonment.
What chance does Joe public have if numpties don’t respect
the law.
Totally agree. If prison spaces are insufficient , build more.
Crime is worsening because there are zero consequences
Our police need a Home Secretary with the resolve to give them more support before it’s to late.
The existing prisons are full… mainly due to 14 years of Tory cut-backs for the Criminal Justice System.. so there is virtually no option of imprisonment, except for the absolute worst offenders..
to build more prisons (or even refurbish Camp Hill) , needs money. (and takes time) & that money has to come from somewhere….
if the current government announced plans to raise taxes to build more prisons.. I’m sure there’d be one hell of a kick-back from the electorate…
It’s interesting that neither the Tories, not Reform, although very critical about the current government’s issues with prisons etc., have any stated policies to reverse any cut-back in spending on the Criminal Justice System…
We haven’t had a decent Home Secretary for years.
I feel sorry for the police, who would join a force that
are let down by their superiors, the Military have the same
problem.
The country would be lost without them but don’t appreciate
them.
Building more prisons would also create more employment
something this country desperately needs.
Well said, common sense.
Refurbish Camp Hill prison and reuse it, it is ridiculous it is sat empty
It is desperately needed in todays days.
Crime is rife and it ain’t getting any better countrywide.
Things are getting so bad even Piddington a small village in
Oxfordshire is voting to leave the UK and Braintree a Town in
Essex run by a Reform led council have employed private security
guards to protect the people of Braintree.
Something is seriously wrong with this country.
I’m pretty sure Camp Hill has already been sold for development. Or at least, a sale of the site is going through. A friend who works for the London firm buying it has told me. So the government won’t be refurbishing that!
Makes one wonder what it will be.
Housing apparently, around 950 homes, good thing there’s plenty of slack within service infrastructure…