Armed Police have been deployed to a property in Ryde this afternoon (Wednesday) over concerns for the welfare of a man.
2 officers, kitted in tactical clothing and armed with rifles, have taken up position on Player Street, between St John’s Road and Park Road.
The one-way road has been closed and pedestrians are being ushered away.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary has confirmed to Island Echo that Armed Police have been deployed in relation to a call of a concern for the welfare of a man.
They say there is no wider threat to the community.
The incident began at around 16:45.
UPDATE @ 18:05 – The incident has been stood down and the road has now reopened.
It’s understood 1 male has been taken away from the property and will receive the appropriate support.
This island is becoming more like Beirut every day, God help us in ten years time from now…
Why, will your kids have grown up?
I’m 63 my daughter is a nurse working in Bournemouth, I can tell you she has better things to do than crime, however, you have no vision for the future….if you really think our nations will to end out of control crime has failed, you need to take a long look at reality..
Have you been to Beirut?
Have they plenty of people with mental problems?
Yes, they changed its name to Isle of Wight…it’s full of idiots like you.
I guess you are an uneducated because you probably left education at 14.
still got a chip on your shoulder because you are too young for government pension and too old too be of any use.
At 63 he is to young to have left school at 14, could you not work that out, he would have left minimum at 16.
Welcome to crime island
“No threat to the wider community”. I presume your obsession with putting down your local community includes word blindness.
At one time we had something called Sociaty, now we are divided into so called Community’s, that is so divisive..
Society
Another mental nutcase having a pathetic breakdown, just leave them to it and don’t drag the police into it. People need to sort out there own problems rather than making a public spectacle and looking for symphathy.
it’s funny how every time there is anything on here people argue as if it directly affected them lol