A 49-year-old man has been arrested after being detained at gunpoint by Armed Police in Ryde this afternoon (Monday).
4 Armed Response officers descended on The Veteran pub – formerly The Marine Bar – on the corner of Esplanade and George Street at just before 14:15.
Island Echo understands that the detained individual had been involved in an alleged incident elsewhere in the town, with reports made to Police that the male was believed to be in possession of a firearm.
The concerning report led to the force deploying fully armed officers, who pulled the male out of the pub and detained him on the floor outside.
A spokesperson for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has told Island Echo that they were called at 13:31 to a report of a man acting suspiciously at an address in Union Street – understood to be The Blacksheep Bar.
It has been confirmed that a 49-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested, but it unknown at this time what he is accused of and whether any firearms have been recovered.
UPDATE TUESDAY – It has now been confirmed by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary that the 49-year-old was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm, possession of a knife and making threats to kill.
However, no weapons were found during the arrest.
The male has been bailed whilst enquiries into the circumstances of the incident continue.
It sounds like the creep that was tailgating me around 2.10pm on Sunday the 15th, he was in a rage and when I stopped on Brook Road in Shanklin to allow a car to pass coming from the opposite direction he was not pleased…
I thought he was going to attack me and simply said I was a wirdo and I wasn’t fooling anyone, I’ve no idea to what he meant, however, he got into his black Nissan 4×4 and screaming his engine, spinning the wheels directly towards me…I definitely had to jump out of the way, because he would have hit me without doubt…
We have a lot of nasty people on the island now, sad but true, I only got part of his registration and that was GB06 or it could have been BG06…
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Thank you for contributing nothing
What a load of BS that you spout….!.
It’s sad that IE that reports incidents on the island before any other media, have so many ignorant, nasty comments on the forum that seem to come from very angry people that have many angry issues….
The island was once known for it welcoming attitude, all that has gone now…
Youl find people are less vocal when they are face to face and can’t hide behind a screen
So from the description of this bloke in article, “A 49-year-old man”, you know it was the guy you wound up on the road?
He was right in in one respect, though you are a “wirdo” (sic).
Firstly I didn’t say it WAS this man, second, I did nothing to wind him up at all, because I did nothing wrong.And thirdly, you have no idea who I am and we have never met each other….So, for you to call me a (sic) “wirdo” why have you come too that conclusion???.
As I have said, there’s some nasty people on this island and you are one of them…
We have all suffered road rage attacks at sometime, so why are the victims considered to be sick weirdo’s???
Good old Isle of Shite again
I told you it’s the only way to get a police response is to say a gun is involved
Insulting the most kind, honest, shy, genteel and respectful race is another
called at 13:31 to a report of a man acting suspiciously at an address in Union Street.
Huh- at least half of all the flats in union street are occupied by those concerned in the consumption of cannabis and acting suspiciously is par for the course.