Man arrested after reports of' violence involving chainsaw' in Peterborough

Police helicopter called following the reports yesterday evening
By Stephen Briggs
Published 27th Jul 2022, 10:45 BST
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A man has been arrested following reports of violence involving a chainsaw near Peterborough city centre.

Police were called just after 5.45pm yesterday (Tuesday) to the incident, which happened at the Embankment.

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The police helicopter was also called to assist officers after a man fled from the scene.

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A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire police said: “We were called at 5.48pm yesterday to Embankment Road, Peterborough, with reports of violence – namely an argument involving two men, one armed with a chainsaw.

“The man fled from police and a search was carried out along the river with assistance from the NPAS helicopter.”

The spokesperson said a 33-year-old man from Peterborough has arrested on suspicion of two counts of criminal damage, threatening a person with an offensive weapon in public and breaching section 4a of the public order act. He was still in police custody this morning.