Armed police respond to incident in Bognor

According to Sussex Police, officers were alerted to reports of a man ‘seen with a large knife’ leaving a property.

A spokesperson said: “The report was received from a member of the public at 11.25am on Tuesday.

“Armed officers responded and a number of men emerged from a flat in Longford Road.

“There was no trace of a knife, nor of the man said to have been in possession of it.”

A message from the Editor, Gary Shipton:

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news, I am asking you to please purchase a copy of our newspapers.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspapers.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world. But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

Stay safe, and best wishes.