Man arrested after armed police called to Osborne Terrace

Mar 31, 2020 by Loujane Alasi in Crime

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and remains in police custody after police officers were called to an address in Jesmond yesterday (Monday 30th March).

Northumbria Police have confirmed that they were contacted just after 5pm yesterday by a caller expressing concern for the welfare of a man on Osborne Terrace in South Jesmond.

Jesmond gone mad! At least 15 policemen with assault rifles and riot shields outside of a house here! ? pic.twitter.com/X0ByE2bbsd
— Sam Pennington (@sampy93) March 30, 2020

Emergency services attending found a man inside the address who was threatening to harm himself. Eyewitness say that armed police and a dog unit were also at the scene.

Armed police gone into the building. Dog unit outside now
— Sam Pennington (@sampy93) March 30, 2020

I asked a police man – he said someone living there has threatened to hurt themselves and they’ve got a firearms licence. Police don’t know if they actually have a gun but need to be careful.
— ? Sophs (@sophsrobertson) March 30, 2020

Following a stand-off lasting more than nine hours, a man was arrested at around 2.45am this morning. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said that “there is not believed to be any wider risk to the public.”

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