An Eastbourne man was arrested after a three hour stand-off with armed police in Redoubt Road on Saturday evening. Photo by Dan JessupAn Eastbourne man was arrested after a three hour stand-off with armed police in Redoubt Road on Saturday evening. Photo by Dan Jessup
An Eastbourne man was arrested after a three hour stand-off with armed police in Redoubt Road on Saturday evening. Photo by Dan Jessup

Eastbourne armed police incident - In pictures

A man was arrested after armed police attended an incident in Eastbourne this afternoon (Monday, May 25).

A large number of officers, the police dog unit and a police negotiator were pictured in Compton Street after they were alerted to an incident in one of the properties at around 12.15pm. A spokesperson for Sussex Police said: “Officers attended and made contact with a man in his 30s. He was arrested nearby just before 2pm on suspicion of assault and criminal damage. He has been taken into police custody, where he remains at this time.”