VIDEO: Armed Burgess Hill man arrested after police ‘struggle’

A 51-year-old man from Burgess Hill has been arrested after a stand-off with police and High Court bailiffs attempting to evict him from a house in West Park Crescent.
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A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “The bailiffs arrived to serve the eviction order shortly after 8am on Tuesday (November 24).

“The man had a knife and resisted attempts to remove him from the property, but for some time only verbal contact was made with him.

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“Gas engineers attended the property to turn off the gas supply as a precaution.

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Superintendent Lawrence Hobbs said: “It was always our intention to resolve the matter and bring the incident to a safe and peaceful conclusion. We spoke to the man for some time and just after 1pm we were able to enter the house and secure him after a brief struggle.”