Armed police called to Albert Road Southsea after reports of three people with knives in block of flats

Armed police descended on a major Southsea street after being told about three people with knives who had been seen in a block of flats.

Hampshire Constabulary say they were called at about 7.20pm on Wednesday about the the three males, who had been seen going into and leaving a block of flats in Villiers Road in Southsea.

Officers were sent to the area, and after a search found a 15-year-old boy on Albert Road, who was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.

He is still in police custody.

“A knife was also found in the area and seized, and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances,” said a police spokesperson. The force also confirmed that armed officers were sent out.