Man arrested for carrying a knife after a fight in a Portsmouth street

A man is suspected to have had a knife and has been arrested

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of possession of a knife after a fight in a Portsmouth street.

Hampshire Police were called at 8.45pm on Sunday, May 24 to reports of a fight in the street on Tottenham Road in Fratton, with one man suspected to have a knife.

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Police at Tottenham Road, Portsmouth, with one man suspected to have a knife in a fight | Solace Chivers

A police spokesperson said: “Officers attended and a 30-year-old man from Portsmouth was arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed article.

“He remains in custody at this time.”

Anyone with an information about the incident is asked to call Hampshire Police on 101.

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