Officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have assisted armed response colleagues with the arrest of a wanted male.
On Wednesday 12th July, a suspect, identified as being linked to a serious incident in Long Eaton last week, was sighted in the town centre by a local beat officer.
Due to the nature of the incident, assistance was provided by Derbyshire Armed Response Unit to safely apprehend the male. Armed officers deployed on the Market Place, Long Eaton shortly after and swiftly detained and arrested the male.
A weapon and items linked to drug supply were recovered. The investigation is ongoing. No further details have been released.
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