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Teenager arrested and bailed after man seen brandishing knife from first floor window in Herne Bay

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 10:00, 03 January 2016

A 19-year-old arrested on Saturday following a five-hour stand-off with police on Herne Bay seafront has been bailed while inquiries continue.

A man was reportedly seen brandishing a knife from the first floor of a property in Central Parade while several officers remained outside attempting to reason with him.

Police arrested a teenager at 6.35pm on suspicion of assault and false imprisonment and he has been bailed until January 27.

Police were called to the scene. Stock pic.
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Police were called to the incident on January 2
Six police cars have been at the incident in Herne Bay
A man has been seen brandishing a knife from a first floor window

Dolphin Street was closed during the incident, as well as a section of the seafront between Richmond Street and Station Road, with officers diverting traffic away from the area.

Police have confirmed that a 17-year-old girl was also arrested on suspicion of obstructing an officer.

She has been bailed pending further enquiries.

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