Police issue update over reports of man with a machete near school in Hucknall

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man after a person was allegedly seeing carrying two machetes in Hucknall. A report was made on Friday, November 22, at around 3.20pm after somebody wearing black clothes and a balaclava was allegedly seen waving a knife around.

Investigations commenced after pictures circulated online of the incident near a local school. An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray at an address in Hucknall on Monday, November 25.

Chief Inspector Chris Sutcliffe, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “While we’re pleased to have tracked down and arrested a suspect in relation to this incident, and our inquiries remain very much ongoing.

"Bearing this in mind, we’d ask anyone who has any information and hasn’t come forward yet to please do so by contacting the police on 101, quoting incident 454 of 22 November 2024, or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

“Weapons have no place on the streets of Nottinghamshire. There is never an excuse for anyone to carry a knife in a public place - for the simple reason that doing this is incredibly dangerous. As well as obviously putting others in danger, carrying a knife also puts that person at more risk of harm too.

“We continue to take all reported incidents of knife crime extremely seriously. I would urge anyone who is aware of people carrying weapons to report it to us so we can quickly take weapons out of their hands and keep our communities safe.”