Sussex Police said officers were called to Northcourt Close in Rustington – at around 3.50pm on Thursday (August 17) – ‘to reports of an altercation’ in which ‘someone was threatened with a knife’.
“Officers attended and located two suspects in a vehicle in Lyminster Road [Littlehampton],” a police spokesperson said, in a statement on Friday afternoon (August 18).
"A 29-year-old man and 20-year-old woman were both arrested on suspicion of affray. They remain in custody at this time.”
Multiple police vehicles, including a dog unit, were pictured at the Lyminster level crossing on Thursday afternoon.
Police said there will ‘continue to be an increased police presence’ in the area but ‘there is not considered to be any risk to the public’.
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Police said there will ‘continue to be an increased police presence’ in the area but ‘there is not considered to be any risk to the public’. Photo: Derrick Chester Photo: Derrick Chester
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Multiple police vehicles, including a dog unit, were pictured at the Lyminster level crossing on Thursday afternoon. Photo: Derrick Chester Photo: Derrick Chester
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Two people remained in custody on Friday afternoon. Photo: Derrick Chester Photo: Derrick Chester