Man arrested after alleged knife incident in Sleaford town centre

According to Lincolnshire Police, officers received a call at 3.31pm reporting that a man had been seen with a knife on the East Banks riverbank, near to the zebra crossing on Carre Street.

“A man was then reported to have threatened a member of the public with a weapon before an altercation is believed to have taken place,” said a police spokesman.

A 59-year-old man is said to have been arrested on suspicion of robbery.

"He was also taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening,” said the spokesman.