Nottinghamshire Police arrest three men and a teenager after fight on Lincoln Road, Newark

Three men and a teenager have been arrested following a fight in the middle of a street.

Nottinghamshire Police arrested the quartet after receiving a report of a fight involving weapons.

The incident took place on Lincoln Road, Newark, just after 7.30pm yesterday.

Within five minutes, the police had one suspect arrested and spotted a white van leaving the scene, which they suspected it as being involved and arrested three other individuals.

The three men aged 31, 37 and 48 and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of affray.

Detective constable Jon Evans said: “I want to personally reassure the public that we believe this to be an isolated incident with no wider risk to the public or community.

“Our officers were at the scene incredibly quickly and made four arrests within minutes of being there.

“Thankfully, no one was seriously injured during this incident but we understand how concerning this will have been for people in the area.

“I want to assure the community that, while they may see an increase in police officers in the area today, this is purely for reassurance purposes.”

The police are appealing to anyone with information, CCTV or mobile phone footage on the incident to come forward and call 101, quoting incident number 674 of March 6, or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

All four remain in custody as inquiries continue.