Nottinghamshire Police officers arrest man, 29, after teenager threatened with crossbow on London Road, Newark

A man has been arrested after a teenager was reportedly threatened with a crossbow in Newark.

Nottinghamshire Police officers attended London Road on Friday afternoon (August 23) following reports that a teenager had fallen off his moped.

The 17-year-old rider was on the floor when response officers arrived, having suffered non-life-altering leg injuries.

Officers then received reports that the boy had fallen from the moped after being threatened with a crossbow, and armed police officers joined the response team at the scene to conduct a search.

A 29-year-old man was subsequently identified and arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place. He was released on conditional bail.

Inspector Alice Bartle, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Thankfully, the rider involved in this incident wasn’t more seriously hurt after coming off his moped, having reportedly been threatened with a crossbow.

“There is absolutely no excuse for anyone to ever carry an offensive weapon of this nature out in a public setting.

“We are still in the process of investigating this incident, so would ask anyone who saw what happened or has any other information to get in touch with us.”

Anyone with any information should call police on 101, quoting incident 491 of 23 August 2024, or by calling Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.