Police close roads in Frimley and urge people to avoid area as officers respond to ‘incident’

A man has been arrested after police responded to an "incident" in Frimley[1] town centre earlier today (February 10). Officers were called to the high street at around 10am to reports a man had been seen on the top of a building throwing objects onto the road. Police have said "some damage" was caused to vehicles within the area, but that they had not received reports of any injuries.

A spokesperson added: "The man has now been removed safely and has been arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance and criminal damage. "We would like to thank the public for their patience while we responded to this." The force is now appealing for information. For the latest traffic and travel news in Surrey, click here.[3]

The spokesperson said: "If you were in the area at the time and have any information that could help our investigation, please contact us via Messenger quoting PR/0255 of today's date (10/02/2024)." There were a number of road closures in place while the emergency services responded to the incident, and Surrey Police[4] urged people to avoid the area. All roads have now reopened.

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References

1. ^ Frimley (www.getsurrey.co.uk)
2. ^ Man arrested after police 'incident' shuts Frimley town centre and people told to avoid area (www.getsurrey.co.uk)
3. ^ For the latest traffic and travel news in Surrey, click here. (www.getsurrey.co.uk)
4. ^ Surrey Police (www.getsurrey.co.uk)