Man arrested after reports 'he was smashing a crowbar next to a woman inside her car' in Northampton industrial estate

Katie Wheatley
By Katie Wheatley
Published 1st Feb 2023, 15:20 BST
Updated 1st Feb 2023, 15:27 BST
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A large police presence was seen at around 2.40pm

A 35-year-old man has been arrested after an incident involving a weapon in a Northampton industrial estate.

More than six police vehicles were seen in Pavilion Drive, Northampton close to the Barclays campus around 2.40pm today (February 1).

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Northamptonshire Police have confirmed they were called to reports of a man smashing a crowbar next to a woman who was inside her car.

Police were called to Pavilion Drive in Brackmills on Wednesday February 1.Police were called to Pavilion Drive in Brackmills on Wednesday February 1.
Police were called to Pavilion Drive in Brackmills on Wednesday February 1.

A police spokeswoman said: “We were called to Pavilion Drive at about 2.40pm today to reports of a man smashing the road with a crowbar next to a woman who was inside her car, putting her in fear.

“Thankfully she appears to have no injuries and we have arrested a man at the scene.”

The police spokeswoman added that the man arrested is on his way to custody.