A man with an axe was arrested by armed police in Hove Park early this morning (Friday 13 November).
Sussex Police said: “Shortly before 5am on Friday 13 November, police assisted partner agencies to carry out a welfare check on a man in Hove Park.
“Officers engaged with the man, aged 59, and of no fixed address, who was in possession of an axe.
“He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of affray, possession of an offensive weapon in public and possession of cannabis.
“He remains in custody at this time.”
One man posted on Facebook about the incident, saying: “At 6.50am on my morning run, I was turned away from the café area by a large group of armed police with big guns, all in black, who were surrounding the café.”
He said that he was “running in my own world, with headphones on, and did not realise until I looked up and almost ran into one of the officers who was frantically waving at me”.
Another park user said that police were leaving the scene at about 9am.
