Man, 26, arrested for carrying knife and child abduction in Salford

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A man has been arrested for carrying a knife and child abduction in a Salford suburb. Police scrambled to Lee Street, in Higher Broughton, yesterday afternoon following reports that a man was carrying a ‘large knife’ in nearby Broughton Park.

He was apprehended by cops. Officers have since arrested and held the 26-year-old man on suspicion of the possession of a bladed article, making threats with a bladed article — and child abduction.

He remains in custody at this time. READ MORE:Blood shortage emergency: In Manchester, there's plenty of donors but not enough staff A statement from the force said: “We were called at around 3.50pm yesterday (16 October) to a report of a man with a knife on Lee Street, Salford.

Officers attended and stop-searched a man on Rowan Way. “A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of child abduction, possession of a bladed article, and making threats with a bladed article.