UPDATE: No knife found after armed police called out in Cambridgeshire

Armed officers were called out in Godmanchester yesterday following reports of a man with a knife

Author: Grace McGachyPublished 21st May 2025

Cambridgeshire Police have issued an update after armed officers were called out in Godmanchester yesterday evening (20 May).

Officers attended Rushes Walk shortly after 6pm following reports of a man with a knife.

A spokesperson for the force said: "Four men were detained for a search. One of the men, aged 25, was initially arrested in connection with the incident but de-arrested at the scene. No knife was located."

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