Man charged after alleged knife threat to police officers in Grimsby

Zachary Roberts has been charged with five offences

Author: Natalia AntoniwPublished 24th Sep 2026

A 25-year-old man has been charged with five offences after police say officers were threatened with a knife in Grimsby.

Zachary Roberts, of no fixed abode, has been charged with:

  • two counts of threatening a person with a bladed article
  • possession of a bladed article
  • affray
  • and possession of an electrical incapacitation device

Police say officers were carrying out checks on Garden Street at around 11.40am yesterday (23 September) when they saw a man making a suspicious exchange of handheld items.

They say when officers approached him, he threatened them with a knife.

Roberts is due to appear at Grimsby Magistrates’ Court today (24 September).

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