Armed police search near school exits for suspected knifeman as pupils leave
Armed police searched the Eastwood Avenue area of March on December 18 for a suspected knifeman at around 3pm. - Credit: Google Maps
Armed police were spotted searching for a suspected knifeman near the exits of a primary and secondary school just as pupils were leaving for the day.
Officers searched the Eastwood Avenue area of March – close to the exit of Neale-Wade Academy and Cavalry Primary School – on December 18.
They were called at around 2.45pm with reports that a man was seen carrying a knife and began searching the area and questioning people.
One parent claims their daughter – a student at Neale-Wade Academy – was stopped by an officer who asked where they were going.
Armed police searched the Eastwood Avenue area of March on December 18. - Credit: Google Maps
“She was scared and told them she was meeting me, when she got down the road there was four police vans heading up and down Cavalry Park.”
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Another parent claimed they spotted the armed police officers at the back gate of Neale-Wade Academy at around 3.30pm on Cavalry Park.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “We were called at about 2.45pm with reports that a man was seen carrying what was believed to be a knife in the area of Eastwood Avenue, March.
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“Officers attended and carried out searches but no one matching the description was located.”
