Man arrested as Loughborough town centre reopens after evacuation

Summary

A number of businesses in Loughborough town centre were evacuated
Emergency services were called to concerns for the behaviour of a man
Cordons were in place in Frederick Street, Packe Street and Granby Street for several hours
People were told to avoid the area as emergency services were dealing with the incident
A man has since been arrested on suspicion of being a public nuisance and is in custody

Live Reporting

Edited by Olimpia Zagnat

Our live coverage has concludedpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 31 March
Gavin Bevis
BBC News, East Midlands
We're going to bring our live updates of the disruption in Loughborough town centre to a close.
Thank you for joining us and please keep an eye on the BBC News website for any further developments.
'Huge impact'published at 18:53 British Summer Time 31 March
Ben Mellor
BBC News, Loughborough
Elaine Round, 63, who works at Forage grocers, said they were just outside the cordon, but still faced disruption.
"We weren't able to deliver anything from one o'clock today, so my husband is out now delivering to all the people we weren't able to get to," she told the BBC.
"Thankfully they were understanding.
"It's had a huge impact, there are a lot of independent businesses in Market Street who have to fight for the first and last penny.
"A lot of people have lost of a lot of money today."
Footage shows extent of cordonpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 31 March
Amy Payne
BBC News, Loughborough
This was the scene in Loughborough earlier today when much of the town centre was cordoned off.
BBC journalist Amy Payne was there and gave this update.
Incident scaled backpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 31 March
Ben Mellor
BBC News, Loughborough
All that remains on the scene now are two police vans and a few police cars.
It would appear as though all the previous cordons around the town have now been taken down.
There’s no more fire engines to be seen near the site of the incident either.
It’s really winding down now.
Man 'was seen on flat roof'published at 17:40 British Summer Time 31 March
Amy Payne
BBC News, Loughborough
This is the flat roof in Packe Street mentioned in the statement from Leicestershire Police.
'Serious threat to life'published at 17:24 British Summer Time 31 March
Elise Chamberlain
BBC News, East Midlands
Ian Lister, who owns Cafe-Ambience in Market Street, said: "Police arrived just after one o'clock and shouted into the cafe that everyone must evacuate, so obviously we complied and switched everything off.
"Literally every business was being evacuated out of Market Street down the end towards Market Square.
"It was made very clear it was a serious threat-to-life incident."
Pictures from the scenepublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 31 March
Gavin Bevis
BBC News, East Midlands
The large cordon put up by police officers in Loughborough covers multiple streets. These photos are from a BBC News crew at the scene.
Arrest made after Loughborough disturbancepublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 31 March
Gavin Bevis
BBC News, East Midlands
Leicestershire Police has just provided us with this statement:
"An area in Loughborough town centre has been cordoned off after a report was received around midday today (Monday 31 March) regarding concerns for the behaviour of a man.
"The man was seen on a flat roof adjacent to some flats in Market Street. Concerns were raised in relation to his behaviour.
"In the interests of public safety, a cordon has been put in place in the Frederick Street/Packe Street and Granby Street area.
"People are being advised to avoid the area while the emergency services deal with the incident.
"A man has since been arrested on suspicion of being a public nuisance and is in custody."
Cordon set uppublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 31 March
Emily Anderson
BBC News, Loughborough
Police have cordoned off a stretch of Market Street in Loughborough. Officers at the scene have said they are still assessing the situation.