Ipswich: Suffolk Police rescinds extra powers after 'altercation'

Suffolk Police put a Section 60 order in place after an "altercation" between two groups in Ipswich

Police have rescinded additional powers to stop and search people in Ipswich.

Suffolk Police put two Section 60 orders in place for 24 hours after an "altercation" between two groups of males in the area of Cattle Market and Dogs Head Street at about 00:35 BST.

However, the orders were later withdrawn at about 12:00.

Police believe one of the males produced a knife, before concealing it again, and running off with two others.

No-one is thought to have been harmed in the incident and the knife was not used in any attack, police said.

The force said it believed the parties involved were known to each other and that there was no "perceived risk to the wider public", but that there was "an increased risk of violence" between the groups.

A Section 60 had been in place in Ipswich

Officers have urged witnesses or anyone in the area at the time to contact them.

A Section 60 order gives officers the power to search people without reasonable grounds in a defined area for a limited amount of time and a Section 60 order, which has also been granted and allows officers to ask a person to remove items they believe are being worn to conceal identity.