Pair arrested by armed police at Brighton school released without charge

Two people arrested at a Brighton primary school have been released from custody.
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Sussex Police officers, including some armed, arrested a man and a teenage boy in the car park of Bevendean Primary School on Wednesday morning (July 17) following reports of a motocross vehicle being stolen in Brighton at 2.30am, said police.

A spokesman said: “The owner of the bike reported the theft to police at 6.38am of the same day, saying that he had been threatened with a hammer and a knife when he attempted to retrieve the bike from a van in the Stanmer Park area, where he thought the bike had been taken to.

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“Police responded to the reported threat of violence and acted on the vehicle description and individual named.

Two people arrested at a Brighton primary school have been released from custodyTwo people arrested at a Brighton primary school have been released from custody
Two people arrested at a Brighton primary school have been released from custody

“A 20-year-old man from Hove was arrested on suspicion of robbery and theft of a motor vehicle and a 16-year-old boy from Hove was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, they have since been released without charge.”

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