Man Arrested After Drawing Knife on Paramedics

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Helicopter sent to scene in early hours of Christmas morning

A man has been arrested in Chiswick after threatening London Ambulance staff with a knife.

The incident in the Mayfield Avenue area which occurred at a round 1.20am on Christmas morning drew a heavy police response. The paramedics retreated from the man when threatened and then officers from Hammersmith and Fulham made the arrest. A helicopter from the National Police Air Service was in attendance.

They were assisted by units from Hounslow Borough response team and the pan-London Met Task Force.

The man was arrested on suspicion of affray. He was taken to a west London hospital from which he was subsequently discharged and is now in custody at a west London police station.

December 25, 2016