Arrest made in Andover public order investigation

Officers investigating a public order incident involving two people on scrambler-type motorbikes in Andover have made an arrest.

We received a call at 3.56pm on Friday 27 December about an incident in the East Anton Farm Road area.

It was reported that two riders on scrambler-type motorbikes deliberately drove towards a man who was walking along a footpath in Rye Way. The man ran away from the scene and was not injured in the incident.

The suspects reportedly rode off along East Anton Farm Road.

It was reported that one of the motorbike riders was carrying a machete/sword type weapon at the time.

Officers attended the scene and an investigation was launched.

Today (Tuesday 31 December) officers arrested a 22-year-old man from Andover on suspicion of a public order offence and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

He is currently in police custody while our enquiries continue.

We are keen to hear from anyone with information on this incident.

Perhaps you were in this area at the time and saw what happened? Or do you have some dashcam footage that you think might be useful to our enquiries?

Anyone with information should call police on 101, quoting the crime reference number 44240561557, or contact us via our website - https://www.hampshire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/

Alternatively, you can report information anonymously by calling the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.