Man, 29, charged following incidents in Tadley

A man has been charged with several offences following incidents in Tadley on Tuesday night.

We were called at 10.38pm on Tuesday 9 June to a report that a man had made threats while holding a large knife on Priors Road.

Officers also received a report that a man had smashed a front door, doorbell and glass panel using a large knife on Almswood Road.

We attended the scene and made an arrest at an address nearby. A large knife was seized from the property.

After the arrest, officers reported being threatened and racially abused.

Liam Farmer, 29, of Stanfield, Tadley, has since been charged with:

• Making threats to kill
• Possess knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place
• Criminal damage to property
• Use violence to secure entry to premises
• Use threatening / abusive / insulting words / behaviour with intent to cause fear of / provoke unlawful violence
• Racially / religiously aggravated fear / provocation of violence by words / writing / behaviour

He is due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates Court today (11 June).