Police have been at the property for several days according to neighbours
Inside one of the white tents is a well(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A man will appear in court after police seized two knives earlier this week. Aaron Denmark, of Livingstone Road, Leasowe, was charged with two counts of possessing a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place. He was detained in Hoylake on Wednesday and police say they seized two knives.
The 52-year-old was conditionally bailed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, November 14. The arrest is linked to a police scene in Livingstone Road which saw two large white tents erected outside a house on Friday (September 5). Neighbours said police were first seen in the area on Wednesday.
They told the ECHO they first noticed an increased presence of officers and multiple sightings of Merseyside Police’s Matrix vans patrolling the area on Thursday (September 4) and Friday, September 5.
The tents could be seen in the front garden of the property with a wooden board laid underneath them. One of the tents, left partially uncovered, revealed what appeared to be a well decorated with fairy lights. The second tent remained fully enclosed from public view.
A force incident manager for Merseyside Police told the ECHO on Friday a “crime scene is in place” and that officers were conducting an “ongoing search” at property which has been ongoing for a few days now.
One woman described feeling “unnerved” at the sight of the police scene. She said: “The tents went up on Friday morning, and I saw the Matrix vans going up and down the street. It’s a bit unnerving, to be honest. No one’s got a clue what’s going on.
“We don’t have much going on round here, it’s usually quiet. The lady that lives there doesn’t come out much, she’s quite elderly. That’s all I know.”
One man reported seeing a large police scene earlier in the week. He said: “There was armed police round the shop on Wednesday night when I was going into work. There were loads of police at the top of the estate.
Another person described seeing a significant police presence over the last two days. They said: “It’s all very strange. The [police] vans are there from about 9am till around 5pm.
“Then it is just a few, normally in two unmarked cars. [They go] in and out of the house until all the vans return the next morning.”
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