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South Park, Bootle(Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\nA 17-year-old boy has been arrestedSouth Park, Bootle(Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after a male was spotted with a ‘knife’ in a park. Merseyside Police were called to South Park in Bootle<\/a> just before 12.30pm today, September 24, following reports a male was in possession of a bladed weapon.<\/p>\n Emergency services attended the scene and a 17-year-old boy was arrested nearby<\/a> and taken into custody for questioning. There have been no reports of any injuries and a knife has not been found at this stage, police said.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Merseyside Police<\/a> said: “We can confirm a teenage boy has been arrested following an incident in Bootle<\/a> earlier today.<\/p>\n “At around 12.25pm on Wednesday 24 September, we received a report that a male had been in possession of a knife in South Park.<\/p>\n “Emergency services attended the scene and a 17-year-old boy was arrested nearby and taken into custody for questioning.<\/p>\n “There have been no reports of any injuries and a knife has not been found at this stage.”<\/p>\n Anyone who has information about this incident is asked to call 101 or DM @MerPolCC on social media, quoting log number 408 of 24th September.<\/p>\n For the latest news and breaking news visit liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a><\/p>\n Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. Sign up to our breaking news newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow us on Twitter<\/a> @LivECHONews<\/a> – the official Liverpool ECHO Twitter account – real news in real time.<\/p>\n