{"id":559866,"date":"2025-11-09T18:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/559866\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T18:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T18:22:23","slug":"arrest-after-man-with-cosh-threatens-bristol-shop-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/559866\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest after &#8216;man with cosh&#8217; threatens Bristol shop staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police and Bristol&#8217;s CCTV team tracked suspect down to Castle Park<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_a22ef4\">Paul Greaves<\/strong> Senior News Reporter<\/p>\n<p>13:15, 09 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-09-at-094915-2_resultjpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Police called to an incident in Bristol\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police called to an incident in Bristol(Image: Paul Gillis)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">A suspect in his 30s has been arrested in Bristol after reports of a cosh-carrying man making threats in a shop. Cops were called to Castle Park on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">They had been called after staff at premises in Wine Street said they had been threatened. Police units were sent to the scene shortly after 8.30am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">They arrested a man who remains in custody. He is expected to be questioned today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police has given details. She said: &#8220;Patrolling officers arrested a man in Castle Park, Bristol, at about 8.45am on Sunday 9 November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">&#8220;They had responded to a call from staff at a shop in Wine Street at about 8.25am, reporting a man making threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">&#8220;After enquiries including checks with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/bristol-city-council\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bristol City Council<\/a> \u2019s CCTV team, they found a man matching the description in the park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">&#8220;A man in his thirties from Bristol was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon (a cosh) and possession with intent to supply cocaine. 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