Ashley Hall, 26, a Labourer, of The Nurseries in Bognor Regis, dialled 999 at 4.07pm on 26 June and reported seeing a man waving a machete out of the window of a car in the Burgess Hill area.

Due to the seriousness of the report, this triggered a significant emergency response involving over 20 officers, including armed police.

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