A PCSO on patrol was flagged down by concerned members of the public who reported seeing the men with the blade in Ann Street at about 3.45pm on Monday 5 September.

A description was provided and passed on to other officers, who spotted and detained two men matching the description of the suspects in nearby Denton Gardens, in Brighton Road. A knife was found close by and recovered.

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