Armed Leicestershire Police officers attend report of knife incident in Oakham

Armed police responded to an incident after an emergency call.

An eye-witness dialled 999 to report a man with a knife in Woodland View, Oakham just after 2pm yesterday (October 25).

Armed officers were deployed but the man had left the area.

It is understood a police helicopter was also searching the area.

Enquiries into the incident are continuing and officers from the Rutland Neighbourhood Policing Area (NPA) will be carrying out further patrols today.