Overview
- CCTV operators alerted officers to a man believed to be carrying a knife who ran from Iron Gate down Sadler Gate, leading to a swift detention on The Strand.
- A man in his 20s from Uttoxeter was arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm and knife possession, and police report no injuries in that incident.
- Staff from a nearby pub found a discarded knife in a Sadler Gate shop doorway and handed it to officers, and police note the incident was captured on social media video.
- In a separate incident around 4:30am on March 7, a man was struck with glass on Sadler Gate and taken to hospital with serious but not life‑threatening injuries.
- A suspect in his 20s was arrested in Alvaston on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, the Sadler Gate cordon has been lifted, and officers are appealing for witnesses quoting reference 26*133226 or via CrimeStoppers.