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# Armed police arrest man seen with ‘knife’ in Plymouth
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/armed-police-arrest-man-seen-with-knife-in-plymouth/
- Published: 2026-05-07T17:11:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-07T17:11:14.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Stonehouse, Crime, News, #editors-picks, Devon and Cornwall Police

Armed police have arrested a man after a report of a person seen with a 'knife' in Plymouth.

Armed officers attended the scene on Clarence Place in [Stonehouse](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/stonehouse/) alongside a dog unit and response officers.

​Police were called at around 4.40pm yesterday afternoon (6 May), following a report of a person believed to have been in possession of a knife.

Officers attended the area to carry out enquiries and located a weapon which has been seized.

[Devon and Cornwall Police](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-cornwall-police/) confirmed that a 37-year-old man from Plymouth has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife in a public place.

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