Man, 34, charged with carrying a knife following 9am street fight in Northampton

Police have charged a 34-year-old man following reports of a street fight in Northampton at 9am on Sunday morning.

Officers from the Northampton Neighbourhood Team were conducting proactive patrols in the St James' areas nearby when they were alerted to an incident involving a man with a knife.

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman said: "We received reports that a man has been seen with a knife at 9am in St James' Park Road.

"Our local officers deployed within minutes and a 34-year-old man has since been charged with possessing a knife in a public place."

Chief constable Nick Adderley introduced neighbourhood policing teams as part of his focus on delivering effective local crime-fighting.

Earlier this year, Mr Adderley confirmed the number of dedicated neighbourhood constables across rural and urban parts of the county will double over the next 18 months.

He said: “In doubling the number of our neighbourhood beat officers over the next 18 months, with more officers coming later in 2023, the vision of a better connected, accessible, visible and contactable police service starts to become a reality.

“I believe that by putting bobbies back on the beat we will provide the right connection and service, a service that the public deserves and quite rightly expects.”