Police, some of them armed, swooped on Church Langley Playing Field in Harlow after reports of a man carrying a knife and threatening members of the public, including children. Essex Police received multiple reports shortly before 7pm on Saturday (June 29) of a man making threats at the fields near Soper Square. A further call came in to report that a woman had been assaulted when she was spat at. Within 10 minutes, officers located and arrested a 58-year-old man on suspicion of possession of a pointed article in a public place, assault by beating and threatening a person with an offensive wea…
