Five roads were sealed off by police
Police scene on Park Road in Dingle on Thursday afternoon
Businesses on a road in Dingle were evacuated on Thursday afternoon after armed police descended on the area. Merseyside Police were called to Park Road on July 16, following reports of a concern for safety of a woman.
Park Road was closed in both directions between High Park Street and David Street, causing slow traffic in the area. According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, David Street, Jacob Street, High Park Street and Isaac Street were also closed while officers responded to the incident.
The road remained closed for around an hour, with several businesses inside the cordon asked to evacuate as armed police arrived.
One person who was evacuated onto the street told the ECHO: “I don’t have a clue what happened, but police just turned up and told us to leave. We’ve been stood outside for 50 minutes with no idea what actually went on.”
Another man, whose business was within the police cordon, said: “Police just came in and told us we needed to get out as soon as possible. We ran out and I locked the door. We stood and watched for an hour.”
Police cordon on Park Road, Dingle
No injured people were found at the scene, police said. All roads have since reopened and police enquiries remain ongoing.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: “We can confirm we received a report of a concern for the safety of a woman in Dingle this afternoon, Thursday July 16.
“No injured parties were located at the scene and enquiries are ongoing.
“Road closures were put in place and have now been reopened.”
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