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Greengates incident: Live updates as man arrested after police surround flats near Calverley in Leeds

Police have made an arrest after a man refused to leave a property in Greengates and forced the closure of a busy road for most of the day.

By Andrew Hutchinson

Published 2nd Feb 2022, 10:39 BST

Updated 2nd Feb 2022, 16:42 BST

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Greengates incident: Man arrested and taken into custody

Key Events

Man in custody after police make arrest
Bus service disruption
Traffic turned back as road closures in place
West Yorkshire Police statement

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022, 11:18 BST

West Yorkshire Police statement

West Yorkshire Police have issued this statement:

“Police are currently outside an address in New Line, Greengates, Bradford, where a man is refusing to leave the property.

“Road closures are in place around the scene while officers work to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.”

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022, 11:02 BSTUpdated 11:17 BST

Greengates incident

Police are at the scene of an ongoing incident in the Greengates area, close to the Leeds and Bradford border. Road closures are in place.

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