2026年10月2日，诺丁汉郡警察表示，星期五上午10时55分左右，有人报告称伊尔克斯顿路上的一名男子“持有刀具”，警方随即派出警员前往处理。
Police said they received reports of a man with a knife in Ilkeston Road on Friday morning Liam Barnes East Midlands Jake Garner 2 October 2026 A man has been arrested after a stand-off with police led to a major road in Nottingham being closed.
警方与该男子对峙后，伊尔克斯顿路附近一段道路被封锁，车辆需绕行其他路线。
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were sent to Ilkeston Road after reports a man "was in possession of a knife" at about 10:55 BST on Friday.
警方在贝尔富尔路交叉口附近设置了警戒线，直至下午3时20分左右才解除。
A police cordon was in place near the junction with Balfour Road, with traffic diverted on to neighbouring routes, before it was lifted at about 15:20.
警方在一份声明中称，一名43岁男子因涉嫌斗殴和持有攻击性武器而被捕。
In a statement, the force said a 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray and possessing an offensive weapon.
诺丁汉郡警察称，警员此前正在伊尔克斯顿路的一处房产内与一名男子交涉。
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were engaging with a man in a property in Ilkeston Road before the arrest Priya Pandit and Callum Sandland, who are bus drivers for trentbarton, said they were left waiting for hours while the road was closed.
trentbarton公交公司的公交车司机普里娅·潘迪特和卡勒姆·桑德兰表示，道路封闭期间，他们不得不等待数小时。
"There's been a lot of people just watching, but it's been pretty tense, really, because we don't really have an idea of what's going on," said Sandland.
桑德兰说：“很多人一直在一旁围观，但现场气氛确实相当紧张，因为我们根本不知道发生了什么。”
"[The passengers] have been quite annoyed we've had to stop, but they've been understanding, because obviously a police situation takes priority." Pandit added: "It's just been a bit chaotic - cars keep coming, spinning around in the road, police cars keep coming non-stop.
潘迪特补充道：“乘客们因为我们不得不停车而有些恼火，不过他们也理解，显然警方处理紧急情况必须优先。
"You don't expect this to happen on a Friday."
现场有些混乱——车辆不断驶来，在路上掉头，警车也接连不停地赶来。你不会想到星期五会发生这种事。”封锁期间，警方建议公众避开该地区。
Members of the public were advised to avoid the area while the cordon was in place