A police helicopter has been seen overhead in Letchworth since 8am this morning. Picture: Herts police (Image: Archant)
A man is being hunted by police after he fled from an arrest in Letchworth this morning.
A police helicopter has been seen circling overhead in the Westbury and Wilbury areas of Letchworth since early this morning.
A Herts police spokeswoman said: “At around 8am today officers attended an address in High Avenuem Letchworth, to carry out arrest enquiries.
“A man subsequently made off from officers and a search is currently ongoing to locate him – with assistance from the police helicopter and the dog unit.”
The Comet will publish updates as we get them.
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