Police were called to reports of concerns for the welfare of a teenage girl in Stevenage’s St Georges Way yesterday evening.
Officers arrived at 6.47pm and detained the girl for her own safety.
The road was closed while emergency services attended.
The girl was later taken to hospital for assessment and St Georges Way was re-opened by 7.48pm.
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