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Updates as police cordon off city centre street

BySpotted UK

Aug 28, 2023

Police have cordoned off a street in the city centre.

Officers have taped off Chatham Street in the Georgian Quarter, with people unable to enter the road from either Myrtle Street or Falkner Street.

Emergency services are believed to have been at the scene for a short time, after being alerted to the incident at 4:45pm.

It is not yet known why the street has been taped off or what the nature of the incident is.

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Fingertip search taking place

A police matrix team have arrived

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Police are speaking to staff in Tesco

Merseyside Police detectives are currently speaking to the staff inside the Tesco Express on the row of shops on Myrtle Street regarding their cameras which point to the top of Chatham Street. We are yet to see forensics on the scene

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Detectives looking at specific area

Police detectives have been looking in the area between Chatham Street, Falkner Street and Back Falkner Street South.

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Pictures of the scene

Merseyside Police scene Chatham Street, Liverpool.

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Detectives on the scene

Detectives are on the scene

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Around a dozen officers at the scene

A Merseyside Police force incident manager confirmed that police first received reports of an incident at around 4.45pm today and were on the scene shortly after. There’s around a dozen or so officers here at the moment.

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Where the police cordon covers

The police cordon starts around halfway down on the Myrtle Street end of the road and continues down to the junction with Falkner Street.

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There is a "considerable" police presence at the scene

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Video of the scene

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Road closed off

Officers have taped off Chatham Street in the Georgian Quarter, with people unable to enter the road from either Myrtle Street or Falkner Street.