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Man Detained After Incident On Ryde's Union Street

Photo by Miles Bullock

A man has been detained by police after a disturbance on Union Street in Ryde last night (Tuesday).

Photos and video footage captured a man appearing to cause a nuisance in the middle of the road.

The man - appearing to hold a belt and shouting obscenities - is alleged to have damaged at least one vehicle in the area.

A bystander, carrying a chainsaw, tried to calm the man and move him on.

After several minutes, the situation appeared to descalate before police arrived on the scene.

A witness told Isle of Wight Radio that the man was shouting about Winston Churchill, swearing and refused to leave - at one point sitting in the middle of Union Street.

Police were called to the incident.

*UPDATED 9.05am

*A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said:

"We were called at 7.12pm with reports of a disturbance in Union Street, Ryde, during which damage was caused to a car.

"A man was subsequently stopped and arrested by police on Ryde Esplanade.

"The 46-year-old was arrested on suspicion of common assault and criminal damage.

"He remains in custody at this time."

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