A hammer was seized at a train station during the arrest of a teenage boy.
Police were called to Ramsgate station following reports a group of boys were carrying weapons at around 4.20pm yesterday.
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Three males made off from the scene and officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) in Sandwich were called to assist with the search.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and released under investigation.
It comes as officers from BTP posted about the incident on X, along with a picture of the hammer: “Our tasking team arrested a male for possession of an offensive weapon, namely the hammer pictured at Ramsgate after three males made off from police.
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“We responded from Sandwich to assist them in a search.
“The male has been dealt with and released under investigation.”