Trained negotiators and armed police deployed after two people held 'against will' in Hull hotel room
Humberside Police were called to the Hotel Campanile in Beverley Road shortly after 5.30am following reports that a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were being held in a room.
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Hide AdTrained negotiators and armed officers were deployed to the scene and road closures put in place on Norfolk Street and around the car park entrance to ensure the safety of the public.
The two boys and the man were brought safely out of the room at just before 7am and the roads were reopened.
No one was injured in the incident. However, all three are believed to be intoxicated and have been taken to Hull Royal Infirmary as a precaution.
Also in crime: Brother of murdered West Yorkshire schoolgirl Elsie Frost speaks after death of prime suspect Peter PickeringDetective Chief Inspector Stewart Miller said: “An investigation has been launched and we’re working to understand the circumstances of the incident.
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Hide Ad“We believe this to have been an isolated incident, with no risk to the wider public.”
Anyone with information who has not yet spoken to police is asked to call 101, quoting log number 95 of March 26.