A police officer has been taken to hospital following a serious incident in Ilkeston.
Derbyshire Police was called to a property on Saturday evening due to concerns for the ‘safety of a man’.
The officer sustained an injury which is not believed to be life-threatening.
A large police presence remains at the scene as a precaution for public safety.
Social media reports over an incident began to circulate shortly after 9pm, when a police helicopter was reportedly seen ‘circling’ the area.
The flightradar24.com website shows that an aircraft labelled UKP154 from the National Police Air Service is in the air over the Cotmanhay area.
One eyewitness told DerbyshireLive they saw ‘six police cars’ racing down a nearby road.
The police released a statement to confirm that no officers or other members of the public are currently being held hostage.
A statement read: ‘There is currently a large police presence in Ilkeston this evening (Saturday 20 April) following an incident at a property on Hartington Place, due to concerns for the safety of a man.
‘We will remain in the area as a precaution for the safety of the public.
‘A police officer was taken to hospital earlier this evening for treatment for an injury which is not life threatening.
‘We can confirm that no officers or other members of the public are currently being held hostage.
‘We will provide further updates when we are able to.’
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