Newcastle's Amar Dedic sparks police operation after bow and arrow sighting

Sky News · 2026-11-06 11:25 UTC

A concerned member of the public alerted police after two men were spotted with a bow and arrows in the countryside outside Newcastle.

Police units were dispatched to Harrow Hill, Northumberland, on Wednesday after a member of the public reported seeing two men with the weapon a few miles outside Newcastle.

Officers swooped on Dedic, 24, and a friend, stopping and searching their vehicle, in an incident first reported in the Daily Mail.

Northumbria Police said after investigating that there was no threat to the public and the bow and arrow were "for recreational use".

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