Man arrested after 24-hour police stand-off in Hopton

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-11-05 17:54 UTC

A primary school was closed as specialist police negotiators communicated with a man for more than 24 hours while he was locked in his home.

A man has been arrested after a police stand-off lasting more than 24 hours in a coastal village.

Several police officers were called to Coast Road in Hopton, near Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk, at 11.30am on Wednesday.

Specialist negotiators had to speak to a man who barricaded himself inside a property and threatened to set it on fire with cans of petrol, said police.

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