Nottinghamshire Police have have issued a statement after officers were seen searching an area of a popular Nottingham park. A cordon was put in place at a section of The Arboretum, off Arboretum Street, on Friday (July 1) afternoon.
Police tape was wrapped around trees and officers were seen sifting through nearby bins at around 2pm. Detective Inspective Daniel Johnstone said that police had been carrying out the enquiries since 11am as part of an investigation.
He said no reported injuries had been linked to the incident. Helen Hutton, who was walking her dog through The Arboretum on Friday afternoon, said she was very worried. “You have to be very careful nowadays. You do not know who is out and about," said the 59-year-old who lives in the city centre.