Bognor Regis pensioner arrested after seven-hour stand-off with armed police

Albert Road was taped off after the incident, which police said began in Brazwick Avenue just after 6pm. See pictures from the scene here

A Sussex Police spokesman said: "A 72-year-old man was arrested after the door and windows of a house in Bognor Regis were damaged on Sunday evening."Police were called to Brazwick Avenue just after 6pm where the glazed panels of a door, double glazed windows and a window on a car parked in the driveway were attacked and smashed."The man left the scene, but was located at an address in Albert Road shortly afterwards. He refused to allow police into the property, leading to a lengthy stand-off and the attendance of a police negotiator before he was detained at 1.50am."

Police said a pensioner, from Bognor, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and remained in custody at 8.30am on Monday morning.

Providing an update on Wednesday afternoon, the spokesman said he had been released under investigation.