Man arrested for possessing 'bladed article' at Oxfordshire railway station
The man, whose name has not been released, was taken into police custody after an incident at Bicester Railway Station.
An officer from the Thames Valley Police rural crime taskforce assisted incident and crime response teams to respond to reports of the male in Bicester.
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According to police, the man remained in custody overnight and will be subject to an interview in the morning.
In a busy shift for the rural crime taskforce, officers also used the policing drone to assist with "an incident in Oxford" on Wednesday evening, and completed patrols in Buckingham.
Other teams were also on patrol in North Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire overnight.
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