Police were called to the report of a concern for welfare of a child in Sainsbury’s Carlisle at 1:30pm today (May 5).
It was reported the child was with a man who was under the influence. There was also reports the man had a knife this was found not to be the case.
A 30-year-old man from Carlisle was arrested on suspicion of a child neglect offence and possession of a controlled drug class B and remains in police custody.
There was no risk to the child or the wider public as a result of this incident and officers would like to thank the concerned members of the public and Sainsbury’s staff for their support.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101, email 101@cumbria.police.uk, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting log 98 of the 5th May 2020.
