Man sought in Haugh of Urr following earlier incident

Police are searching for a man following an incident at a house on Port Road at around 10.00hrs today (Monday 26 March).

Officers received a call alerting them to a domestic incident whereby a local 32 year old man was clearly distressed and in need of assistance. However on police arrival the man had left the property. No one was injured in the domestic incident.

The area surrounding the house was contained for a short while until it was confirmed that the man in question was not there and had left the scene.

Armed officers were called to the scene purely as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the neighbouring members of the public, police officers in attendance and the man himself.

Officers managed to make early negotiations with the man by mobile telephone however he soon switched the phone off and contact was lost.

Superintendent Gary Small said: “It is stressed from the outset that the man is no danger to the wider public. He was in a distressed state and we are concerned for his own well being.

“The man has not got access to any firearms and the armed officers were there as it is routine process for them to attend whenever there is any possibility of danger to life to anyone involved in an incident. With the man being distressed we could not rule this out to all parties concerned.

“Our armed officers attended however stood down once it became clear that the man did not have any weapons on his person.

“Clearly we are still keen to trace the man and if you have any information or seen any male acting suspiciously in the area around 10.00hrs to call us on 0845 600 5701 or any police officer.”