Man charged with weapons offences following incident in Aigburth

A man has been charged after reports a man was seen in possession of a knife at a hotel in Aigburth on Monday (1 June).

At around 1.20pm we were called to the reports at Liverpool Aigburth Hotel on Aigburth Drive.

Officers attended, swiftly detained a man at the scene and recovered a knife and a BB gun.

There were no reports anyone was physically harmed during the incident.

Anton Major, 35 years, of Allington Street, Liverpool was arrested and later charged with threatening a person with an offensive weapon/bladed article in a private place, possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear and threats to kill.

He has been remanded into custody to appear at Wirral Magistrates Court today (Tuesday 2 June).

If you have any information about weapons in your area, contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X or Facebook @MerPolCC.

You can also report information via our website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or by calling 101.

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously