Sheffield woman arrested for falsely imprisoning police officers at her home

A Sheffield woman reportedly locked two police officers in her home while they were investigating an alleged crime.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Sep 2018, 13:19 BST

Updated 23rd Sep 2018, 13:27 BST

Police said the woman had been arrested after falsely imprisoning two officers at her home in Sheffield

South Yorkshire Police said the woman had falsely imprisoned the officers by shutting them in while they attempted to preserve '˜vital evidence' at the scene in Parson Cross last night.

Posting on Facebook today, officers from the Sheffield North East neighbourhood policing team said the woman had been arrested and remained in custody this morning.