Seven boys aged between 14 and 16 were arrested (Image: PA)
A group of teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of carrying offensive weapons near a park.
Seven teens aged 14 to 16 were arrested near Central Park, Harold Hill, on Friday (June 9).
Police were called at 7.44pm that day to a report of a group of teenagers carrying weapons near the park.
All were taken into custody with the assistance of the National Police Air Service, which helped to track the group nearby.
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The teens have been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Officers searched the park and found a number of weapons in the woods.
The weapons were seized and taken away for forensic testing, police said.
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