Sussex Police received a report of a woman in distress at The Drove in Newhaven (Image: Google Maps)
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender to escape.
Sussex Police received a report of a woman in distress at The Drove in Newhaven, at about 9pm on Monday.
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Officers attended and initially arrested a 31-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender with escape from lawful custody.
She was further arrested on suspicion of three assaults on police officers and remains in custody at this time.
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