Dicconson Lane incident sees man arrested for ‘false imprisonment’

Greater Manchester Police descended on the sleepy Dicconson Lane in the early hours of Friday (April 10) morning, in an incident Assistant Chief Constable Steph Parker described as ‘challenging’.

Residents were not allowed to leave their homes as around 17 police vehicles – including armed police – took over the street.

The terraced houses at the Wigan-end of Dicconson Lane (Image: Dan Dougherty)

Assistant Chief Constable Steph Parker said: “Following this challenging incident, I can confirm the individual has been detained by our officers, and those involved have been safely secured and protected.

“I want to commend the bravery and professionalism of our officers and thank the public for their patience and cooperation while we worked to bring this situation to a safe conclusion.”

Dicconson Lane connects Westhoughton and Blackrod to Aspull and Wigan.

The terraced houses at Dicconson Lane (Image: Dan Dougherty)

The incident occurred at a row of terraced houses near the Wigan end of Dicconson Lane, near Aspull.

The incident started around 2am after police were called by concerned residents who had heard a disturbance.

Police arrived and engaged in ‘prolonged negotiations’ with the subject before making an arrest.

Dicconson Lane with the police car noticeable to the right (Image: Dan Dougherty)

Residents were not allowed to leave their houses during the incident, which lasted around 5 hours between 2am and 7am.

One resident – who did not want to be named – said: “We heard all the noise from about 3.30am onwards.

“There were 17 police vehicles on the road and men with guns.

Dicconson Lane (Image: Dan Dougherty)

“It was over in one of the terraced houses.

“A man got taken out and arrested, then what looked like a mother and children came out afterwards and talked to the police. It looked like they were negotiating with them.

“I didn’t know if it was her son and daughter, but they were definitely younger.”

A police car with two officers inside remained parked outside the house in question for much of Friday.

Dicconson Lane facing back towards Bolton (Image: Dan Dougherty)

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment and remains in custody for questioning.

Nobody was harmed during the incident, and neither were any of the people in the neighbouring houses.

Police have been made aware of a video depicting the incident, which has been circling on various local social media channels.