People are being asked to stay away from part of a Welsh town as police respond to a major incident. Officers said there was no risk to the community following the incident in the early hours of the morning.
An area is cordoned off in Colwyn Bay in the Greenfield Road and Bay View Road areas. The incident is unrelated to a fire at a petrol station in Old Colwyn, officers have confirmed.
North Wales Live reported that a police spokesperson said: “We are currently dealing with an incident that occurred in the Greenfield Road (and) Bay View Road area of Colwyn Bay in the early hours of this morning, with a police cordon in place. We would advise the public to avoid the area until further notice, but stress there is no ongoing risk to the local community. There will be a police presence in the locality today whilst our enquiries continue, and we thank you for your patience.”
'Do not speculate on social media'
The family of the victim are being supported by specialist officers and the local Coroner’s Office have been informed.
North Wales Police added: "We would remind members of the public that this continues to be a live investigation and would encourage that for legal reasons, people do not speculate on social media. However, should you have any information that can help, please contact us directly."
Murder investigation launched
Following an incident in the early hours of this morning in Colwyn Bay in which a 65 year old local man died, detectives have launched a murder investigation.
North Wales Police said: "We were called at 2.15am to reports of a single vehicle RTC on Princes Drive in Colwyn Bay. Officers attended and following a short search of the area, a 33 year old man from Colwyn Bay and a 42 year old man from Widnes were arrested. They remain in custody.
"Several lines of enquiry are ongoing into another individual suspected to have been involved."
Det. Chief Inspector Sarah-Jayne Williams said: ‘We are appealing for anyone who may have been in the area of Bay View Road, Greenfield Road or Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay around 2am this morning to contact us. If any drivers have dashcam footage that could assist us, please get in touch either vis our live webchat online or on 101 quoting reference A183958.
"Whilst we continue to investigate the possible involvement of a female in this isolated incident, I would stress that we have no concerns for the safety of the wider community.
‘"There will continue to be an increased police presence in the area whilst we continue our investigations, and I would like to thank local residents for the assistance they have already afforded us.’
What we know so far
We have asked North Wales Police for an update about their investigation into events in Colwyn Bay today.
They are understandably very busy looking into what happened.
Here all the details that we know so far about the incident that saw the town locked down by police.
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/what-know-colwyn-bay-incident-28141589
Slip road re-opens
The traffic website Inrix is reporting that the A55 eastbound entry slip road has been re-opened after a police incident at J21 B5113 Victoria Avenue in Colwyn Bay.
A55 cordon
Our eyewitness claims that part of the A55 slip road has also come under the cordon. Tape is up in the area but there are visibly less officers.
The inclusion of the slip road has not been confirmed by North Wales Police officially. There is visible damage to an information sign approaching the slip road.
This information about the closure is available from traffic monitoring services: "A55 North Wales Expressway Eastbound entry slip road closed due to police incident at J21 B5113 Victoria Avenue (Colwyn Bay). Traffic is coping well."
Attention centres on property
The police have officers stationed outside a black and white coloured property on Bay View Road. There are uniformed officers present as well as an unmarked van with people wearing white overall protective gear.
Police remain present
Pictures from the area
Photos from the scene show that there is some police activity still present this lunchtime. The cordon tape remains in place and officers are on the scene.
What we know so far...
North Wales Police have had a cordon in place following "an incident that occurred in the Greenfield Road / Bay View Road area of Colwyn Bay in the early hours of this morning".
Their statement adds: "We would advise the public to avoid the area until further notice, but stress there is no ongoing risk to the local community. There will be a police presence in the locality today whilst our enquiries continue, and we thank you for your patience."
Signing in
Hello, I'll be brining you updates from this ongoing story as we learn more.
