A photographer sent this newspaper pictures of police officers, a van and a police car outside The Junction in Station Road, which is now permanently closed.
A Sussex Police spokesperson said on Saturday, December 16: “Police were called to the former Junction pub in Station Road, Polegate, at 5.15am on Friday (15 December) following a concern for a woman’s welfare. The woman was located safely and after enquiries, a 37-year-old man from London was arrested on suspicion of kidnap. He remains in police custody at this time.”
Police said there is no threat to the wider public.
![There was a police presence outside a closed pub in Polegate on Friday, December 15](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMwOGY4MjEwLTUyNTMtNDA4Mi04YjQzLTE0YmQ0Yzg4YzQ1ZDo2YjRhMGY2Mi1hYjlhLTQ0OWItYTg0Yi1hOThhYjZhZGFmODE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Police in Polegate
There was a police presence outside a closed pub in Polegate on Friday, December 15Photo: Dan Jessup
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2. Police in Polegate
There was a police presence outside a closed pub in Polegate on Friday, December 15Photo: Dan Jessup
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3. Police in Polegate
There was a police presence outside a closed pub in Polegate on Friday, December 15Photo: Dan Jessup
![There was a police presence outside a closed pub in Polegate on Friday, December 15](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVmYjFjZDY4LTk3YzctNGU4Ni1iMWU1LWYwODVmNDE5ZDU0ZTo2MDcwZDJhNC1mNzMwLTRhNWEtOTkwYi1lYzdiZDA0NTk3NGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Police in Polegate
There was a police presence outside a closed pub in Polegate on Friday, December 15Photo: Dan Jessup