Man arrested over police killing
Ian Broadhurst was married and lived in Cookridge, Leeds
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of the Leeds policeman Ian Broadhurst and the attempted murders of his colleagues Pcs Neil Roper and James Banks.
The arrest was made at the Royal Hotel in the Dunston area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, by armed officers at 0225 GMT on Wednesday.
Police were alerted by a call from a member of the public at 2330 GMT on Tuesday.
The man being questioned is in his late 30s, police say.
Chief Superintendent Bob Pattison, of Northumbria Police, told BBC Radio Newcastle that no shots were fired during the arrest and the man was said to have been "compliant".
B&B sealed off
The suspect was being held at a police station in Northumberland pending the arrival of the investigation team from West Yorkshire, he added.
The bed and breakfast hotel where the man was arrested was under police guard and a nearby street cordoned off.
Police outside the premises said nobody was in and the hotel manager was not available for comment.
After the death of Pc Broadhurst, police said they wanted to speak to a 37-year-old American, Nathan Coleman.
Officers confirmed on Wednesday morning they were no longer looking for Mr Coleman.
Station search
York station was sealed off for three hours by police on Tuesday in the search for a man wanted in connection with the death of the policeman.
Trains were halted and scores of passengers were stranded as about 20 armed officers and dog handlers searched trains and platforms after a tip-off from a flower seller.
Mr Broadhurst was shot dead in Leeds on Boxing Day, after he and colleagues stopped a man in a stolen BMW and questioned him in Dib Lane, Oakwood, Leeds.
His partner Pc Neil Roper, 45, of Wakefield, was shot twice and is still recovering in hospital.
A third officer, Pc James Banks, 26, escaped injury when a bullet ricocheted off his radio belt and the buckle on his baton.
Ian Broadhurst was married and lived in Cookridge, Leeds
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of the Leeds policeman Ian Broadhurst and the attempted murders of his colleagues Pcs Neil Roper and James Banks.
The arrest was made at the Royal Hotel in the Dunston area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, by armed officers at 0225 GMT on Wednesday.
Police were alerted by a call from a member of the public at 2330 GMT on Tuesday.
The man being questioned is in his late 30s, police say.
Chief Superintendent Bob Pattison, of Northumbria Police, told BBC Radio Newcastle that no shots were fired during the arrest and the man was said to have been "compliant".
B&B sealed off
The suspect was being held at a police station in Northumberland pending the arrival of the investigation team from West Yorkshire, he added.
The bed and breakfast hotel where the man was arrested was under police guard and a nearby street cordoned off.
Police outside the premises said nobody was in and the hotel manager was not available for comment.
After the death of Pc Broadhurst, police said they wanted to speak to a 37-year-old American, Nathan Coleman.
Officers confirmed on Wednesday morning they were no longer looking for Mr Coleman.
Station search
York station was sealed off for three hours by police on Tuesday in the search for a man wanted in connection with the death of the policeman.
Trains were halted and scores of passengers were stranded as about 20 armed officers and dog handlers searched trains and platforms after a tip-off from a flower seller.
Mr Broadhurst was shot dead in Leeds on Boxing Day, after he and colleagues stopped a man in a stolen BMW and questioned him in Dib Lane, Oakwood, Leeds.
His partner Pc Neil Roper, 45, of Wakefield, was shot twice and is still recovering in hospital.
A third officer, Pc James Banks, 26, escaped injury when a bullet ricocheted off his radio belt and the buckle on his baton.
