Half a dozen officers are said to have boarded the busy train at Deptford station in South-East London after passengers raised the alarm, believing that Ray Brown’s umbrella was a weapon.
But they soon released that the item belonging to the 22-year-old digital creative from Abbey Wood was harmless, and the train was allowed to continue on its journey on Monday morning.
A picture posted on Twitter by Mr Brown showing him with his umbrella shortly after the incident at about 11am has been widely shared, receiving more than 6,000 retweets and 5,500 likes.
And he told the London Evening Standard: ‘I had this umbrella with a handle that looked like a Samurai sword. They (police) got on the train but they didn’t even notice the handle.
And Mr Brown, who admitted he has a taste for ‘quirky’ items, added: ‘That picture makes me look like I’m about to take over the train, because of the Russian hat and the Samurai sword umbrella.’
A British Transport Police spokesman confirmed last night that officers were called at about 10.30am on Monday ‘following reports of a man carrying an item which looked like a sword on a train travelling towards Deptford’.
He added: ‘Officers met the train at Deptford station and spoke to the man.
‘The item was found to be an umbrella, and no further action was necessary. While this incident turned out to be a false alarm, the report was made in good faith.’
Source: MailOnline
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