Man arrested following disorder

We have arrested a man following reports someone had a knife in Stoke-on-Trent.

We were called to Vale Street in Hanley just after 1.45pm yesterday afternoon (Wednesday 5 June) after a group of people were heard shouting. We were also told a man had a knife.

Officers went to the scene and carried out a search. No knife was found.

A 44-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of threatening a person with a blade in a public place.

He has since been released on conditional police bail while our enquiries continue.

Anyone with information or relevant CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage of the area at the time can call 101, quoting incident 325 of 5 June, or message us using Live Chat on our website.

You can also make an anonymous report by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.