Police swooped in Lawrence Street on Saturday morning (Image: Newsquest)
A MAN has been arrested after police swooped on a York street following reports of someone wielding a weapon and making threats.
Officers were on the scene in Lawrence Street at about 11.30am on Saturday (July 27).
North Yorkshire Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a weapon and affray.
He was interviewed and charged with affray and assault then remanded in custody, a force spokesperson said.
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