Man arrested over South Shields machete incident

A man is in custody after police were alerted to reports of someone wielding a machete.
Talbot Street, South ShieldsTalbot Street, South Shields
Talbot Street, South Shields

Northumbria Police were called to Talbot Road, in South Shields, on Friday, at about 9.50pm.

Officers attended the area and found a man, who was in a “vulnerable state”, and who was assisted by a specially trained mental-health triage team. A man was arrested on suspicion of affray and was still in custody on Saturday morning.

A man was arrested on suspicion