Bin crew 'threatened by man with weapon'

Peterborough City Council said while refuse workers were not injured, the vehicle they took shelter in was damaged

Police arrested a man, a council said, after one of its bin crews was allegedly threatened by a man wielding a weapon.

Peterborough City Council said it happened while the crew was on its round in Werrington on Friday morning.

While no-one was injured, the vehicle the workers took shelter in was damaged and a man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage, the authority said.

"As a council we will not tolerate acts of violence and abuse towards our staff, who are simply trying to do a good job for the residents of our city," it said on social media.

Cambridgeshire Police said the man, from the city, was handed a conditional caution, and ordered to pay £200 in compensation.