Man slashes vehicle tyres with sword in Saltney

  • Published
Flat tyre genericImage source, Getty Images

Armed police were called when a man began attacking cars with a sword.

The man was arrested after slashing the tyres of vehicles with the weapon on a street in Saltney, Flintshire.

Cheshire and North Wales Alliance Armed Policing Unit said officers were called to help arrest the man in the early hours of Saturday.

It said three tyres were slashed and the windscreen of a car was also damaged. The arrested man remains in custody.

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post by Cheshire&NWales AAP

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post by Cheshire&NWales AAP

In a separate incident on Friday evening, officers and a dog handler were deployed following reports of a man wielding a machete in Connah's Quay while making threats.

A machete was recovered from the scene and a man was arrested.

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 2 by Cheshire&NWales AAP

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 2 by Cheshire&NWales AAP