A 34-year-old man has been arrested after armed police were deployed in Stonydelph, Tamworth, this morning following reports of a man carrying a machete near local schools.
Officers were called at 8.43am to Silver Link Road and Crowden Road, where witnesses reported seeing a man allegedly brandishing a large weapon. Multiple schools, including Stonydelph Primary School and Three Peaks Primary Academy, were swiftly placed into lockdown as a precaution.
The incident sparked a large-scale response from Staffordshire Police, with armed officers, local patrols, and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter launched overhead during the search.
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A machete was recovered at the scene, and police later confirmed the arrest of a 34-year-old man from Glascote on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
