Armed man arrested at Craigmore

About 3pm on Tuesday 29 September, police received calls from the public regarding a man acting erratically and waving around a sword in the carpark of a Yorktown Road shopping centre.

Northern District police immediately responded and confronted the armed man who was peering through car windows. The man refused officers directions to put the weapon down and attempted to run off but he was quickly chased down and arrested.

Thankfully there were no reports of injury.

Officers recovered the weapon which was found to be a toy sword and sheath.

A 30-year-old man from Elizabeth Downs was charged with aggravated affray, carrying an offensive weapon and resisting arrested. He was refused bail and will appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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