Laburnum Road, Tipton. Image/ Google Maps.
A MAN has been arrested after carrying a meat cleaver in Tipton.
Armed police were called to Laburnum Road at around 9 pm on Saturday, May 14 to concerns about a man carrying a meat cleaver.
A 26-year-old man was found in the gardens and was arrested.
He remains in custody.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon after we responded to concerns of a man carrying a meat cleaver in a Tipton street.
"It happened in Laburnum Road at around 9 pm last night (14 May).
"Our armed officers attended the scene and found a 26-year-old man in gardens.
"He was arrested and remains in custody."
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