Armed police descend on Chorley and arrest man wielding crossbow

A man has been arrested by armed police officers after he was spotted carrying a crossbow in Chorley.
A man has been arrested and a crossbow seized by armed police officers near the Bretherton Arms pub in Eaves Lane, Chorley.A man has been arrested and a crossbow seized by armed police officers near the Bretherton Arms pub in Eaves Lane, Chorley.
A man has been arrested and a crossbow seized by armed police officers near the Bretherton Arms pub in Eaves Lane, Chorley.

More than a dozen police cars descended on Eaves Lane in Chorley at around 6.45am this morning (Friday, April 12) after a man was seen openly carrying a crossbow in public.

Police closed Eaves Lane from the Bretherton Arms pub and an armed police unit attended the scene.

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One man has been arrested and the weapon seized by officers.

A man has been arrested and a crossbow seized by armed police officers near the Bretherton Arms pub in Eaves Lane, Chorley.A man has been arrested and a crossbow seized by armed police officers near the Bretherton Arms pub in Eaves Lane, Chorley.
A man has been arrested and a crossbow seized by armed police officers near the Bretherton Arms pub in Eaves Lane, Chorley.

A police spokesman said: "We were called at 6.43am hours to reports that a man had been seen carrying a crossbow on Eaves Lane in Chorley.

"Police, including armed response officers, attended and a man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

"The road was closed while we attended. A crossbow has been recovered and a man remains in custody.

"No other arrests have been made."

Eyewitnesses reported seeing a man emerging from a home in Eaves Lane with his hands held above his head.