A 38-year-old man was arrested in Harrogate this past weekend on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon.
Officers were called to Cambridge Street at 2.20pm on Sunday (August 28) to reports of a man carrying a hammer and swearing at people on Oxford Street.
North Yorkshire Police arrested the man a short time later.
A police statement added:
“The man was arrested a short time later in Cambridge Street, on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon. He remains under investigation while enquiries continue.”
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