Man Carrying Knives Arrested Following Disturbance In Acrefair

A man carrying knives has been arrested following a disturbance at a home in Acrefair this afternoon.

At approximately 12.30pm police responded to reports of a man causing a disturbance and damage inside a house in Gwynant on the Plas Madoc Estate.

The man, who was believed to be alone in the premises, threatened police officers when they attended the scene and they also noticed that he was carrying knives.

Local police were supported by dog handlers and other specialist officers who contained the property to protect members of the public before safely disarming and arresting the man.

The man had refused officers’ requests for him to leave and a specialist negotiator attempted contact to try and resolve matters peacefully.

At 2.45pm police successfully concluded the operation and a 49 year old local man gave himself up to officers. He has been arrested for affray and has been taken into custody.

Inspector Kevin Steel said: “Highly trained resources were quickly deployed to the scene and our objective of protecting the public has been achieved. We our grateful to local residents for their understanding and cooperation and I’m happy to say the area can return to normality.”

Wrexham.com follower Daniel Jones (@VirtualDanny) had originally alerted us to the situation, he sent a tweet to us at around 1.45pm saying “Large police presence in plas madoc/gwynant. Any ideas?”