Roads in Caia reopen after armed police respond to incident

Final update: Cheshire and North Wales Police Alliance Armed Policing Unit have tweeted the following short note about the incident:

Armed incident in Wrexham resolved safely with male being taken to hospital to get the mental health help he needs.#letstalkaboutmentalhealth pic.twitter.com/n8gdKH198j

— Cheshire&NWales AAP (@CheshNWalesAAP) August 11, 2018

Update 6:45pm: Three armed officers entered a property in Caia, along with a police dog, and by video we have seen peacefully dealt with the incident. One person has been treated by the ambulance service.

Police are leaving the area with roads reopening to traffic – although some units remain closer to the incident scene as pictured below via Sandra.

Update 6:30pm: It appears the incident has drawn to a close with some roads reopening and police preparing to leave the area.

Police have been at the scene for just over and hour and a half.

Original information below…

Part of Cefn Road has been closed by police, along with some surrounding roads, as they respond to an incident in Caia late this afternoon.

Nikki told us: “Coed Aben area blocked off along on Cefn Road with armed response present.”

Sandra sent us the below image of three firearms 4×4 vehicles nearby:

Another resident said they were turned around by police why trying to get down Cefn Road, with the local indication was that police were responding to concerns regarding a firearm, with officers with weapons drawn focusing their attention at a single property.

Glyn has said: “We are in lockdown in Ceiriog Road. All taxis and buses have been stopped.”

More shortly.