Overview
- Police were called to a home on St Peters Close in Dawley shortly before 1am following a report of an assault.
- Weapons were found inside the property, leading to the precautionary deployment of armed officers.
- Officers entered the address at about 7:30am on welfare grounds and arrested a 56-year-old man.
- The man was detained on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place, and he remains in custody.
- West Mercia Police report no wider community threat and will keep an increased presence in the area as enquiries continue.