Woman arrested after group seen with machetes in Stoke-on-Trent

By Sarah Garner 16th Aug 2024

Police were called to an alleyway off Berdmore Street, Fenton, on Wednesday morning (Google).
Police were called to an alleyway off Berdmore Street, Fenton, on Wednesday morning (Google).

A woman has been arrested after police seized a machete in Stoke-on-Trent.

Firearms officers were called to an alleyway off Berdmore Street, Fenton, at 9.20am on 14 August after a small group of people were seen with machetes.

A man and a woman were searched and a machete was found in the woman's rucksack.

The woman, aged 37, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a knife or sharp pointed object in a public place.

She has been questioned and released on police bail while the investigation continues.

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