Harehills incident: Armed police deployed to Leeds street in ongoing hunt for machete wielding men

Alex Grant
By Alex Grant
Published 7th Mar 2023, 19:29 BST
Updated 7th Mar 2023, 19:30 BST
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Armed police have been deployed to a street in east Leeds this evening following reports of men with machetes.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “At 5.25pm today (Tuesday), police received a report of a disturbance involving men with machetes in Roundhay Road, Harehills.

“Armed officers were deployed to the area and no suspects were present. Enquiries into the incident are continuing.”

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds District CID on 101, or by using the 101LiveChat facility, quoting log 1388 of 7 March.

Information can also be reported anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or online.