Here's why police blocked off a busy residential street in Northampton on Saturday night

Residents in Cedar Road East, Abington, reported that the street had been blocked off by police on Saturday evening at around 9pm.

Northamptonshire Police have today (Monday) confirmed a 35-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested in Cedar Road East shortly after 9.10pm on Saturday, April 11.

A police spokeswoman said: “He was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to property under the value of £5,000, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and a racially/religiously aggravated public order offence.

“This follows a report of damage to a residential property in Beech Avenue. The man has been released on conditional police bail pending further enquiries.”