POLICE seized a machete and a baseball bat after reports of threats being made.

Officers were called to an address on Liverpool Road, St Helens at 9.30pm January on Thursday.

Officers traced a suspect to car a short distance away.

After speaking to a man police seized a baseball bat and a machete. 

A police spokesman said: “Officers have arrested a 38 year old man from Chadderton in Greater Manchester on suspicion of affray and possession of a pointed or bladed article.”

“He was conveyed to custody for questioning.”