POLICE have made several arrests in Fingerpost in separate incidents as part of an effort to crack down on criminality in the area.

Officer stopped a Honda Jazz on Monday morning on Bolton Close and conducted a roadside drugs swipe.

A man was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and is being held in a custody suite.

Meanwhile, a man was stop-checked on Parr Street and arrested on suspicion of being wanted on a recall to prison.

A man is being held on suspicion of inflicting criminal damage on Lock Street and is currently being interviewed at a police station.

And a man has been arrested on Farnworth Street on suspicion of drug driving and is in a custody suite.