Tempest Road Beeston: Armed police deployed to Leeds street after reports of masked men with machetes

Police responded at around 9.45pm last night (February 17) to multiple calls reporting a group of males wearing balaclavas and brandishing machetes along Tempest Road, Beeston. The males then rode away on an electric bike.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Armed officers were deployed and arrested two males at a property on Fillingfir Drive, Leeds, on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and criminal damage.

“Officers also seized two machetes. Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing.”

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Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact officers via 101 or online via 101LiveChat.