Man arrested following incident in Criccieth

A man has been arrested following an incident in Criccieth this afternoon.

Officers were made aware of concerns being shared locally about a man who was suspected to be carrying a weapon in the areas of Llanystumdwy and Criccieth shortly before 2pm today, Tuesday November 19th.

Following enquiries, a 36-year-old local man was identified and arrested on suspicion of public order offences. He was not found to be in possession of a weapon.

Inspector Jamie Owens said: “I would like to reassure the community that this was an isolated incident and that there are no ongoing concerns.

“No weapons were identified, and the man remains in police custody whilst enquiries continue.”

Anyone with further information about this incident should contact us via our website or by calling police, quoting reference Q174601.