Two men have been arrested after armed police officers sealed off a street in North Shields.
Multiple police vehicles blocked off the junction between Borough Road and Saville Street West on Tuesday afternoon. Local residents reported how there were up to seven cars and vans as well a helicopter at the scene.
Crowds of people came out to watch as officers gathered outside a property on Borough Road. They were reportedly joined outside the address by sniffer dogs. The ambulance service were also said to have been in attendance.
