Armed police units and specialist negotiators were sent to deal with an incident in Liskeard yesterday.

Shortly after 3pm, a woman called police saying she had been threatened by a man in possession of a firearm at a property in Cardinnis Green.

Armed response units were sent to the scene with negotiators and a 47-year-old man was arrested.

He is currently in custody.

Police said: ‘No-one was injured and no firearms have been recovered.

‘We would like to reassure the public that this is an isolated incident and both parties were known to each other.’