A man with a knife was tasered and arrested in the street in the West End of Morecambe.
Police were called to Westminster Road, Morecambe, at 12.50pm today (May 18) to a report of a man being in possession of a knife.
A police spokesperson said: "Officers attended and in order to get compliance from the suspect, a taser was deployed.
"A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife and causing criminal damage."
A nearby resident said: "I heard a commotion outside my house.
"Later I saw a man lying in the middle of the road on his side, with around eight police officers around him."


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