We are appealing for information after armed officers responded to reports of a man with a machete in Tamworth.

We were called at 3.30pm on Wednesday (19th March) to Honeybourne following reports of a man with a machete.

Armed officers carried out a thorough search but no one matching the description was found.

The suspect is described as being around 15-18 years old, wearing a grey tracksuit with a red shirt underneath.

We are currently reviewing CCTV footage of the area at the time and anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage is asked to get in touch. Contact us on 101, or use LiveChat on our website, quoting incident 439 of 19 March.

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.