A man believed to be a resident of Frankton Motor Camp was arrested by armed police today after allegedly threatening arborists with a samurai sword. A witness told the Otago Daily Times the man came out of a house on Yewlett Cres about noon and shouted ‘‘shut the f*** up’’ at a team of arborists trimming trees by the camp’s entrance. One of the arborists, who was using a chainsaw, told the witness the man "threatened them with a samurai sword". A police spokesperson said a report of a man ‘‘acting threateningly’’ in Frankton was received at 12.05pm. The man had been arrested, and no one was injured in the incident.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 29, 2020 00:45 UTC