Police investigate reports of fight in street involving knives

Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the Maplebrook Hill area of Coalisland at around 6.30pm on Wednesday.

A PSNI statement said: “It was reported that several people were involved in a fight in the street and that some of the parties may possibly be armed with knives.

“Upon police arrival no fight was ongoing and no one made themselves known to officers as having been attacked or having witnessed what happened. ”

During follow-up inquiries at a nearby house a man was arrested for possession of ammunition in suspicious circumstances.

The 35-year-old has been charged and will appear in court in Dungannon on September 9.

Police have said they are carrying out further investigation into the incident to establish exactly what happened.

Any witnesses or anyone with footage from the area is asked to contact police.

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