Armed police were deployed in Swindon after a biker was ‘threatened with a machete’.
The incident is said to have happened in Purton Road at around 10.40pm on Sunday (2 July).
A man reported that he was travelling through traffic lights on his motorbike when he was threatened by another man on foot with a long object, believed to be a large knife.
Firearms officers were sent to the scene to search for the suspect – a male sporting a balaclava.
Despite carrying out enquiries immediately following the incident, no arrests were made.
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “If you saw what happened or have information that can help with our enquiries, please contact us on 101 quoting reference number 54230069236.”
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