Merseyside Police have arrested six teenagers and two men after officers encountered a group "fighting in the road with poles and bats" in St Helens. The arrests followed disorder in the area on Friday, when police also implemented two crime prevention orders in the town.
Officers intervene during unrelated call
Police said they were on route to an unrelated incident along St Helens Linkway on Thursday evening when they came across the group fighting in the road. Officers exited their vehicles and "secured all suspectes involved in the disturbance".
Arrests made
The eight individuals were taken into custody following the incident. Further details have not yet been released, and the story is still developing.
