A MAN has been arrested after armed police swarmed an area of Portslade.

Officers from Sussex Police were called to a report of criminal damage in Church Road at 12.45pm on Monday.

Dozens of armed officers were snapped in the area as emergency services responded to the incident.

The police helicopter was also seen circling in the sky above while police on the ground attended the scene.

Pictures taken from the scene near a hair salon showed the scale of the response with marked cars lining the road.

This incident is being treated as isolated and there’s not believed to be any threat to the wider community.

A spokesman from Sussex Police said: "Police responded to a report of criminal damage in Church Road, Portslade at 12.45pm on Monday, August 9.

"A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and he remains in custody for questioning.

"This incident is being treated as isolated and there’s not believed to be any threat to the wider community.

"Anyone with information or who witnessed what happened can report online or call 101, quoting 517 of 09/08."