A MAN was arrested after carrying a large axe in the Colwyn Bay area last night (November 4).

Arlo, a police dog, assisted officers in searching for him, and eventually found him hiding in bushes with the axe.

The man was subsequently taken to custody.

Cheshire and North Wales Police Dogs said: “PD Arlo assisted officers in the search for a male armed with a large Axe in the Colwyn Bay area last night.

“Arlo used his super nose to track from the scene,  locating the male hiding in bushes still in possession of the axe.”